Howard University Partners With Amazon Studios to Promote Diversity in...
According to jbhe.com and deadline.com, Howard University and Amazon Studios have announced the launch of Howard Entertainment, a program designed to…
View ArticleBHM: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner – The Forgotten Inventor Who...
From Vice: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner (1912–2006) always had trouble sleeping when she was growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina.…
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MUSIC: “Someday We’ll All Be Free”– 75-Song Tribute to Late Soul Legend Donny...
by Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Meier.90) Today is the 75th birthday of the late Donny Hathaway, who we are honoring here at Good Black News with our 75-song Spotify salute – “Someday We’ll All Be Free – The...
View ArticleR.I.P. Civil Rights Leader and Former National Urban League President Vernon...
Vernon Jordan, a civil rights movement activist and leader, former National Urban League president and adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died yesterday evening according to CNN. He was 85. His...
View ArticleAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Documentary “Twenty Pearls,” Narrated by Phylicia...
The exclusive premiere of the documentary film Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, starts airing today, Friday, March 26 on Comcast NBCUniversal‘s newly-launched...
View ArticleHoward University Receives $5 Million from Alumni Eddie C. Brown and C....
Howard University recently announced a $5 million gift from alumni Eddie C. Brown (B.S.E.E. ’61) and C. Sylvia Brown(B.S. ’62), donated to support the Graduation Retention Access to Continued...
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Designer Debra L. Mars Offers HBCU Santas and Black Nutcrackers for the Holidays
Designer and long-time Black Santa collector Debra L. Mars has added her own contribution to the canon by partnering with several HBCUs to offer Black Santas this holiday season. The Inglewood, CA...
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GBN’s Daily Drop: Dr. Saint Elmo Brady, the 1st African American Person to...
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Today’s GBN Daily Drop podcast is about Dr. Saint Elmo Brady, the first African American person in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry, based on...
View ArticleTaraji P. Henson and Chris Paul to Join President Biden’s HBCU Advisory Board
Actor and Howard University graduate Taraji P. Henson and former head of the NBA Players Association and NBA star Chris Paul are among the more than a dozen top education leaders, celebrities and...
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Celebrating Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen on #NationalSiblingsDay (LISTEN)
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) On #NationalSiblingsDay, we celebrate Tony and Emmy award-winning sisters Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen in today’s GBN Daily Drop podcast. To read about...
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