Powell To The People
Posted by Maurice Cherry
Black stars and the Web seem to have a love/hate relationship, don’t they? Either celebrities are complaining about their coverage (or lack thereof), or they try clumsily to embrace the technology and end up abandoning their efforts after a few attempts (i.e. graveyards of Twitter accounts and MySpace pages). More Black celebrities though are working [...]
Read MoreConnect With ‘The Black List Project’
Posted by Maurice Cherry
Documenting the multifarious nuances of the Black experience is tough. Condensing the 200+ year chronicle from slavery to today and explaining that to a reticent “post-racial” mainstream society requires tact, skill, and the possibility that even with that hard work, you may miss the mark completely. Both CNN and HBO tried in 2008, and now [...]
Read MoreTUV Online
Posted by Maurice Cherry
Almost ten years ago when I was in college, I worked for CollegeClub.com as a campus representative for the Atlanta University Center. Attending events, taking pictures, and chronicling the joy of the college experience online was great. But since the advent of Facebook, finding unique websites that speak to the college experience is rare. The [...]
Read MoreRobert Townsend’s Virtual Studio
Posted by Maurice Cherry
Actor and film director Robert Townsend is launching V Studio, a multimedia virtual studio for media with the purpose of informing people about health, safety, and human welfare. Townsend’s studio, headquartered in Los Angeles, will air on the Public Internet Channel, a Current TV type video site from the One Economy Corporation. For those not [...]
Read MoreOne Year to Find The One
Posted by Maurice Cherry
Neenah Pickett’s mission is clear: she will find her husband in 2009. Her website 52 Weeks 2 Find Him! aims to aid her in that pursuit. The 42-year-old New Jersey communications consultant turned to the Web in her search for a spouse because conventional methods have failed (according to her About page). If her plan [...]
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