Where Does the Black Press Stand in the Digital Age?
Internet and new media have changed publications and broadcast outlets over the years. But how has this change translated into the black press? Some of the most talented African-American writers, editors, and publishers have contributed to the black press for more than one hundred years. Black papers became the way for black people to share [...]
Read MoreAre African-Americans Taking More of an Interest in News Web Sites Than Gossip Sites?
At some point or another, someone has probably asked you “Did you see… On Media Take Out today?” If not, you can replace it with any other black gossip news site. Numbers have shown that black people love their gossip news, but they are just as interested in hard news as they are gossip. Journal-isms [...]
Read MoreIs Sean “Diddy” Combs Bringing Back Old School MTV for African-Americans?
TRL (Total Request Live) is what made MTV, MTV. The acronym standing for Music Television has lost its purpose in many ways after the cancellation of the show, but there may be hope for those still waiting for the old school MTV days to come back thanks to Sean “Diddy” Combs. Broadcasting&Cable.com report, Diddy is planning to [...]
Read More#SoulTrainAwards from Around the Web
The 2011 Soul Train Awards aired last night on both BET and Centric with performances by some of the best black entertainers past and present. Cedric the Entertainer hosted the show, keeping the audience laughing through the night. Many great artists were honored and recognized for their talents, including a special tribute to Heavy D. [...]
Read MoreSirius XM Diversifying Satellite Radio With New Programming from Howard University
SiriusXM broadcasts more than 135 satellite radio channels of commercial-free music, sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data services to over 21 million subscribers. The company recently granted Howard University with a lease to create two channels on the satellite radio system. One of the new channels, H.U.R Voices will offer educational and entertaining original programming that examines [...]
Read MoreInteractive One and Songza Launch Online Social Radio for African-Americans, BlackPlanet Radio
Interactive One announced a partnership with a streaming music service, Songza to launch BlackPlanet Radio. BlackPlanet Radio is targeted towards African-Americans and allows users to discover new music in a variety of ways, as well as create playlists from a library of more than 14.5 million songs to share with their social network communities. The [...]
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