The Root and Black Web 2.0 Review CNN’s Black in America 2
by Robin Caldwell
Join The Root staff and readers as we screen CNN’s “Black in America 2″ and host an interactive panel discussion where 20-something professionals in politics, law and medicine respond to your questions and reactions from the show.
The Root and Black Web 2.0 will be live streaming the discussion, so feel free to weigh in with your thoughts.
Read MoreThe Retort “Talks Back” to CNN’s Black in America 2
by Robin Caldwell
Danielle Belton better known as the blogger The Black Snob has created and published a blog site, The Retort, to talk about media representations of African Americans. More specificially, The Retort dares to talk back to CNN, the producer of last year’s controversial series Black in America and this year’s Black in America 2.
Read MoreEssence Teams up with CNN and HLN to debut What Matters
by Markus Robinson
Essence, the leading media and communications company dedicated to African-American women, announced a partnership with CNN and HLN to debut What Matters, a weekly series on issues of importance to the African-American community. The recurring segment, which debuted on CNN on Friday, May 8, will feature topics ranging from 401(k) strategies to elder-care issues to [...]
Read MoreCNN’s Black In America Online
by Nokware Knight
CNN’s Black in America television special attracted as many as 2.6 million viewers in a single sitting. Despite its success, CNN has yet to take full advantage of what has the potential to be a marquee brand online. It would be to the widely-acclaimed cable news channel’s benefit to take one of the following steps [...]
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