By The Associated Press Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating $2.75 million to older homeowners in Atlanta to help ensure they’re able to stay in their homes. A few weeks ago, Perry reached out to Atlanta Mayor Andrew Dickens about providing assistance for those residents on fixed incomes who could lose their homes as
By Black PR Wire HOUSTON – The 2023 National Urban League Conference, returning to Houston after 24 years, will attract thousands of the nation’s most forward-thinking community and business leaders for four days of world-class speakers, informative workshops, dynamic entertainment, and networking events.National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial and Houston Area Urban League President
By The Associated Press Two California-based freelance journalists were awarded the American Mosaic Journalism Prize, giving them $100,000 each for their work, it was announced on Feb. 15. The Heising-Simons Foundation gives the annual prize for excellence in long-form journalism about underrepresented groups in the United States. The foundation said it is the largest dollar
By The Associated Press Two leading young adult authors have a seven-figure deal to write a pair of novels centered on Black, queer characters. FSG Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, announced Feb. 15 that George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson (no relation) will write two romantic comedies, starting in
By Black PR Wire (Miami, FL) – Ever wonder why Black Media is so important? Black media plays a critical role in reaching and activating Black audiences. It creates a space where the Black community can have a voice and speak for themselves about issues of importance and combat the stereotypes that harm them. Black
By The Associated Press Amanda Gorman’s next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children’s book coming out this fall. Viking Children’s Books announced recently that “Something, Someday,” by Gorman and Christian Robinson, is scheduled for Sept. 26. Viking is calling the book “a message of hope” about the ability to
Cory Hardrict – Tia Mowry -Getty *Tia Mowry’s ex Cory Hardrict is allegedly considering filing for full custody of the couple’s 11-year-old son, according to SandraRose.com. Hardrict is said to be bothered by a video Mowry posted of their son Cree Mowry-Hardrict on Instagram. In the video, the mother of two is dressed in a
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, speaks during the U.S Conference of Mayors 88th Winter Meeting at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, January 23, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) *The mayor of New Orleans is under fire after a video shows her giving the middle finger toward a
Kellita Smith, Dee Dee Davis, Bernie Mac, Jeremy Suarez and Camille Winbush (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic/Getty) *Former child star Camille Winbush and Dee Dee Davis of “The Bernie Mac Show” are on the adult social media platform OnlyFans, and some fans are not pleased about it. The Neighborhood Talk obtained a few leaked photos from
Meta (Yves Herman-Reuters) *(CNN) — Meta is testing a subscription service that will allow Instagram and Facebook users to pay to get verified, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram Sunday. “Meta Verified” will start at $11.99 a month on the web or $14.99 a month on iOS, and the company will begin releasing it in Australia