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Bank of America Partners With iHeartMedia For National Audio News Service For The Black Community

Dana GivensJuly 5, 2020July 2, 2020

by Dana GivensJuly 5, 2020July 2, 202018778

Bank of America is partnering with iHeartMedia to launch a new 24/7 national and local all news audio service dedicated to informing the Black community....

Leadership Women

Essence Responds to ‘Toxic Culture’ Allegations; Names New Interim CEO

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 1, 2020July 1, 2020

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 1, 2020July 1, 202014997

Essence Ventures has responded to allegations made by an anonymous group of women that it created a toxic work culture for its employees...

Lifestyle News

Black News Channel Launches Only Black-Led News Network in the United States

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 13, 2020February 13, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 13, 2020February 13, 20201715

The Black News Channel (BNC), only black-led news network in the country, officially launched and premiered in select markets this past week...

Lifestyle

Lakeith Stanfield Isn’t Feeling Black Media Outlets

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 16, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 16, 2019437

Actor Lakeith Stanfield goes on an Instagram rant about black media outlets being "anti-Black" and gets a clapback from Charlemagne Tha God...

Lifestyle

Sold! Ebony Magazine’s Iconic Photo Archive Sells for $30 Million

Samara LynnJuly 25, 2019July 25, 2019

by Samara LynnJuly 25, 2019July 25, 2019583

A group of foundations led by the J. Paul Getty Trust will collectively purchase the Ebony photo archive for $30 million, reports The Chicago Tribune. ...

Career Entrepreneurship Leadership

How to Get Covered by Black Enterprise

Alfred Edmond, Jr.July 5, 2019July 3, 2019

by Alfred Edmond, Jr.July 5, 2019July 3, 20191195

We get thousands of pitches a week (as is true for most media outlets), the vast majority of which will not result in being featured...

Lifestyle

George Lucas and Mellody Hobson Fight to Save ‘Ebony’ and ‘Jet’ Magazines’ Historic Archives

Selena HillApril 26, 2019May 2, 2019

by Selena HillApril 26, 2019May 2, 2019556

Mellody Hobson and her husband, "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas, are seeking to acquire Ebony and JET magazines' collection of iconic photos and recordings...

Career Leadership

Two Black Enterprise Editors Named Among Top 10 Journalists Covering Black Interests

Samara LynnFebruary 6, 2019February 6, 2019

by Samara LynnFebruary 6, 2019February 6, 2019568

Two legendary Black Enterprise editors, Derek T. Dingle and Alfred Edmond Jr., have been named among the top ten most influential U.S. print journalists covering...

Entrepreneurship

James Babington-Johnson Launches Campaign To Create Alternative Cable News Source For African Americans

Adedamola AgboolaMarch 15, 2018March 15, 2018

by Adedamola AgboolaMarch 15, 2018March 15, 2018144

The centerpiece of the plan will be the production “U.S.A. This Week,” a daily television news pilot, which Babington-Johnson hopes will show potential investors that...

Entrepreneurship

45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 36: Essence Sale Continues Debate Over Black Ownership

Black EnterpriseJuly 25, 2017September 29, 2017

by Black EnterpriseJuly 25, 2017September 29, 2017224

Essence Communications Partners sells the remaining 51% of the company that publishes the leading black women's magazine to Time Inc....