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Education

Gayle King Announces Million Dollar Scholarship For HBCU Students From ViacomCBS

Jeroslyn JohnsonMay 14, 2021May 14, 2021

by Jeroslyn JohnsonMay 14, 2021May 14, 20211737

ViacomCBS's Gayle King announced a new multimillion-dollar scholarship to help HBCU students obtain media careers post-graduation and increase the representation of Black journalists nationwide....

Arts and Culture

Nick Cannon Will Be ‘Wild ‘N Out’ With ViacomCBS Again

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 5, 2021February 5, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 5, 2021February 5, 20213912

Nick Cannon and ViacomCBS are working together again after the corporation cut ties with the entertainer last summer due to anti-Semitic comments he made...

News

CBS Executives Accused of Creating Racist, Hostile Environment at Philadelphia Stations

Dana GivensJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 2021

by Dana GivensJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 2021717

The LA Times released a scathing report of workplace harassment towards Black employees at CBS Philadelphia headquarters and other local-affiliate networks....

Career Women

Shawna Thomas Named Executive Producer at ‘CBS This Morning’

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 12, 2021January 12, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 12, 2021January 12, 20211025

ViacomCBS has announced that Emmy winner Shawna Thomas has been named executive producer for CBS News’ "CBS This Morning."...

Career News

Hollywood Unlocked Founder and ‘Love and Hip Hop’ Star Jason Lee Is Released From ViacomCBS Contract

Selena HillDecember 31, 2020January 4, 2021

by Selena HillDecember 31, 2020January 4, 2021167215

After a public fallout with ViacomCBS, reality TV star and entrepreneur Jason Lee announced that his contract with the network has been terminated....