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Meet the First Black Woman Executive Creative Producer of Walt Disney Imagineering Behind Tiana’s Bayou

Atiya JordanDecember 9, 2022December 12, 2022

by Atiya JordanDecember 9, 2022December 12, 20221079

Walt Disney's Charita Carter is celebrating her 26th year at Walt Disney as the first African American woman to hold the crown of executive creative...

Black History Month Men Technology

Black Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot Makes History by Earning 102 Patents

Derek MajorFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

by Derek MajorFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 20224918

Disney Parks engineer Lanny Smoot, who has worked for the animation and amusement park giant for 24 years, is celebrating his record 100th patent...

Arts and Culture Sports

Colin Kaepernick Signs a Frist-Look Deal With Walt Disney

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 8, 2020July 8, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 8, 2020July 8, 20205065

The former NFL star signed an overall first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. that will produce a docuseries of his life....

Women

2017 Women of Power Summit: Day Two

Selena HillMarch 11, 2017January 16, 2019

by Selena HillMarch 11, 2017January 16, 2019305

Day two of the Black Enterprise 2017 Women of Power Summit was filled with even more excitement, enlightening panel discussions, and empowering seminars....

Education

Disney Makes $1 Million Commitment to UNCF

Courtney ConnleyMarch 9, 2015September 28, 2017

by Courtney ConnleyMarch 9, 2015September 28, 2017504

Disney shows its commitment to helping future leaders with a $1 million donation to UNCF...

Arts and Culture Lifestyle News

Controversial Or Nah?!: 5 Disney Princess Reimagined As Caucasian

Kevin L. ClarkOctober 29, 2014October 29, 2014

by Kevin L. ClarkOctober 29, 2014October 29, 20144837

It is hard to gauge just how far we come as a human race when race is such a strong subject to discuss. A Tumblr...

Magazine

Excitement at Sea

Marcia Wade TalbertMay 4, 2011September 27, 2011

by Marcia Wade TalbertMay 4, 2011September 27, 2011606

Having begun his career in Detroit as a civil engineer who focused on plans for city infrastructure, Michael Davie now lives and works in Papenburg,...

In the News: Comcast and NBC Make History

Janel MartinezJanuary 21, 2011November 14, 2017

by Janel MartinezJanuary 21, 2011November 14, 2017192

The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice approved Comcastâ€™s $28 billion purchase of NBC yesterday morning. The acquisition combines the nationâ€™s largest cable...