After getting pummeled by the mainstreamed media over the scandalous sexual assault allegations against him, Bill Cosby is hoping the black media will offer impartial support. Why now? And is it too late? Black people have a long history of forgiveness, but I’m not sure how many Black Americans are prepared to forgive Cosby’s alleged […]
In the midst of the swirl of bad news around Bill Cosby’s sexual assault allegations, he’s for the most part, remained quiet. But one enterprising reporter was able to get a scoop – and it came from an unlikely source. Stacy Brown, a reporter from the Black newspaper The Washington Informer, didn’t have to […]
New York’s Amsterdam News is one of the most influential Black-owned media properties in the world. The paper is celebrating its 105th year in existence this month, and still remains a vital outlet for the Black community in Harlem and abroad. The paper’s founder, James H. Anderson, first published the Amsterdam News on December […]
Black conservatives are starting their own right-wing digital magazine for African-Americans just in time for the November congressional and gubernatorial elections. The weekly online magazine American Currentsee will no doubt take plenty of shots at President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda. The magazine’s publisher is Dr. Ben Carson, the renowned former director of pediatric neurosurgery at […]
“Jolly” Jerry Boulding, also known as “The Doctor of Radio”, was a radio industry pioneer who started the country’s first urban format for satellite delivery called “Heart & Soul.” As a program director, Boulding has programmed 16 radio stations in over 6 major markets throughout the country. A former radio personality, Boulding referred to himself […]
“Jet” magazine launched in 1951 and has since become one of the most enduring magazines reflecting the Black experience. Today, it experiences a rebirth with a redesign. Coming off a revamp in 2010, Jet has again tweaked its look and feel to be even more attractive to today’s reader. Given the popularity of the Internet, […]
If you are like most Americans, you get most of your news now online. Yet it was not so long ago that printed newspapers were…
