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Media personality Kim Ford’s new book, It’s Never Too Late, is a personal testament to overcoming the trials life delivers and finding your second wind after adversity. Ford believes the lessons she’s learned were for the purpose of encouraging others. What motivated you to write this book? I wrote the book because I see too…

Join rolling out & AARP for an important health discussion on Why Media Matters When Talking About COVID-19 on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 6pm EST. Featured panelists include Mikki K. Harris, Multimedia Journalist, with special interest in documentary storytelling; Vickie Gogo, Partner, Multicultural Communications, at ICF Next, a global communications and consultancy agency; and…

Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon issued an apology after facing backlash due to his comments that were viewed as anti-Semitic. Cannon posted his lengthy apology on social media on the evening of July 15. “I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sisters and brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of…

One day after Nick Cannon was fired by ViacomCBS, Diddy has decided to step up. On July 14, ViacomCBS announced that Cannon was fired and his signature show, “Wild N Out,” would be discontinued following statements by Cannon that were viewed as anti-Semitic. Sean “Diddy” Combs weighed in on the situation by offering Cannon support…

Nick Cannon fired back at Viacom after his show “Wild N Out” was fired by ViacomCBS for what the company called “anti-Semitic” views he gave during his podcast, “Cannon’s Class.” During the podcast, which featured rapper Professor Griff, Cannon said, “[Blacks] are the same people who they want to be. That’s our birthright. We are…

A Black CNN reporter was arrested while covering the uprising in Minneapolis. On Thursday, May 28, 2020, reporter Omar Jimenez was reporting on the incidents that have occurred since the police-involved death of George Floyd. During a live segment, Jimenez was approached by multiple troopers with the Minnesota State Patrol dressed in riot gear. Jimenez…

Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg surprised a number of students by appearing in video calls with them to mark their graduation. The 66-year-old media mogul and the acclaimed Hollywood director answered questions from the graduates on John Krasinski’s show “Some Good News,” with activist Malala Yousafzai and comedian Jon Stewart also answering questions from the…

Issa Rae shares what she is fed up with about Hollywood. The “Insecure” creator told “Yahoo Entertainment” she always works to ensure that her sets are diverse because “it is threaded in the fabric of my being to look around me and make sure that there is representation because that’s what I wholeheartedly want to…

The Gayle King and Snoop beef could finally be ending. Days after Snoop caught flack for lashing out at King for her bringing up Kobe Bryant’s past, the rap legend apologized. “When you’re wrong, you gotta fix it,” Snoop said via Instagram on Feb. 13. “So with that being said, Gayle King, I publicly tore…

Rolling out and MC Media Works hosted their annual Christmas party at Revel in Atlanta.

A Black employee at CNN claims a White vice president at the global outlet threatened to “kill” him. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, DeWayne Walker, who is Black, claims the verbal threat came from his White boss, Whit Friese. Walker and Friese allegedly got into a verbal spat over Walker’s lawsuit, which he initially filed…

Jeff Hodges is an actor, radio personality, speaker and youth advocate. Hodges is the host of “It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop,” a radio show that airs on iHeartRadio every Friday at 10 p.m. He is also the publisher of Young Men’s Perspective Magazine and author of the bestseller, A Collection of Conversations A Guide…

Cheryl Grace, Nielsen’s senior vice president of community alliances and consumer engagement, recently served as the co-creator of Nielsen’s 2019 Diverse Intelligence Series Report on African Americans. Titled, “It’s in the Bag: Black Consumers’ Path to Purchase,” the study revealed that Blacks are welcoming recipients of advertising across all channels. However, companies’ investments to advertise…

Deidre McDonald has more than 30 years of experience as an award-winning producer, writer and educator. As the founding artistic director for the BronzeLens Film Festival, which showcases Atlanta as the new mecca for film production, she is dedicated to empowering the next generation of filmmakers. BronzeLens has been recognized nationally and internationally for its…

cleo tv, television, media, women of color

Launched in January 2019, CLEO TV is a lifestyle and entertainment network targeting millennial and Gen X black women. Named for the Egyptian queen, CLEO TV will offer content that defies culturally demeaning stereotypes of women of color. The network promises a diverse offering of short-form and long-form content including travel, home design, cooking, talk shows, movies,…

Jennifer Hudson is fighting to keep her private life away from the media. The “Voice” coach has filed a motion asking to ban the public from having access to “upcoming child-related legal proceedings” ahead of a trial that is due to take place between herself and former fiance David Otunga, in connection to their nine-year-old son…

DeDe McGuire is one of the hardest working women in radio. She can be heard weekday mornings hosting her syndicated morning show, “DeDe in the Morning,” on KKDA/K104 in Dallas, Texas. McGuire has appeared on CNN, FOX, Oxygen, and BET and interviewed political leaders such as former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, as well as…

Journalist Ken Smikle, the president and founder of Target Market News, died Wednesday Sept. 12, 2018, of congestive heart failure. The Harlem native and his Emmy award winning wife retired investigative reporter Renee Ferguson were longtime residents of the Kenwood neighborhood in Chicago. Smikle has written for Essence and served as senior editor for Black Enterprise.…

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Angela Yee, is a multi-media powerhouse who is trailblazing her own path in the media industry. She is one third of the New York based national hit morning radio show, Power 105.1 FM The Breakfast Club -along with DJ Envy and Charlamagne tha God, and she also has her hand in several entrepreneurial endeavors. Some…