Barry Jenkins’ Production Company PASTEL Signs 1st Look TV Deal with Amazon...
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) According to Variety.com, Academy Award-winning producer/writer/director Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight“) and his PASTEL production banner have landeda first-look…
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by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) According to wjla.com, The Board of Public Works in Maryland voted 3-0 to approved a…
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Jussie Smollett Joins Sister Jurnee in WGN’s Drama "Underground"
Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Jussie Smollett (photo via eurweb.com) “Empire” star Jussie Smollett will moonlight in a guest starring role on WGN’s “Underground,” joining his famous sister Jurnee...
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Samuel Burris, Conductor Of Underground Railroad, to Receive Much-Belated...
Underground Railroad conductor Samuel Burris (image via delawareonline.com) One of history’s most poignant heroes is finally getting justice after he was tried as a criminal for freeing slaves as a...
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Urban Movie Channel Announces 6 New Streaming Premieres in Honor of Black...
The North Star (image via Shadow And Act) article by Tambay A. Obenson via Shadow and Act RLJ Entertainment’s Urban Movie Channel (UMC) kicked off Black History Month with the premiere of the...
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Harriet Tubman National Historical Park Becomes Reality
This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Interior shows Harriet Tubman’s home, now officially recognized as a national park. U.S. Department of Interior (photo via nbcnews.com) article by...
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Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass Statues Installed in Maryland State House
Bronze Statues of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman (via Kingsport Times-News) During a ceremony Monday night in the Maryland State House, bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and...
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Harriet Tubman Inducted into Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame; Back...
by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) On Veteran’s Day in 2018, I posted the following to the Good Black News Facebook Page with the photo above: This is Harriet Tubman in her later years. She...
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Site of Harriet Tubman’s Cabin Where She Lived With Her Parents in Dorchester...
According to the Washington Post, state and federal officials announced that archaeologist Julie Schablitsky and her team believe they have found the site where Harriet Tubman lived with her parents...
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GBN Daily Drop Podcast: Black Lexicon – What “The Drinking Gourd” Means (LISTEN)
[Image via National Park Services; nps.gov] by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson) Today’s GBN Daily Drop podcast is based on the Friday, February 11 entry in the “A Year of Good Black News”...
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