[Black Businesses\ Netflix]
AJC: “Yardstick Management, founded by Ebbie Parsons in 2012, has been consulting with Netflix for months on how it can add more minorities to its executive ranks. He also introduced the video-streaming giant to Black business leaders.”
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Black Businessman Ebbie Parsons and Netflix’s $100 Million Lending Agreement
Colin Kaepernick’s Teenage Years To Be Depicted in Netflix Series
[Colin Kaepernick\Netflix]
Netflix on Monday announced that renowned filmmaker Ava DuVernay and Kaepernick have created a limited series, titled “Colin in Black & White.”
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ACTORCOMEDIAN DOUG E. DOUG RELEASES HIP-HOP INSPIRED NOVEL “THE FALL OF 1987”
[Actor Doug E. Doug’s Book “The Fall of 1987”]
Doug E. Doug: “This book is a step toward dealing with the complexity of life in the Post-Civil Rights era amidst the highly destructive crack epidemic and the dawn of mass incarceration. Our voices are desperately needed right now during this highly charged political climate.
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CENTRAL PARK FIVE EXONEREE DR. YUSEF SALAAM WILL SPEAK AT LEHMAN COLLEGE ABOUT THE “WOLF PACK” NEW YORK PRESS
[New York News\Criminal Justice]
On Nov. 21, Dr. Salaam, and New York Times Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Dwyer, will examine what went wrong, evaluate what has or has not changed about journalistic practice since the Central Park Five case, and analyze the ways racism, bias, an accepted narrative, emotion, anger, and fear shape how a story is told.
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CIRCLE OF SISTERS EXPO RETURNS TO JACOB JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 7
[Entertainment News]
The Jacob Javits Convention Center will host the annual Circle of Sisters Expo on Saturday, September 7.
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