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As the film and TV landscape continue to shift in the wake of civic unrest and demand for social change, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and CBS Television are bolstering progress by entering a multi-year partnership to develop and produce scripted, unscripted and documentary…

EXCLUSIVE: The NAACP has teamed with Tommy Oliver and Adam Platzner of Confluential Content (OWN's Black Love, Sony's The Perfect Guy, Sundance Award Winner Kinyarwanda) for #ITakeResponsibilty, a new campaign launched today that encourages White people to call out racism and commit to supporting Black…

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on Monday announced $125,000 in immediate grants to the Broadway Advocacy Coalition and three other anti-racism organizations. The grants include a $50,000 commitment to the Broadway Advocacy Coalition as “a launch donation” for this week's three-day forum Broadway for Black Lives…

Walt Disney Wednesday pledged $5 million to support nonprofit organizations that advance social justice, beginning with a $2 million donation to the NAACP. The initial funds are to help the NAACP further its work on eliminating disparities and racial discrimination through advocacy and education programs. "The killing…

The 51st NAACP Image Awards were handed out tonight and were aired live on BET with trailblazing musician Lizzo bringing the “Juice” and taking the top honors for Entertainer of the Year and black-ish and When They See Us dominating the TV side and Just Mercy and Dolemite Is My Name taking trophies in the film…

EXCLUSIVE: The 51st NAACP Image Awards will air on BET Networks for the first time ever. The NAACP and BET Networks today announced an exclusive broadcast partnership for the two-hour telecast, which air live from Pasadena, CA on February 22 at 8/7c. The NAACP Image Awards honors the accomplishments of people of color…

Locked in a U.S. Supreme Court-bound $20 billion racial discrimination lawsuit with Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios, the alliance between Comcast and Donald Trump's Department of Justice has now roused the scrutiny of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – and it might prove a bridge too…

Yes, Chris Rock went there. After saying he was told to avoid Jussie Smollett jokes, Rock brushed off the warning and mocked the embattled Empire actor Saturday night at the NAACP Image Awards. “I have to present an award,” Rock began. “They said no Jussie Smollett jokes. Yeah, I know, I know. What a waste of light…

One of the nation’s most prominent civil rights organizations is urging users to log out of Facebook and sister site, Instagram, to protest its role in spreading misinformation and disingenuous portrayals of the African American community. The NAACP announced a week-long #LogOut protest today in response to weekend…

TV trade group NATPE is teaming with the NAACP and the NHFA (National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts) for an educational event on Martin Luther King Day that will feature a keynote speech by Tyler Perry. The event is scheduled for January 21, on the eve of the annual NATPE show in Miami. Designed to offer guidance…

At least two groups plan major protests against President Donald Trump outside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, site of tonight’s College Football Playoff championship game between Alabama and Georgia. Refuse Fascism ATL and a local chapter of NAACP have expressed plans to mobilize against the president, who has…

The NAACP will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day next year by holding its 49th annual Image Awards on the holiday. The group said today that its trophy show will be held January 15, airing live on TV One. It will mark the first time since 1994 that the Image Awards will be handed out in January, with the show being…