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Comcast Celebrates Black History Month with Launch of Black Cinema On Demand
Posted by Digital Dragon | February 01, 2010 10:24 AM
Comcast Corporation, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services, today announced the launch of Black Cinema On Demand, a new monthly video-on-demand offering dedicated to the celebration of black films, filmmakers and actors past and present. This month, Black Cinema On Demand joins special programming to honor the rich history of African Americans during Black History Month.

Vanity Fair Hollywood 2010 cover ignores black women
Posted by Sultana | February 02, 2010 03:01 AM
Why do these omissions continue?

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's war against Twitter.
Posted by MediaThreat | February 08, 2010 06:25 AM
President Chavez is prepping new laws that would regulate what Venezuelan citizens were allowed to post on Twitter, which he considers a “tool of terror.” A similar situation is also happening in Mexico, where the government is considering regulating social networks.

BlackTV247.com to Offer More Black-inspired Programming than Any Other Outlet
Posted by BadMofo | February 07, 2010 06:43 PM
BTV247, Inc., the leading digital media company focused exclusively on Black culture, announced the launch of www.blacktv247.com, the single largest internet destination exclusively focused on Black-inspired programming.

3 Ways Television Makes the World a Better Place
Posted by Guest | January 26, 2010 04:01 AM
We keep hearing that TV is dead. That the Internets, mobile devices and new fandangled e-readers are changing the way everyone watches the tube, and that fewer people are tuning in. It’s just not true.Over 90% of the TV watched in 2010 will still be via “traditional broadcast,” and last year, Americans watched more TV than ever before in history (four hours and 41 minutes per person
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Birth Of A Nation
When the all-black population of East St. Louis, Ill., is disenfranchised en masse in electoral shenanigans that result in a George W. Bush–like Texan governor being elected president, the impoverished city decides to secede from the U.S., renaming itself "Blackland". Who would come up with such a hilarious premise: Filmmaker and E.St. Louis native, Reginald Hudlin and "Boondocks" creater, Aaron McGruder, with visualization by "Why I Hate Saturn" cartoonist, Kyle Baker. Read this one wearing a seat belt.

Warrington Hudlin is a celebrated filmmaker, community organizer, curator, and Internet producer.

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: the Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas, TV Op Festival at Columbia College, Tribeca Film Festival, Columbia University Film School, and the Amistad Center for Arts & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum in Hartford, CT.
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