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Cheryl L. Duncan Named Crain’s Notable Black Leaders and Executives 2021
Cheryl L. Duncan believes that #BlackStoriesMatter and has long been bringing those stories to the fore. As president and chief executive officer at public relations firm Cheryl Duncan & Company, she has shaped the public image of many cultural institutions and...
Our Humanity Is On The Move With New Bus Campaign
Nonprofit’s initiative to combat spread of COVID-19 in BIPOC communities in Connecticut rolls out new campaign in New Haven and Stamford Initiative will also extend to additional Connecticut cities with funding from Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut and...
Black Public Media’s Leslie Fields-Cruz named to Crain’s Notable Black Leaders and Executives for 2021
NEW YORK (February 15, 2021) — Leslie Fields-Cruz, executive director of Black Public Media (BPM), has been named to Crain’s New York Business’ 2021 Notable Black Leaders and Executives list. The list highlights Black businessmen and women working within the New York...
Stowe Story Labs Adds Fellowships, Extends Application Deadline
STOWE, Vt. (February 10, 2021) — Stowe Story Labs (Stowe), a nonprofit that helps top emerging screenwriters, filmmakers and creative producers gain the skill and knowledge to get their film and TV projects made and seen, has added three new fellowships to its slate...
Radio & TV Icon Donnie Simpson Stops by the “All The Rage With Shelley Wade” Podcast & YouTube Show
SAN DIEGO (February 1, 2021) – Broadcasting legend Donnie Simpson, host of the new syndicated Reach media radio program, “The Donnie Simpson Weekend Show,” recently sat down with award-winning radio and television personality Shelley Wade for a wide-ranging...
The New York African Film Festival Returns
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE NEW YORK AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS The virtual 28th edition of the festival runs February 4 - 14 at Film at Lincoln Center and February 18 - March 4 at the Maysles Documentary Center The Opening Night and Centerpiece films, The...
Connecticut Director Takes Helm In Fight Against COVID-19
Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Mayor Toni Harp, and Dr. Camara Jones among notables joining Crystal Emery and Our Humanity’s new faith-based collaborative mobilizing churches to fight coronavirus in BIPOC communities New Haven, Conn. (January 4, 2021) — As COVID-19 cases and...
Cheryl Duncan Named to ‘PR POWER 50’ list
NEW YORK (December 21, 2020) — Cheryl L. Duncan has been named to the Observer’s PR POWER 50 List for 2020. The founder and CEO of Cheryl Duncan and Company Inc., the New York City-area public relations firm that has championed clients in the arts and culture,...
Cheryl Duncan Named to Observer PR Power 50
Since founding her firm 15 years ago, Cheryl Duncan’s made #BlackStoriesMatter her mantra. The resonance of that work keeps growing stronger. Duncan, a go-to PR pro for Black cultural and nonprofit clients, kept her clients, including NYC ‘s African Film Festival,...
Medium: “I Scrubbed to Make the Black Go Away” and Other Tales from the 27th New York African Film Festival
Try googling “best African films”? What will show up first is a top ten list featuring Out of Africa with Streep and Redford, Blood Diamond with DiCaprio, and Black Panther with Boseman. Not exactly what you were searching for. So where do you go to find homeborn...
RealScreen.com: Black Public Media launches Emergency Relief Fund to support Black artists in need
Harlem-based Black media non-profit Black Public Media (BPM) has launched the BPM Emergency Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to Black creatives facing crises brought on by unforeseen emergencies. The organization will kick off the new initiative – which...
Indy Week: 15 Minutes: Donna Washington, Professional Storyteller
We don’t want to give everything away, but could you summarize the story you told on WORLD Channel? The way people were talking about African Americans while Obama was running [for president]—at least the other side, the conservatives—was that somehow Black people...