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NAACP, Handy Foundation and Netflix Team Up To Support Next Generation of Hair and Makeup Artists

June 20, 2024 RGN staff

Committed to increasing diverse representation in the entertainment industry, the NAACP and The Handy Foundation have partnered to announce the return of the NAACP x Handy Foundation Glam Squad Training Program. With the support of Netflix, the NAACP and The Handy Foundation will expand the program to two different editions this year. “We have always […]

CBS Studios Production Venture With The NAACP!!

January 10, 2022 RGN staff

Quotes: Derrick Johnson, President & CEO, NAACP “The current political and societal landscape demands that we expand the voices, contexts, and visibility of artists producing content around the African American experience. Great storytelling has a unique ability to entertain, educate, and influence perspectives on critical issues. The projects stemming from the NAACP partnership with CBS Studios […]

CBS STUDIOS STRIKES OVERALL DEAL WITH TARANA BURKE AND HER PRODUCING PARTNER MERVYN MARCANO

April 6, 2021 RGN staff

New Partnership Looks to Create Content for Broadcast, Cable and Streaming CBS Studios announced today an overall producing deal with well-known racial justice, anti-violence and gender equity advocate Tarana J. Burke and her producing partner, highly respected storyteller and communications strategist Mervyn Marcano. As part of the agreement, they will partner with CBS Studios to […]

BOUNCE PARTNERS WITH THE NAACP TO LIVE STREAM SPECIAL NAACP ELECTION COVERAGE & EVENTS NOV . 3 – 4

November 2, 2020 RGN staff

Bounce, the first and only broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, today announced a partnership with the NAACP to live stream the group’s 2020 Special Election Coverage: The Reckoning. BounceTV.com will live stream the special coverage on election night, Tuesday, November 3 starting at 7:00 p.m. (ET) with timely, relevant, and authentic stories of the […]

Ford Donates $10,000 to Shaun Robinson’s S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls

February 14, 2017 RGN staff

(l-r) Emmy Award winning journalist Shaun Robinson; founder, S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls, Cornell William Brooks, President/CEO NAACP and Angela Polk, Program Manager of Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund. (Los Angeles, CA) – Ford Motor Company Fund returned as Presenting Sponsor of the 13th Annual NAACP Hollywood Bureau Symposium, entitled – Pictures, Power, Progress: Pathways to Inclusion. The panels focused […]

Spike Lee To Receive President’s Award At The 46TH NAACP Image Awards

January 26, 2015 RGN staff

Spike Lee will be presented with the NAACP President’s Award at the 46th NAACP Image Awards, broadcast LIVE from 9-11 p.m. ET (PT tape-delayed) on February 6 on TV ONE. The NAACP President’s Award, chosen by NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks, is bestowed in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Past honorees […]