WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, making him the first black officer to lead one of the nation’s military services. Vice President Mike Pence took the unusual step of presiding over the vote, something he usually does to break…
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) — A decade in the making and after several relaunches, the Black News Channel (BNC) finally launched its African American news network in Tallahassee, Florida during Black History Month, Monday, February 10, 2020. Co-founders J.C. Watts, a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma, and former Florida cable news executive Bob Brillante will…
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LOS ANGELES, Ca. (FNN NEWS) – The 92nd Academy Awards lit up the Dolby Theater at the Hollywood & Highland Center and was televised in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide on Sunday February 9th, 2020. The highly anticipated award show had millions of film lovers tuned in to watch the alluring ceremony and…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – “Empire” (FOX) and “Kill Bill” star Vivica A. Fox is coming to Orlando in January 2020, and she’s coming to talk business. The Minority Business Development Agency, also known as the MBDA, will be hosting the Enterprising Women of Color Forum, Central Florida Edition on January 9th, 9:00am-12:30pm at Walt…
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (FNN NEWS) – Christmas came early on December 21st, 2019 as we were all gifted with comedian/actor Eddie Murphy’s much lauded return to host and perform on NBC’s long running television series Saturday Night Live. If you were born after 1984, it’s possible you might not understand this past weekend’s frenzy surrounding…
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LOS ANGELES, Ca. (FNN NEWS) – The 2020 Golden Globe Awards nominees were announced on Monday. However, to much dismay, one series excluded from the list was Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us (Netflix), despite 16 nominations and two awards at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards. When They See Us depicts the story of the…
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LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK (FNN NEWS) – Source: WGA West // Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2019. Winners will be honored at the 2020 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February…
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LOS ANGELES, Ca. (FNN NEWS) – The scales have never been more unbalanced than in the recent case of the college admissions scandal that involved ‘Full House’ star Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli. Charges were filed back on March 12, 2019 in the now infamous college admissions scandal which involved dozens of parents…
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