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New All-Black Female-Driven Series ‘Finding Happy’ Highlights Bounce’s Upcoming Originals Slate

Bounce, the popular broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, today unveiled its upcoming original programming schedule.Continue reading

ACLU Statement On Historic HR 40 Mark-Up, It’s A Path To Restorative Justice

Today, the House Judiciary Committee announced that HR 40, a bill which would create a commission to study reparations and purpose a remedy bill to congress.Continue reading

National Black Nurses Association Launch Two Ground Breaking RETHINK And RE:SET Initiatives

The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) is excited to announce the launch of two new major campaigns for its members under its new wellness initiative, NBNA Resilient Nurse Resource™. Continue reading

Bounce Partners With The NAACP To Live Stream 2020 Election Coverage

Bounce, the first and only broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans,Continue reading

Bounce On Labor Day 2020 Premieres “A Chance In The World” And “Killing Michael Jackson”

Bounce, the first and only broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans from Harlem to Hollywood, will make a Labor Day splash with a pair of exclusive U.S. premieres. Continue reading

NAACP To Broadcast 2020 Virtual March On Washington On Bounce TV

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 2020 Virtual March on Washington.Continue reading

Abraham Joshua Heschel, Harlem Rabi, Civil Rights Advocate And More, 1907 – 1972

Abraham Joshua Heschel, January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972, was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century. Continue reading

The COVID Crisis: Another Promising Drug Treatment, No Racial disparities In Results

Coronavirus (COVID-19) tally as compiled by Johns Hopkins University is as follows. The previous numbers in parentheses.Continue reading

Strengthen Mental Health By Embracing Culture

One in five U.S. adults experience mental illness each year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and adult African Americans are 20% more likely to experience mental health issues compared to the general population.Continue reading

Nurses Speak Out About Institutional Racism

On May 30, 2020, the Board of Directors of the New York State Nurses Association met to discuss the horrific killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Continue reading

Support The BET Networks COVID-19 Relief Effort For Creative, Civil Rights And Business Communities

Today, BET announces an array of high impact initiatives to support communities of color impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue reading

AARP’s Reggie Nance Talks Harlemites Paying Record Utility Rates And More On The Danny Tisdale Show

Listen to AARP's Reggie Nance, Associate State Director for Multicultural Outreach, as he talks record utility bills, record drug prices and more with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.Continue reading

Report: Black Impact Consumer Categories Where African Americans Move Markets

Harlem World Magazine, Editor in Chief, Eartha Watts-Hicks found this report from Nielsen in 2018, regarding Black consumers from Harlem to Hollis speaking directly to brands in unprecedented ways and achieving headline-making results. Continue reading

Harlem Rep. Espaillat Recognizes Black History Month And Our Cultural Connections

Today, Harlem Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in recognition of Black History Month:Continue reading

The Links Serving Women From Harlem To Hollywood

The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of 12,000 professional women of color in 280 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.Continue reading