Wanda Sykes gets late-night gig Fox is finalizing a deal with actress-comedian Wanda Sykes for a Saturday late-night show. The hourlong show, slated to premiere in the fall, will succeed the recently canceled sketch comedy “MadTV.” It will be topical, featuring a panel of recurring guests sparring over issues from politics to pop culture. It [...]
Posts Tagged ‘President Barack Obama’
Urban Media News Report: 3.31.09
The Challenges to Black Media Under President Obama As we approach another anniversary commemorating the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., it is appropriate to pause and reflect on the challenges confronting Black Media under an Obama presidency. Huffington Post
Black Power and the Mainstream Media The Smithsonian Institution is hosting a two-day conference in Washington [...]
Worth Watching: Why Huffington Post is Obama’s New Best Friend
Marketwatch: President Obama gave new credibility to bloggers at his first press conference.
Urban Media News Report: 2.23.09
NAACP wants NY Post editor and cartoonist fired The head of the NAACP on Saturday urged readers to boycott the New York Post, calling a cartoon that the newspaper published an invitation to assassinate President Barack Obama. Benjamin Todd Jealous, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, called on the tabloid [...]
