• about-jeopardy
• about-LeVar-Burton
• about-Alex-Trebek

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 22 April 2021

FILE - LeVar Burton attends the 70th National Book Awards ceremony in New York on Nov. 20, 2019. Burton will serve as guest host on the game show "Jeopardy!" (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File) 

Burton is among the final group of guest hosts for the quiz show, which lost its longtime host Alex Trebek to cancer last November and has put off announcing his successor.

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• british-royal-family
• Meghan-Markle

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Written by JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

Published: 08 March 2021

Newspapers are placed on the ground placed by a television crew in front of Buckingham Palace in London, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) 

The couple said they encountered racist attitudes and a lack of support that drove the duchess to thoughts of suicide.

• about-comics
• about-animation
• Black Girl Magic

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 28 January 2021

 

Executive producer Doug Schwalbe oversees the distribution of their first animated series, “Iyanu: Child of Wonder” with a rare focus on Black Girl Magic

• about-social-justice
• about-African-Americans

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 23 December 2020

Telisa Yancy, AmFam Chief Operating Officer 

Marketing efforts reflect company’s commitment to diversity, inclusion and social justice 

• about-internship
• about-television
• about-writing-fellowships

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 18 November 2020

(Photo/Dan Steinberg/Invision for the Television Academy/AP images) 

Applications are now open for 55 remote opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students

• homepagefeature
• about-Barack-Obama
• BET

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 17 November 2020

 

Premiering on the same day of Mr. Obama’s book release, a promised land, the special will feature his first interviews after the election with “CBS This Morning’s” Gayle King and “60 Minutes’” Scott Pelley, candidly reflecting on his presidency and the key events and people who shaped it

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• Black voters
• president-elect-biden

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 09 November 2020

Terrance Green, Founder of Truxton Creative 

Campaign hires all-Black creative agency, focusing on authentic messaging for key voting block

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• about-hiphop
• Election2020
• Joe Biden

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Written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Published: 07 October 2020

 

Biden’s camp notes that Trump’s choosing to address issues that Black Americans have faced historically with just 39 days remaining before Election Day, is a clear indication that the wellbeing of Black communities has never been his priority

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• Fox-News

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Written by Robert Mathew Entman, George Washington University

Published: 29 September 2020

Sean Hannity portrays criticism of Donald Trump as hate-based. (YouTube/Fox News) 

According to a new study, Fox News is up to five times more likely to use the word “hate” in its programming than its main competitors.

• about-BET
• Election2020
• Kamala Harris

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 22 September 2020

(Photo: video screenshot) 

The show premiers today, National Voter Registration Day, across BET.com, BET’s Facebook Pages Including BET, BET News and BET Her