Waterloo, Iowa’s Soul Book Nook is the first and only Black-owned indie in a state where, according to the most recent U.S. Census, less than 4% the population identifies as African American. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Black Sands Entertainment, an African American–owned comics publisher, webcomics app, and media venture, has agreed to an offer of $500,000 for a 30% stake in the company from comedian and actor Kevin Hart. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Milestone Media, the African American–owned publisher that created the celebrated Black superhero comics universe, will relaunch its publishing program later this month with the release of newly created original series in digital and print formats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Carla Hayden was officially sworn in yesterday as the 14th Librarian of Congress, making her the first woman, and the first African American, to hold the post. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday voted to recommend that the full Senate approve President Obama's nomination of Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress. If approved she will become the first woman and the first African American to hold the post. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Aims to increase proportion of women and underrepresented minorities, with no African American or Hispanic staff currently in US leadership positionsTwitter has outlined its ambitions to boost the proportion of women and underrepresented minorities in its workforce, publishing targets for “a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Marvel has its first superhero movie starring a woman up front. You will not believe what she had to do to get here.It's a big day for diversity in comic book adaptations: Marvel Studios announced that that African asskicker Black Panther would get his own film in 2017 and Ms. Marvel would get... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]