The Skanner News

Details: Written by BOTWC Staff; Published: 07 August 2023

92-year-old actress Marla Gibbs set to release new memoir about her life (Photo Coourtesy Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

A staple in Black culture for nearly five decades, the Emmy-nominated actress hasn’t stopped working yet.

Details: Written by WILL GRAVES AP National Writer; Published: 07 August 2023

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She dove into therapy and slowly returned to training even though she wavered on whether she was really up for a third Olympics and all of the pressure and expectations that come with it when you're considered the greatest of all time.

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 28 July 2023

Louvenia “Kitty” Black Perkins

The new BARBIE film starring Issa Rae, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling just hit theaters this past week and while everyone has entered the Barbie-verse, we want to take some time to reflect on the creator of the first-ever Black Barbie

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 27 July 2023

Tim Bond, Artistic Director of The Oregon Shakespeare Festival

During Bond's time with OSF, he directed 12 productions, promoted equity and inclusion efforts throughout the company, and created the FAIR Program, which cultivates the next generation of theatre artists and administrators from diverse backgrounds.

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 20 July 2023

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He’s also the youngest actor to ever be nominated in his category!

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 19 July 2023

(Phtoto/ John Caleb Pendleton/Planks&Pistils)

Focused on using live flowers to really convey meaning and evoke a feeling, Pendleton has made a name for himself in the windy city, not only for being a Black man in the floral industry but by erecting public art installations honoring Black history.

Details: Written by David Arditi, University of Texas at Arlington; Published: 18 July 2023

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For the first time since 1960, actors and screenwriters are on strike at the same time.

Aretha-Franklin

Details: Written by Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark and David Horton, University of California, Davis; Published: 13 July 2023

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No U.S. jurisdiction requires a will to be typewritten or professionally drafted by an attorney. Anything written down can serve as a valid will if the person who created it has sufficient mental capacity

about-fatherhood

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 23 June 2023

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This campaign hopes to shine a light on this reality and dispel the myth that Black fathers are not present and accounted for. They aim to document various fatherhood experiences and encourage those who may share and relate to these fathers’ journeys