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/PRNewswire/ -- International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, has revealed many of the artists who'll perform at Global Citizen Live events in Lagos,...
Pioneering TV pitchman Ron Popeil dies at age 86 AP Reed Saxon/AP Infomercial king Ron Popeil died "suddenly and peacefully" July 28 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles By Andy Rose, CNN Infomercial king Ron Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement provided to CNN by Popeil representative Eric Ortner. He was 86. Popeil started his sales career in Chicago-area flea markets at the age of 16, according to his official biography. In 1959 he appeared in his first TV commercial, hawking the Ronco Chop-o-Mat...
BET bolsters Black History Month slate with “Boiling Point”, “Disrupt & Dismantle” ViacomCBS-owned BET has commissioned two ground-breaking unscripted series for Black History Month as part of the network’s social impact initiative ‘Content for Change’, which looks to address inequities for Black ... February 2, 2021 ViacomCBS-owned BET has commissioned two ground-breaking unscripted series for Black History Month as part o...
BET debuts two new projects during Black History Month under its media-focused initiative “Content For Change,” “BET and CBS News Present: Boiling Point” and investigative documentary series “Disrupt & Dismantle” with award-winning journalist, speaker, author, and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien. Soledad O’Brien’s critically acclaimed 2011 series Black in America took a long, hard look at the challenges faced by Black people in our country. A decade later, the challenges continue to manifest in our everyday lives, and O’Brien is back to explore immediate action items that n...