NNPA Newswire Contributor – The Wilmington Journal

BELIEVE THE HYPE: “BLACK PANTHER” SETS BOX OFFICE RECORDS WITH $192 MILLION OPENING WEEKEND

Posted by: Mary Thatch Posted date: February 21, 2018 In: Entertainment, Feature, News | comment : 0

With that, “Black Panther” makes director Ryan Coogler the top-grossing Black director in film history. ...

SUPER BOWL AD USING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TO SELL TRUCKS GETS NEGATIVE REACTION

Posted by: Mary Thatch Posted date: February 07, 2018 In: Business, Feature | comment : 0

Automaker Dodge uses Martin Luther King, Jr. voiceover during a Super Bowl LII ad. Some viewers criticized the Dodge Super Bowl commercial. ...

“TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL’ STAR DELLA REESE DIES AT 86

Posted by: Mary Thatch Posted date: November 29, 2017 In: Entertainment, Feature | comment : 0

“Saddened to hear of the passing of Della Reese,” the Rev. Al Sharpton wrote on Twitter. “I’ve enjoyed her artistry as long as I can remember.” ...

JUDGE RELENTS, MISTRIAL DECLARED IN COSBY SEX ASSAULT CASE

Posted by: Mary Thatch Posted date: June 20, 2017 In: Entertainment, Feature | comment : 0

The judge, who seven times previously denied mistrial requests made by the defense, finally gave in and declared the mistrial. ...

Bill Cosby’s Defense Team Says Lack of Juror Diversity “Potential Horrible Problem”

Posted by: Mary Thatch Posted date: May 25, 2017 In: Entertainment, Feature | comment : 0

Jury in Bill Cosby criminal trial mostly White ...

Black doctors earn less than white doctors

Posted by: Mary Thatch Posted date: April 26, 2017 In: Health | comment : 0

“Fifty-percent of African-American physicians don’t feel fairly compensated,” the report’s editor Leslie Kane, a senior director of Medscape Business of Medicine, told CBS. ...