Ujima Entertainment Coalition

We are a 501c3 nonprofit birthed out of being a tightly-knit family of Black entertainment professionals who deeply believe that if one of us wins, we ALL win.

[Ujima Entertainment Coalition @UjimaCoalition]

🚨BREAKING NEWS!📣🎥🎞✊🏿

UJIMA ENTERTAINMENT COALITION has officially launched🚀

🗣Calling all BLACK ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONALS from📍🌍 Wakanda to Zamunda, and all across the Twitterverse to FOLLOW UEC on Twitter, FB & IG for the🔌!
#UjimaEntertainmentCoalition #ForTheCulture

[Ujima Entertainment Coalition @UjimaCoalition]

Congrats to McGee Media employees who unionized with the Writers Guild of America East and ratified their first agreement that includes workplace protections, wage increases, healthcare contributions through the industry Flex Plan, and paid parental leave!
https://t.co/uIraI5fzfF

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became first black woman elected to the United States Congress.

[🌺Mai Perkins✨TWNE 📖✍🏿✨ @FlyMai16]

Salute🫡to Madame Vice President🇺🇸 for 100 days of “the light of optimism, of faith, of TRUTH & SERVICE...”🦬💙🗳️♥️ You ran a truly formidable fight. I will always be inspired by your ability to galvanize this type of HOPEFUL political energy out of thin air. You have my support.

[The ReidOut @thereidout]

"This is an extraordinary woman. I'm sad for the country that they missed out on the opportunity to see how far she could go." -Joy Reid on VP #KamalaHarris' concession speech

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Here's our statement on the results of the 2024 presidential election:

[BLACK GIRLS ROCK! @BLACKGIRLSROCK]

Tyra Banks Dominates Victoria’s Secret Runway in Epic Return, Redefining Black Beauty and Reclaiming Her Supermodel Crown! https://t.co/nI9fBOMfEU

[Mr. Marchand @MitchMarchand]

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[Ujima Entertainment Coalition @UjimaCoalition]

The inaugural SAN QUENTIN FILM FESTIVAL celebrates the work of current and formerly incarcerated filmmakers, and is supported by Tribeca Festival, Empowerment Avenue, Pollen Initiative, and a growing list of donors and sponsors. Check it out virtually at: https://t.co/uOoecsfBNJ

[CA Corrections @CACorrections]

The Director of Adult Institutions for CDCR Ron Broomfield reflects on the first-ever San Quentin Film Festival 🎬 #SQFF24

[L E F T, PhD ⚫️ @LeftSentThis]

A reminder, Bobby Seale, the co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, and architect of the Party’s Survival Programs is still alive.

[Kamala for Arizona @KamalaForAZ]

.@kerrywashington was in Arizona during the final stretch of the campaign. Learn why she, Glenn Close, @jessicaalba, @MichaelEaly & Senator @ChristinePMarsh are voting for Kamala Harris this fall.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Black soldiers share their racism experience in Vietnam in the 1970s.

It shows how the white supremacists taught the Vietnamese people to hate them.

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

Born #OnThisDay in 1948, André Leon Talley was the former creative director and editor-at-large for Vogue magazine and fashion journalist at Women’s Wear Daily. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

[Erika Alexander @EAlexTheGreat]

Lots of love for @sherrieshepherd! Thank you for having me on your show to talk about my Mid-Career Retrospective and the Maxine Shaw Effect Curriculum!! Head to
https://t.co/DoR7RBAYO5 to learn more

#MaxineShawEffect #BlackGirlMagic

[Variety @Variety]

Cissy Houston, renowned soul and gospel singer and mother to Whitney Houston, died at the age of 91.

Houston, a two-time Grammy winner who sang backup for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley, passed away at her home earlier this morning in New Jersey, according to her daughter-in-law Pat Houston. Houston, who was surrounded by her family, was under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease. https://t.co/SX7Q8ZrAlr

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91.

[🗣 Thee Doctor @RegalBasil]

Dang, Cissy Houston passed! I hope she is at peace and Whitney, Bobbi Kristina, and other family have greeted her. What a vessel! What a talent!

[PROXIMITY MEDIA @proximitymedia]

The filmmaking collab you’ve been waiting for. Now playing on #InProximity.
#JordanPeele #RyanCoogler
LISTEN NOW: https://t.co/fXLLNwJZ29

[Yo’ Favorite GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING Cousin @durandbernarr]

You just HAD to be there.

[Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma]

A #songofcomfort for anyone who needs it.