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A class on Issa Rae’s legal life will be taught at Georgia State University College of Law. Black Enterprise reports that George State University law professor Moraima “ Mo ” Ivory designed the course to highlight the legal considerations essential for celebrities with high-profile careers. As a result, the law students will be able to gain a firsthand account from the “ Insecure ” creator herself. She will speak to the class about contracts she has created to land deals over the past decade. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, some of her contracts include a substantial $40 million, five-year deal that dates back to 2021. This deal is in partnership with her media production company, Hoorae , and WarnerMedia. According to Variety, the agreement granted HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros. Television the exclusive rights to her television work, as well as a first-look film deal across various WarnerMedia brands. “T his is the first class where every single contract was the actual artist...
A surprise act of kindness has made Wiley College’s graduation day even brighter. On May 7, the historically Black college’s class of 2022 received the news that their remaining balances were paid off by an anonymous donor, according to a press release. For the college’s 133rd Commencement Convocation, the donation was announced to over 100 graduates by President & CEO Herman J. Felton, Jr. J.D., Ph.D. “You are debt-free. You do not owe the college a penny. If you have a balance, you had a balance,” Felton said in a video tweeted by Wiley College. Congratulations 2022 Graduates, YOU ARE DEBT FREE! Go Forth Inspired, glorious deeds to do. 🥹🙌🏾 #wileygrad22 #wileycollege #hbcu #hbcugrad #hbcupride #goforthinspired pic.twitter.com/a0zHUDTFc4 — Wiley College (@WileyCollege) May 7, 2022 Per the press release, the donor cleared an estimated total balance of $300,000. With the gift, the graduating class has been provided the freedom to focus on their future careers instead of student debt....
Ava DuVernay’s new miniseries, “When They See Us,” detailing the events surrounding the wrongful convictions of the “Central Park Five” has been the most watched show on Netflix since it dropped earlier this month. Netflix made the announcement via Twitter on Wednesday. When They See Us has been the most-watched series on Netflix in the US every day since it premiered on May 31 pic.twitter.com/jS8IXIh03g — Netflix (@netflix) June 12, 2019 Since the show dropped, there’ve been a number of people who’ve said that the story of the five young men would be too hard to watch , since it hits so close to home for people who have been impacted by America’s flawed criminal justice system, but that hasn’t impacted viewing totals for the streaming giant. Since its release the show has sparked fiery conversations on Twitter and reignited many of the same debates around the criminal justice system that were at the forefront during the Central Park Five Case in the late eighties. The case’s...