The Savannah Tribune hosted a Biscuit Brunch and Sneaker Ball Soirée at the J. W. Marriott Plant Riverside Ballroom on June 28, 2025. Mr. Shawn “J. Chris” Christopher was the perfect emcee who engaged the crowd. Honorees Ms. Dawn Baker, Dr. Charles J. Elmore, Ms. Vaughnette Goode-Walker, Dr. Charles Hoskins, and Mr. Walter Moore were given unique pen sets to continue their writings about African American history. Dr. Elmore and Dr. Hoskins researched those archives incessantly, many times for their books, for their recapitulations of accurate information per Mrs. James. She also mentioned that Dr. Elmore, in his capacity as Department Chair of the Mass Communications Department at SSU, as well as the administrators at SCAD and The Savannah Morning News were a tremendous help when a fire at The Tribune in January 2006 could have preempted the paper that week, but the paper met its deadline. Under Elmore's leadership, Savannah State University's department of mass communications ...
The Savannah Film Alliance (SFA) honored eight outstanding local professionals from Savannah’s thriving film and television community at the inaugural SFA Honors Gala. The star-studded event had the theme of “Old Hollywood” and was open to the public. It was a night of “Lights! Camera! Action!”, and the entertainment community pulled out all the stops that evening, evoking classic Hollywood with lights, a red carpet, live music – even paparazzi. The honorees recognized include: Nora Clark, a production coordinator with credits on at least six film and television projects, now at work on a documentary about the life of Chicago tap dance legend Bril Barrett; John Grace, who has worked as director of photography and camera operator on theatrical features and commercials, including work for ABC, NBC, CBS, HBO, ESPN, PBS and Walt Disney Studios, among many others. He is also a faculty member of the Georgia Film Academy and teaches technical production classes at Savannah Technical Col...
Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios Storytellers Lab Launches HBCU Partnership To Cultivate BIPOC Content Creators Atlanta Griffin and Suzahra Banks were selected to be a part of the Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios Storytellers Lab. Below is information for an article in DEADLINE about the program. Showtime / MTV Entertainment Studios announced the launch of The Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios Storytellers Lab, an initiative designed to create partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to cultivate diverse creator pipelines within the entertainment industry. The Storytellers Lab bridges the gap between talent and industry leaders through a nine-month immersive experience that equips BIPOC students with the skills and insights to become the next generation of content creators. The inaugural class of the Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios Storytellers Lab includes 12 HBCUs: Alabama State University (Montgomery, AL) Cheyney University (Cheyney, PA) ...
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