Mediagazer: Howard University receives a $2M donation to digitize its Black Press Archives, which date back to the 1970s and contain over 2,000 newspaper titles (Tali Arbel/Associated Press)

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Tali Arbel / Associated Press:

Howard University receives a $2M donation to digitize its Black Press Archives, which date back to the 1970s and contain over 2,000 newspaper titles — Howard University has received a $2 million donation to digitize a major collection of Black newspaper archives in hopes of making …

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Disney EMEA, BBC Studios, and Sony Pictures join the Digital Entertainment Group International trade body; Google and Warner Bros. are already members — The Walt Disney Company, EMEA, BBC Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment have joined digital trade body the Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI).

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