A Year of Good Black News is filled with facts, history, bios, quotes, jokes and trivia in easy-to-read entries delivered on the daily, and GBN will be announcing one winner a month until January 2022.
To enter for a chance to win, send your name and email address with the subject heading “A Year of Good Black News Giveaway” to goodblacknewsgiveaways@yahoo.com from now until December 31. One entry per email, and we will choose at random one winner per month and announce their names here.
As the calendar’s official drop date is next Tuesday, October 12, that’s when we will announce the first winner.
In case you can’t wait to see if you’re the lucky winner or want to buy copies for gifts to family, friends or loved ones, you can order at Workman.comusing code: GOODBLACKNEWS from now until December 31, you will receive 20% off.
Denzel Washington earned his first Oscar® – as Best Supporting Actor – in the sweeping Civil War epic GLORYfor his intense, passionate performance as Private Silas Trip, a formerly-enslaved man who volunteers to be part of the 54th Massachusetts, one of the first Union regiments fully comprised of black soldiers.
The film also stars Morgan Freeman, as Sergeant Major John Rawlins, Andre Braugher, Jihmi Kennedy and Matthew Broderick as Col. Robert Gould Shaw, who assumes command of the regiment – which by law could only be led by a white man.
Edward Zwick directed and Kevin Jarre wrote the screenplay based on the 1965 novel One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard and the 1973 book Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and Richard Benson.
For the first time since its initial release in 1989, GLORY is coming back to movie theaters nationwide for two days this month to mark the film’s 30th anniversary.
Fathom Events and the TCM Big Screen Classics series are presenting GLORYin more than 600 movie theaters on July 21 and July 24 only — 156 years after the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, the Union push on a Confederate stronghold that forms the film’s climax (and which began on July 18, 1863).
HOW TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS AT A THEATER NEAR YOU:
WHICH THEATER, TIME AND DATE OF SCREENING YOU’D LIKE TO ATTEND (AMC or Regal Theaters only – check the Fathom Events link for locations near you)
CELL PHONE NUMBER* (*optional if you’d like delivery of tickets by QR code, otherwise just submitting the required valid email is enough)
If you enter our giveaway contest, but are not among the five winners, do not despair – you can still see the movie! Tickets are on sale now at the Fathom Events website and at participating theater box offices.
WHO:
Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Sony Pictures
WHEN:
Sunday, July 21, 2019 – 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (local time)
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 – 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time)
WHERE:
Tickets for Glory can be purchased at www.FathomEvents.com or participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 600 movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN). For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
Glory debuts on 4K Ultra HD disc and in 4K with HDR via participating digital platforms on July 30, 2019.
On Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD July 25th, Unforgettable is a thriller directed by Denise DiNovi and written by Christina Hodson and David Leslie Johnson. The film stars Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Isabella Rice, and Cheryl Ladd. What’s it about?
Tessa Connover (Katherine Heigl) is barely coping with the end of her marriage, and learns that her ex-husband David (Geoff Stults) is now happily engaged to Julia (Rosario Dawson). Trying to settle into her new life, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her forget her troubled past. Soon, Tessa’s jealousy starts to consume her, and she will stop at nothing to turn Julia’s paradise into the ultimate nightmare. Love will not be forgotten. How can I win the prize?
Simply email us at goodblacknewsgiveaways@yahoo.com and list your name, email and mailing address for your chance to win the Unforgettable Blu-ray/DVD combo Pack. Contestants must be at least 18 years old. One entry per email. The winner will be notified by email. So hurry and enter by July 25th!
Trailer:
In theaters April 21st, Unforgettable is a thriller directed by Denise DiNovi and written by Christina Hodson and David Leslie Johnson. The film stars Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Isabella Rice, and Cheryl Ladd.
What’s it about?
Tessa Connover (Katherine Heigl) is barely coping with the end of her marriage, and learns that her ex-husband David (Geoff Stults) is now happily engaged to Julia (Rosario Dawson). Trying to settle into her new life, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her forget her troubled past.
Soon, Tessa’s jealousy starts to consume her, and she will stop at nothing to turn Julia’s paradise into the ultimate nightmare. Love will not be forgotten. How can I win the prize?
Simply enter your name, email and mailing address at goodblacknewsgiveaways@yahoo.com for your chance to win the Unforgettable prize package including a wine glass, phone wallet, phone wipes & Fandango movie ticket codes for two seats. Contestants must be at least 18 years old. One entry per email. The winner will be notified by email. So hurry and enter by April 23rd!
Chilton table (Photo courtesy Room & Board) by Lesa Lakin GBN Lifestyle
There is nothing like a great table to anchor any room… so don’t miss your chance to enter Room & Board’s Proud To Be American Made Sweepstakes for a chance to win a Chilton table. Enter nowthrough July 19th.
Retailer Room & Board is giving you a chance to win one of its American-made pieces of furniture. Over 90% of Room & Board’s timeless-yet-modern designs are made right here in the U.S., allowing them to support the livelihoods of people who share their passion for design and American craftsmanship.
Enter to win this gorgeous Chilton table with a spalted sugarberry top. One lucky winner will be chosen!
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Houston Texan wide receiver Andre Johnson spent over $16,000 on toys for children in need. The Andre Johnson Foundation hosted its annual event for 11 kids in Texas’ Child Protective Services at a local Toys ‘R’ Us.
Every child who participated received a bike and a gaming system, as well as all the toys they could grab in 80 seconds.
Last Tuesday, GBN announced its first-ever giveaway contest– a chance for three lucky readers to email in to win free copies of award-winning author Jeff Chang‘s most recent work,“Who We Be: The Colorization of America.” As promised, today we are announcing the names of those who entered and prevailed in the random drawing, and here they are: Julia S. Butler, Charles Terrell Franklin and Pam Curry!
Congratulations to you three and many thanks to everyone who wrote in. It was great to receive such positive response, interest and feedback, and GBN will definitely have more giveaways in the future. Also, sincere thanks to St. Martin’s Press for providing the free copies of “Who We Be” and for publishing such insightful, provocative work. Winners, check your email for further details! Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Editor-in-Chief (follow @lakinhutcherson)
Good Black News is getting into the holiday spirit early — by giving away three copies of acclaimed author Jeff Chang‘s latest book, “Who We Be: The Colorization of America.”
In this follow-up to the classic “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation,” which garnered Chang an American Book Award, “Who We Be” remixes comic strips and contemporary art, campus protests and corporate marketing campaigns, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Trayvon Martin into a powerful, unusual, and timely cultural history of the idea of racial progress.
I am currently reading this impressive, comprehensive work (the section on African-American comic strip artist Morrie Turner alone is worth the read) and can’t wait to share more about it once I’m finished, but why wait for a GBN review and recommendation when you can get the book for free right away?
To enter, simply send your name and email address with the subject heading “Who We Be Giveaway” to goodblacknewsgiveaways@yahoo.com by Saturday, November 8. We will choose three winners at random and announce their names on Monday.
Onward and Upward… and good luck! Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Founder/Editor-In-Chief
