SHORT TAKES : Black Soap Spawns Scholarship
From Times Wire Services
Brandon Tartikoff, president of NBC entertainment, marked the first anniversary of the daytime soap “Generations” Tuesday by establishing a $10,000 college scholarship to benefit minority students seeking a career in the dramatic arts.
“Generations”--which stars Taurean Blacque, Debbi Morgan, Jonelle Allen, Joan Pringle and Richard Roundtree--is the first daytime drama to feature a black family among its core characters. The scholarship will be administered by the United Negro College Fund and be awarded annually for five years to students with high honors in dramatic/theater arts who also have the greatest financial need.