Blackboard News
Blackboard ad wins 'Best Ad of the Week'
When George Floyd’s life was taken in early 2020, the brutal act reignited an anger that’s been bubbling for years. Black lives have been at risk in the US long after slavery got banned…
Blackboard wins at Ad Focus Awards
Marketing, PR and digital agency, Triple Eight, has been named as the Agency of the Year at the 2020 FM AdFocus Awards, walking away with the title for the second time having won it in 2019…
Gunning for creative diversity on Nkanyezi Masango’s Blackboard
Nkanyezi Masango, now creative director at King James Group, is a true champion for excellence in creativity among youth. Here’s what he’ll be looking for as the only SA juror on the One Club’s Young Guns board…
Chalking up the success of Blackboard’s ‘kids-helping-kids’ cycle
In 1976, students took to the streets and helped shape the South Africa we’re living in today. In 2019, students are going to need a different tool to shape our future…
How Blackboard is helping kids unleash their creativity
When young kids are asked what they would like to become one day, the usual answer is doctor, fireman or veterinarian. While these are all noble pursuits, kids are rarely taught…
Iono.fm interview with Nkanyezi Masango
Nkanyezi Masango, founder of Blackboard & creative director at King James Group talks about this initiative that helps school pupils use their creativity to shape their future…
Blackboard wins Gold at Graphis, New York.
Blackboard’s corporate identity was recognised in New York. Designed by Brian Banton and Jacqui Lau, the look and feel is symbolic of the brand’s boundary- pushing ethos…