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Posted Thursday 7/02/20 at 9:25PM EDT
NFL plans to play the Black national anthem before Week 1 games
ESPN reports that "Lift Every Voice And Sing," traditionally known as the Black national anthem, is expected to be performed...
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TV's "now problematic" episodes have always been problematic
There's a natural tendency to blame "cancel culture" when TV shows and movies we like become "problematic now," says Jeva...
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Posted Thursday 7/02/20 at 2:50AM EDT
Seattle police officers resemble Watchmen cops with their yellow masks
Police clearing out Seattle's "Autonomous Zone" wore yellow masks early Wednesday that made them look exactly like the cops on...
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Posted Thursday 7/02/20 at 2:50AM EDT
Grey's Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff tweeted about her past run-ins with the law before telling her children
Vernoff's June 15 Twitter thread demonstrating her white privilege amid the George Floyd protests went viral, and received praise from...
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Posted Wednesday 7/01/20 at 5:01PM EDT
Live PD allowed police departments to edit out footage of police brutality and officers using bad language
The canceled A&E reality show's contracts allowed police departments and officers to have final say over whether footage airs.
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Posted Wednesday 7/01/20 at 12:30PM EDT
BBC's iPlayer begins adding a warning for past shows containing offensive material in response to blackface controversy
Shows like The League Of Gentlemen and The Mighty Boosh will carry an "i" logo, carrying warning that the episodes...
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Posted Wednesday 7/01/20 at 10:35AM EDT
Hollywood and the police have a strained and complicated relationship in wake of Black Lives Matter protests
While Hollywood has expressed support for Black Lives Matter and against police brutality, TV and movie productions are reliant on...
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Posted Wednesday 7/01/20 at 10:35AM EDT
Black Survivor alums complain about being stereotyped
The recent Black Lives Matter protests have galvanized Black Survivor alumni in a private Facebook action to demand CBS makes...
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Posted Tuesday 6/30/20 at 3:41PM EDT
Terry Crews facing another backlash over a Black Lives Matter tweet
Earlier this month, Crews drew social media backlash for warning that the Black Lives Matter could be seen as "Black...
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Removing blackface episodes doesn't confront racism, says a scholar on racial caricature
"Every year, when I teach undergraduates about minstrelsy and blackface, I look around for a recent example -- and I...
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Posted Monday 6/29/20 at 10:43PM EDT
BET Awards nailed the challenge of honoring Black artists virtually while reckoning with current events
This year's 20th BET Awards, simulcast on CBS for the first time, "had a difficult balance to achieve: It had...
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Posted Monday 6/29/20 at 10:43PM EDT
NBA will reportedly paint "Black Lives Matter" on basketball courts in Orlando
ESPN reports the NBA and National Basketball Players Association have agreed to have "Black Lives Matter" painted on the court...
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Posted Monday 6/29/20 at 10:43PM EDT
Jon Stewart's Daily Show alums are uniquely prepared to bring us through this moment
Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Hasan Minhaj and Stewart's successor Trevor Noah all understand how systems keep failing us...
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Posted Monday 6/29/20 at 3:37PM EDT
Scrubs creator apologizes for blackface episodes, suggests they'll "probably" return to Hulu after some editing
Bill Lawrence joined Zach Braff and Donald Faison on their Scrubs podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends Monday, taking sole blame...
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Posted Monday 6/29/20 at 3:37PM EDT
Van Jones denies "false, sensational" report he helped craft the Trump White House's police reform bill
The Daily Beast reported Sunday night that the CNN commentator “attended secret White House meetings with his new friend Jared...