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Netflix Walk-out And Rally Attracts Trans Community And Allies As They Demand Better Treatment And Removal Of Chappelle Imagery From Offices

Let's be honest. As the controversy around Netflix, the Dave Chappelle comedy special The Closer and the trans community (including those that work for the streamer) continued to unfold since the special debuted, it has become a mess that even Marie Kondo can't fix....

The Power Of Stories: WarnerMedia Releases Equity And Inclusion Report; Sees Uptick In Film And TV Representation

In an effort to help keep tabs on where WarnerMedia is at when it comes to diversity and inclusion, the media company is being transparent with their findings when it comes equity and inclusion with The Power of Stories, a 2020-21 Equity and Inclusion (E&I)...

Black Public Media’s Leslie Fields-Cruz To Help Amplify Underrepresented Voices With Diversity Fellowship Program

Black Public Media Executive Director Leslie Fields-Cruz has joined media leaders from across the country to participate in the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative (PMDLI). The program comes from the Riley Institute at Furman University and is offered in...

Jul 2021 8

Netflix Geeks Out With Comic-Con@Home Lineup Including ‘Fear Street’, ‘Masters Of The Universe’, ‘Lucifer’ And More

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Netflix is getting totally geeky with its lineup for Comic-Con@Home... but as we all know, being a geek is cool. The streamer's vertical Netflix Geeked will have a slate of programming at the virtual confab on July 23 starting at 12pm PT which you will be able to...

Jul 2021 8

Paramount+ Hits Warp Speed With ‘Star Trek’ Comic-Con@Home Panels

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Paramount+ is bringing series from the iconic Star Trek franchise to Comic-Con@Home on July 23 starting at 10am PDT with panels for the upcoming Star Trek: Prodigy featuring Brett Gray as well as season two of the adult animated comedy Star Trek: Lower Decks...

Jul 2021 8

Firelight Media Unveils 2021 Grantees For Impact Campaign Fund

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Firelight Media -- which is the go-to destination for nonfiction cinema by and about communities of color -- has announced the 2021 grantees for the Impact Campaign Fund. From the fight over Confederate monuments in New Orleans to a wealth of narratives about...

Jul 2021 1

Disney Television Studios Sets Comic-Con@Home Panels For ‘Central Park’, ‘Duncanville’, ‘The Simpsons’, ‘The Great North’ And More

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Disney Television Studios which includes 20th Television, ABC Signature and 20th Television Animation under its umbrella has announced its panels for Comic-Con@Home 2021. From classics like The Simpsons to a new wave of animated series like Central Park,...

Jun 2021 28

ICYMI: Queen Latifah Reigns At BET Awards; Megan Thee Stallion, ‘Judas And The Black Messiah’ Win Big; Lil Nas X Steals The Show

By Sheila East | Culture, Media | 0 Comments

Awards shows have been boring or utter trash as of late but I think we can say that last night's BET Awards hosted by Taraji P. Henson were... really good. First off, icon, Queen Latifah (aka Dana Owens) was honored with the lifetime achievement award and was...

Jun 2021 22

Spotify Renews ‘Jemele Hill Is Unbothered’ Podcast For Third Season; Award-Winning Journalist Launches The Unbothered Network

By Mark Paul | Media | 0 Comments

Jemele Hill is expanding her empire. Spotify has renewed her Webby award-winning podcast Jemele Hill Is Unbothered and has launched her own podcast network entitled The Unbothered Network, a podcast and production company seeking to elevate the voices, stories,...

Jun 2021 18

Amazon Studios Sets Virtual Pride Event To Celebrate Queer Representation

By Dino-Ray Ramos | Media | 0 Comments

Coming off the success of their virtual celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Amazon Studios has set "Amazon Studios Voices: Pride", a one-day virtual event to close out Pride month and celebrate queer voices and representation in the media. Amazon...

Jun 2021 17

Diddy And Endeavor Launch “The Excellence Program” For Underrepresented Voices Looking To Break Into Entertainment

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Sean Combs aka Diddy aka Bad Boy czar is teaming with Endeavor to launch “The Excellence Program". Through Combs Enterprises, the new program aims to be one of the largest virtual development programs and resume databases for aspiring entertainment executives from...

Jun 2021 10

‘The Vanishing of Harry Pace’: Radiolab’s New Podcast Chronicles First Black-Owned Record Label In American History

By Francis Drew | Media | 0 Comments

Radiolab is uncovering the mysterious story and overlooked influence of Harry Pace. Don't know who he is? He made history by starting the first Black-owned record label in American history called Black Swan Records. He also fought for fought for Black liberation on...