A new report says that Hollywood needs to do more work to have equal and diverse representation in front of and behind the camera. According to a study conducted by McKinsey & Company, Hollywood studios actually lose money when they avoid Black and diverse projects. Read More: Hollywood hits HFPA with #TimesUpGlobes over no Black…
At the heart of the initiative is bridging the digital divide in all areas of the country — from urban to rural communities who are not able to adequately connect or tap into information sources President Joe Biden’s address to the nation is giving hope for a future that is not too far away. He has…
“This test is designed to help ensure that people using Netflix accounts are authorized to do so,” said a Netflix spokesperson Netflix is not in favor of its users sharing passwords outside of their households. Read More: Kevin Hart’s ‘Fatherhood’ to premiere on Netflix Father’s Day weekend The streaming giant is testing out a new…
A Georgetown University professor has been fired after she made what are being called racist remarks about Black students during a recorded Zoom call. Georgetown Law Dean Bill Treanor announced on March 11 that professor Sandra Sellers was terminated from her position one day after a video of the Zoom call conversation was posted to…
Jesse Williams’ acceptance speech for his 2016 BET Humanitarian Award may have been the highlight of that night, but the darkness that drew from it came in the form of death threats and even lost opportunities. During an interview with the Daily Beast, the “Grey’s Anatomy” star opened up about the reaction he received from…
“He was a beautiful brother, son, father, and friend. He touched the lives of so many all over the world.” A YouTube star known for his fluency in more than 20 languages died last week of heart complications. Moses McCormick had more than 11 million subscribers to his YouTube page where he frequently showed off…
OPINION: We must confront systemic barriers to Black LGBTQ mental health and approach suicide prevention through the dual lenses of LGBTQ inclusion and anti-racism Forty-four percent of Black LGBTQ youth reported seriously considering suicide in the past year, including 59% of Black transgender and nonbinary youth. I first learned of this public health crisis back…
A Little Rock, Arkansas, teacher was placed on administrative leave after community outrage erupted over claims that she forced a 5-year-old Black student to clean out his feces from a toilet. Ashley Murry says her son Ashton experienced trauma as a result of the incident and is taking legal action to protect him. Ashton’s supporters…
Source: Paul Marotta / Getty The saga over Cornel West‘s impending departure from Harvard University over a controversy about tenure gained a bit more context this week about what the noted academic previously described as his disrespectful treatment by the storied Ivy League institution. West announced on Monday that he would be leaving Harvard because…
‘I hope we can collectively continue to learn from each other & from ourselves,’ she wrote in a long tweet. Sharon Osbourne is backtracking after her fiery outburst on The Talk earlier this week. In defending her friend, former Good Morning Britain personality Piers Morgan, Osbourne shouted over her colleagues on the CBS show she…
