Month: June 2020

‘Riverdale’ EP Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa admitted Vanessa Morgan is ‘right.’ The CW actress had confessed to feeling ‘tired’ of black people playing ‘sidekick non dimensional characters’ to ‘white leads.’ After #hearvanessamorgan began trending on Twitter, Riverdale Executive Producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa made sure Vanessa Morgan was actually heard. The 28-year-old actress, who plays Toni Topaz on The CW show,
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Selah Brown is a 35-year-old black woman living in London. Here she shares the experiences of racial microaggressions towards her from white people, friends and colleagues throughout her life and how they have shaped the woman she is today. “That’s appalling!” my colleague gasped as I found myself sharing another, ’This one time…’ story during
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The BBC is on the brink of unveiling its next director general after the British broadcaster wrapped-up interviews for the top job, according to industry insiders. Deadline revealed last night that Tony Hall’s successor was close to being announced, with a number of sources confirming that the recruitment process has been all-but completed. BBC Studios
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A social media campaign encouraging shutdown New York City theaters to open their lobbies – and restrooms – to protesters is gaining traction among Manhattan’s Off Broadway venues and spaces in Brooklyn: The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, A.R.T./New York, IRT Theater and Irondale Center are among the first to put out the virtual welcome mats.
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We need books about police violence and racism more than anything right now. Luckily, some small presses are offering their ebooks about police violence for free in the wake of protests against the murder of George Floyd. Load up your favorite e-reading device with these free ebooks and do the work to change your thinking
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George Floyd’s beautiful memorial took an interesting turn when Rev. Al Sharpton began to name drop celebrities in attendance. George Floyd’s beautiful memorial service took an interesting turn when reverend Al Sharpton began to name drop the celebrities in attendance. “I want to thank from the entertainment world, Kevin Hart, he told me don’t mention
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Michael Buckner/Variety/Shutterstock Kristen Bell is opening up.  Speaking with The Morning Beat, the Frozen star shared how she has been having conversations with her and husband Dax Shepard‘s daughters Lincoln, 7, and Delta, 5, about social injustice and how she has vowed to raise them to be “anti-racists.” “I’ve been trying to figure out how to
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Whether you’re a member of #TeamPoe or #TeamTilly, the arrival of a new book featuring this most offbeat of crimefighting double acts is a reason for celebration. We first met Sergeant Washington Poe of the National Crime Agency and NCA analyst Tilly Bradshaw in the five-star The Puppet Show in 2018, followed by last year’s
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