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June 11, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Kanye West (Photo: Everett Collection / shutterstock) ASSOCIATED PRESS Kanye West has donated $2 million to support the families and legal teams for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. A representative for the rapper confirmed that some of the money donated would fully cover college tuition costs for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna….
June 11, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: “When They See Us” poster By Lynn Elber ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — To entice a European TV executive shopping for programs, ABC offered up glossy fare including “Scandal” starring Kerry Washington and “How to Get Away with Murder” with Oscar-winner Viola Davis. “’This is great, but when are you going to start…
June 11, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a memorial service for George Floyd at North Central University Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) By Aaron Morrison and Tim Sullivan ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS — Celebrities, musicians and political leaders gathered in front of George Floyd’s golden casket last Thursday for a fiery…
June 10, 2020
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been elected to the film academy’s Board of Governors for the first time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its new members Wednesday, which include the “Selma” filmmaker, “A Star is Born” producer Lynette Howell Taylor and casting director Debra Zane. The academy has increased the number of…
June 5, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Spike Lee (Photo: Shawn Goldberg / Shutterstock) By Jake Coyle ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — It’s not the first time that Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” has been freshly urgent, but Lee’s 1989 film has again found blistering relevance in the wake of George Floyd’s death. On Monday, Lee released a short…
June 5, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: A scene from the movie, “Just Mercy” ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The 2019 film “Just Mercy,” which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms throughout June in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Warner Bros. said Tuesday. In the film, Michael B. Jordan…
June 5, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Members of the Georgia National Guard stand in front of shattered glass at the CNN Center in the aftermath of a demonstration against police violence on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) By David Bauder ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Following the arrest of a CNN crew on live television…
June 5, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: This image released by PBS Kids shows characters from the TV series “Hero Elementary,” from left, Lucita Sky, Benny Bubbles, Sara Snap and AJ Gadgets, a superhero who has the ability to make super gadgets – and who also happens to be on the Autism spectrum. The series premieres Monday, June 1 on…
June 5, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Conan O’Brien (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK — Six of America’s late-night television comedy hosts — five of them white men — turned serious after the nation’s weekend of unrest following the death of George Floyd to suggest they and others need to do more than talk…
June 5, 2020
The organization is transforming to online programming and is creating a new initiative to serve all girls When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, Teenshop transformed its program delivery from community-based sites to virtual to ensure that girls could continue participating in its empowerment workshops that help them achieve their goals. “We realized that now,…
July 3, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Cars are lined up at a United Memorial Medical Center COVID-19 testing site Wednesday, June...
July 3, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Mary J. Blige (Photo: Joe Seer / Shutterstock) By Florence Anthony Quarantine Billionaire Family Alert!...
July 3, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: Jeannine Lee Lake, Democratic candidate for Indiana’s 6th congressional district, speaks to the crowd gathered...
July 3, 2020
ABOVE PHOTO: (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) Dear Cultural Coach: My comments may sound racist on the...
July 3, 2020
BPT Whether you’ve had exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, have symptoms you’re worried about,...
July 3, 2020
All Signs: Does it feel like things are stalled in the water? Well, it so happens that...
