The filmmaker is using his freedom and resources to tell enlightening true stories including ‘Black and White: The Greatest Team That Almost Never Was,’ about how racial integration created one of the greatest teams college football history — the 1972 USC Trojans – and the docuseries ‘Framing Trulove’
The Fox broadcast network started its primetime programming Monday with a 12-second moment of silence and a message to its viewers amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd demanding racial justice.
“We condemn all racism and discrimination and proudly support our Black colleagues, viewers, partners and…
James Corden used a large portion of his homebound Late Late Show tonight to offer a message of hope amid the civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police last week. But the clip got personal when he switched to bandleader Reggie Watts. Watch it below.
Speaking via monitor, the…
Anderson Cooper blasted Donald Trump’s vow to “dominate the streets” amid protests to the death of George Floyd, shortly after police used tear gas and rubber bullets On Monday evening to clear demonstrators from Lafayette Square Park.
In a short statement at the White House, Trump threatened to send in the military…
UPDATED with more companies taking part: A growing number of entertainment companies are joining the Blackout Tuesday initiative on June 2 in a message of solidarity in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
An image calling for a "Blackout" on Tuesday, along with the hashtag #TheShowMustBePaused, began…
At a press conference held by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday, the city’s police chief, Michel Moore, initially sought to place blame on those fomenting violence.
“Last night,” said Moore, “just under 700 arrests. Of that, just under 70 were for looting and burglarizing.”
Of the incident that sparked the…
Today marks the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, one of worst acts of racial violence in American history. In the 1921 attack, mobs of white residents attacked and ultimately destroyed the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at that time the wealthiest black community in the United States, known as “Blac…
Fox Corp executive chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch on Monday sent a memo to employees about the death of George Floyd last week in Minneapolis and the national protests that have come since. The note comes as Hollywood companies continue to stress their support for the black community since Floyd’s death one week…
Gersh Agency leaders Bob and David Gersh issued an internal missive to staff in which they pledged support for Black Out Tuesday, and plan to match donations made to Black Lives Matter causes. The brothers have also pledged to “begin a more proactive dialogue with studios and production companies…to develop projects…
Bad Robot re: Bad Robot and Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams Family Foundation just announced in an Instagram post that they will donate $2 million annually over five years, a $10 million total investment to organizations and agendas committed to anti-racist agendas that close the gaps. The initiative begins with…
ICM Partners on Monday joined other music and Hollywood companies in pledging to observe the nationwide “Black Out Tuesday” initiative in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Tomorrow’s event will be used as "a day to disconnect from work and reconnect with our community" via "an urgent step of action…
Results of an independent autopsy report on the death of George Floyd maintained that Floyd died of “sustained pressure on the right side of Floyd's carotid artery which impeded blood flow to the brain, and weight on his back impeded his ability to breathe."
The second autopsy was conducted at the request of Floyd’s…
