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Despite its platitudes, the NFL has still yet to offer former superstar quarterback Colin Kaepernick a deal to return to play. However, the activist athlete has now snapped a whole new kind of game by officially teaming up with Ava DuVernay for a limited series on Netflix. Long-time friends and campaigners-in-arms for…

Singer Keedron Bryant kicked off the BET Awards with his stirring anthem “I Just Wanna Live” which was the perfect way to usher in a new rendition of the hip hop classic “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy. Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited alongside Jahi from Public Enemy Radio for the tune updated to recognize the…

Bill Maher returned to a subject directly in his wheelhouse during his closing monologue in Friday night’s episode of Real Time: cancel culture during the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. “White people need to stop trying to cancel other people whose heart is in the right place but don’t get it exactly right on…

YouTube delivered its ninth annual NewFronts presentation to digital ad buyers, in a shorter, online format it dubbed “Brandcast Delivered.” Video presentations were customized to viewers’ interests, with on-camera participants in the heavily edited pitch including Lilly Singh, Josh Gad, Alex Rodriguez, Lyor Cohen and…

Dawn Porter’s documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble is about to add to the change the Black community and underrepresented voices want to see in the country. The docu, which debuts July 3, follows the titular iconic civil rights activist and chronicles his 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on…

EXCLUSIVE: In an America once again facing the raw realities of racism and injustice, the voice of John Lewis seems more poignant than ever. Those strong tones of the Representative from Georgia's 5th congressional district will be distinctly heard by viewers of the new documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble in more…

Twitter slapped a label on another one of President Donald Trump’s tweets on Tuesday, concluding that it violated its rules about “abusive behavior.” Earlier in the day, Trump tweeted that “there will never be an ‘Autonomous Zone’ in Washington, D.C., as long as I'm your President. If they try they will be met with…

Stunt performer and coordinator Shahaub Roudbari (Logan, WandaVision) and actress and writer Kathreen Khavari (Insecure, Embrace) have helped launched the #DiversityInStunts initiative, which is a call to action within the stunt and action community to increase inclusion and support for the Black community as well as…

Alicia Keys is set to host Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special, an hourlong program set for 7 p.m. June 29 on Nickelodeon. The special aims to amplify the voices and experiences of black kids across the country. Also set to simulcast on TeenNick, Nicktoons and the Nick app and YouTube channel, Kids, Race and Unit…

The 2020 ESPYS aired on Sunday and it may have looked like a different ceremony this year, but it still delivered awards show flair, celebrating the best in sports. While handing out trophies virtually to some of the most prominent figures in sports, it served inspiration and hope. Hosted by WNBA’s Sue Bird, OL…

Terence Nance’s wildly visionary, conceptual and socially poignant HBO series Random Acts of Flyness  is now available for free. As the American culture shifts and heals as a result of the landscape of violence and trauma, the renowned artist has worked with the premium cabler to release the first season of the series…

More than 3,500 film and TV professionals, including top British actors and creatives, have signed an open letter to the UK screen industry demanding an end to “systemic racism.” The missive was adapted from a “powerful and eloquent” letter published in Hollywood last week and its signatories include Michaela Coel…