Aluna Calls Out the Dance Industry's 'Extreme Double Standard' of Racial Inequality in Open Letter: Exclusive

BBC Children In Need has announced that it will match Stormzy’s recent pledge of £10 million over the next ten years to fight racial inequality. The charity will also launch a new funding programme in partnership with BBC Radio 1Xtra.“Further to making my pledge last month, I’m happy to hear that the BBC have also taken up my plea for others to pledge”, says the rapper.

Stormzy‘s recent £10 million donation to fight racial inequality in the UK.Last month, the rapper announced the cash injection over 10 years to “organisations, charities and movements that are committed to fighting racial inequality, justice reform and Black empowerment within the UK”.He added that, despite the 10-year time frame , this action will form part of a “lifetime commitment” to supporting these causes, both financially and otherwise.Now, the BBC charity has announced it will donate the

Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Elton John are among the stars who have signed an open letter to the government calling for a ban on “conversion therapy”.The practice is used with the aim of “changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, per The Trevor Project’s definition.“Conversion therapists use a variety of shaming, emotionally traumatic or physically painful stimuli to make their victims associate those stimuli with their LGBTQ identities,” the organisation says.

Harpers calling for the end of cancel culture.The letter warns against the development of “censoriousness” and “an intolerance of opposing views”.Rowling, who has recently spoken of her views on transgender rights and has sparked a controversial discussion, said on Twitter that she was “proud to sign this letter in defence of a foundational principle of a liberal society: open debate and freedom of thought and speech.”The letter acknowledges “powerful protests for racial and social justice”, but

Aluna has penned an open letter calling for there to be more inclusivity in the dance community.The AlunaGeorge frontwoman’s statement challenges the dance music industry’s “long standing racial inequalities” and the way in which the music is labelled on digital service platforms, as well as educating people on the genre’s history.“As a member of the Black Music Action Coalition and a Black woman in dance music, I need to challenge the ‘dance music industry’ on its long standing racial

Dr. Carmen Lee, an affiliated faculty member with the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and the lead researcher for this project.

Some Twitch users are choosing not to stream on the platform Wednesday in solidarity with people in the gaming community who came forward with allegations of sexual harassment, racism and discrimination over the weekend. The coordinated effort, which has become known online as the “Twitch blackout,” is intended to send a message to the Amazon-owned platform and other gaming companies that they must immediately address the allegations.

A version of this interview with John Ridley first appeared in the Limited Series & Movies issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.John Ridley has been a leading voice in television for decades, earning two nominations in 2015 (and another the following year) for his ABC limited series “American Crime.” When the cultural and political landscape began to change in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer last month, we figured it was time to check back in with Ridley,

an open letter calling on Hollywood to cut ties with police and invest more heavily in Black artists and stories.“The lack of a true commitment to inclusion and institutional support has only reinforced Hollywood’s legacy of white supremacy,” the letter reads. “This is not only in storytelling.

I May Destroy You‘s Michaela Coel, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Colin Firth are among more than 3,500 professionals in film and TV who have signed an open letter demanding an end to systemic racism in the industry.The new letter (via Deadline), which is adapted from one published in Hollywood last week by the Black Film Collective, calls for the industry’s “active engagement to tackle structural and systemic racism in our industry, in the UK and around the world”.It comes in the wake of Black Lives

More than 3,500 workers in the British film and TV industry have signed an open letter calling for senior figures and decision makers to make several "strategic commitments" to reshape the landscape of the sector and "tackle structural and systemic racism." The letter comes a week after the Black Film Collective issued a similar statement to Hollywood, with its creators — including producer Nisha Parti (The Boy With the Top Knot), actor-writer Meera Syal (Goodness Gracious Me), actor Indira

Jake Kanter International TV EditorMore 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, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Firth, Jane Featherstone and David Yates.You can read the full letter below, but at its core are four demands:Other notable

Jada Pinkett and Will Smith’s daughter, Willow is confident that the younger generation will be able to achieve racial equality in their lifetime! This is what she, alongside Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield Norris argued on the latest episode of Red Table Talk. Everyone present on the panel, which also included Civil Rights activists Tamika D.

Mobos), has said negative media coverage nearly ended the event, in a wide-ranging open letter that calls for racism in the British music industry to “no longer be swept under a red carpet”.King, who founded the Mobos in 1996, sent the letter to the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, and told the Guardian the awards show could very easily “not be in business” after inaccurate reports about the event made sponsors reticent to be associated with it.King says that after an incident at a record label

Ted Johnson A major topic at the White House press briefing on Wednesday was President Donald Trump’s plans to hold an indoor rally in Tulsa on Saturday amid concerns of further spread of the coronavirus.CNN’s chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta asked Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany whether the president will take responsibility if people get sick.McEnany said that the campaign will be taking precautions such as temperature checks, hand sanitizers and masks.But Acosta continued to press

Although ABC made history by announcing Matt James as the first Black male lead of The Bachelor, the bold move hasn’t stopped fans and critics alike from calling out deep-seated diversity issues still present within the franchise.

Stormzy has pledged to donate a total of £10million to organisations, charities and movements that are committed to fighting racial inequality, justice reform and black empowerment within the UK.The 26 year old has released a statement amid the global outrage following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed at the hands of police officers in America.