John Lewis was a long-serving U.S. representative from Georgia who was one of the most prominent leaders of the American civil rights movement.
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The Democratic Party of Orange County this week demanded in a resolution for John Wayne's name, statue and other likenesses be removed from the local airport.
The document cites "a national movement to remove white supremacist symbols and names is reshaping American institutions, monuments, businesses, nonprofits, sports leagues and teams, as it is widely recognized that racist symbols produce lasting physical and psychological stress and trauma particularly to Black communities, people of color
.John Lewis was a long-serving U.S. representative from Georgia who was one of the most prominent leaders of the American civil rights movement.
The University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Cinematic Arts will remove an exhibit previously dedicated to movie icon John Wayne.
1971 interview with Playboy magazine resurfaced.During the chat the True Grit star reportedly said, “I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility.
Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe USC School of Cinematic Arts will remove an exhibit devoted to actor John Wayne, a USC student and football player in the 1920s, after months of insistence from students denouncing the Hollywood star’s on-the-record racism and the portrayal of Indigenous Americans in many of his films.The removal was announced today by Evan Hughes, the school’s Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion.“Conversations about systemic racism in our cultural institutions
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Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Greenleaf alum Tye White, Michael Benjamin Washington (Ratched), Jon Barinholtz (Superstore) and Humphrey Ker (Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet) are set as series regulars opposite Ana Gasteyer and Harriet Dyer in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Universal Television.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Spitzer, American Auto
recent talk of banning the app in the United States because of its China-controlled parent company, Sensor Tower found the U.S. was the country with the second-highest installs of TikTok in June — roughly 8.7%.
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The Weakest Link is to be remade in the US and hosted by former Glee star Jane Lynch.The British quiz show, famous for its acid-tongued host Anne Robinson, was an early 2000s sensation thanks to its central catchphrase: “You are the weakest link, goodbye!”Lynch will replace Robinson in a new revival of the show for US broadcaster NBC, which has been described as a “fresh, new take” on the format.“I’ve been a longtime fan of this game-changing quiz show since it first debuted,” Lynch said in a
Kanye West has said that he is running for US president under “The Birthday Party”, and will make Elon Musk the “head of our space program” should he win.Taking to Twitter on Independence Day in the US (July 4), the rapper wrote: “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future.
how and where he’s been memorialized. In the Bay Area, for example, George Washington High School is named after our first president, even though Washington during his lifetime, and the region didn’t become part of the United States until a half-century after his death.That’s why, this month, I helped launch a to rename San Francisco’s George Washington High School after its most distinguished alumna—the iconic poet, author, and activist Maya Angelou.
Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineWith Apple TV+ comedy Dickinson and Amazon’s Hunters, costume designer John Dunn seized the opportunity to examine weighty historical figures and momentous periods in time through a playful lens, striving in each case to contribute to a nuanced tonal space.Created by Alena Smith, the former title unfurls the coming-of-age story of Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld), an iconic American poet who boldly explored the constraints of society, gender and family,
The Real Housewives of New York girls are fighting during a global pandemic. Dorinda Medley took to social media to out Ramona Singer for carelessly attending a party in the Hamptons while case numbers for COVID-19 in the US soar.
Kanji Yamanouchi, the Consul General of Japan in New York, rang in July 4th with a Jimi Hendrix-inspired rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner.”The 62-year-old, bow-tied clad diplomat crushed a version of the American national anthem on an electric guitar in a video posted to the consulate’s official Facebook page this week.“This year marks the 160th anniversary of the arrival of the very first Japanese delegation to the United States and New York City,” he said.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorTogether, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner make up more than half-century of romantic partnership and comedy gold. Their work together — Tomlin, the legendary actress and sketch comedian, and Wagner, the writer who has penned most of Tomlin’s famous characters, comedy albums and television specials — has shaped a specific, irreplicable canon in American social commentary.
John Wayne’s son is appalled by demands to remove the movie icon’s name from an Orange County, California airport over his alleged ties to racism.
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Two California Democrats in Orange County who called for the John Wayne Airport to be renamed are speaking out after the late American icon’s son, Ethan Wayne, came to his defense on Monday. Fred Smoller and Dr.