DGA Condemns Rise Of Hate Crimes & Discrimination Against Asian Americans

A solemn but sturdy President Joe Biden took to airwaves tonight in his first presidential primetime address to tell a divided and coronavirus battered America that help is truly on the way with vaccines and financial aid. Just 50-days in office, Biden’s careful crafted speech also proved a steady but stark contrast to his predecessor in both style and substance.

President Joe Biden marked the one year of coronavirus with an inclusive speech on Thursday (March 11).

Joe Biden used his first primetime address as president to call attention to the rise of anti-Asian racism amid the COVID-19 pandemic, calling the attacks “un-American.” Biden, who delivered his March 11 speech on the one-year anniversary of the first pandemic shutdowns, condemned those who have committed “vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans who’ve been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated.”

business leaders, civil rights and minority group advocates, and some religious communities, lawmakers have moved to pass a hate crimes statute.

Simu Liu is not keeping quiet about anti-Asian sentiment.

The WGA East has joined the chorus of industry guilds condemning the rising tide of hate crimes against Asian Americans, joining SAG-AFTRA, the DGA and the WGA West in condemning the surge of violent attacks that many observers pin on incendiary comments made by former President Donald Trump about the origins of the coronavirus.

In May 2020, vandals sprayed Nazi swastikas and homophobic graffiti on to the green at the Cranbourne Golf Club in Melbourne. If the recommendations made by the cross-Parliamentary committee that inquired into the effectiveness of Victoria’s anti-vilification laws are implemented, such vandalism could  invite tough penalties. The Legal and Social Issues Committee tabled its inquiry report in the Victorian Parliament on Wednesday.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVThe Walt Disney Co. streaming service Disney Plus on Wednesday expressed support for civil rights organizations advocating for Asian Americans amid a wave of violence against people in the AAPI community.In a statement posted on Twitter, Disney shouted out the organizations Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Stop AAPI Hate.

The WGA West’s Asian American Writers Committee is calling on Hollywood to do its part to end the stereotyping of Asian Americans Pacific Islanders (AAPI) that have contributed to an alarming rise in hate crimes during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who ripped into liberals and laid waste to political correctness with a captivating brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices in politics, influencing the rightward push of American conservatism and the rise of Donald Trump, died Wednesday. He was 70.Limbaugh said a year ago that he had lung cancer.

Antonio Ferme editorSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, hate crimes against Asian Americans have been on the rise. According to the advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate, there have been up to 2,800 incidents reported since last March.

The Offspring, has taken aim at US talk radio host Rush Limbaugh following his death earlier this week.Limbaugh died on Wednesday (February 17) from lung cancer.

people in the United States were not ready to see a gay president leading the nation, and said that former President Donald Trump would “have fun” facing off against Buttigieg if he were elected as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.“Okay, how’s this going to look, 37-year-old gay guy kissing his husband on stage next to Mr. Man Donald Trump? What’s going to happen there?” Limbaugh said.

Conservative media’s television trifecta tonight is handing Donald Trump the spotlight the former Celebrity Apprentice host has clearly been mourning since leaving the White House last month.

Donald Trump and laid waste to political correctness with a merry brand of malice that made him one of the most powerful voices on the American right, died Wednesday. He was 70.Limbaugh, an outspoken lover of cigars, had been diagnosed with lung cancer.

By Almost a year ago, as the pandemic began to spread through American cities, . Now it’s been eleven months since we locked our front doors to COVID-19 for the first time.

The group of technology, media and telecom analysts behind research firm LightShed Partners have launched an early-stage investment fund. Through LightShed Ventures, co-founders and general partners Rich Greenfield Walter Piecyk, Brandon Ross and Jamie Roberts Seltzer will invest $75 million in the seed and series A funding rounds for TMT startups.