On June 1, the Code Switch podcast reached a noteworthy milestone: it hit No. 1 on Apple’s podcast chart, which tracks the top audio shows in the U.S.
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Jordan Moreau HBO Max has removed the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” from its library in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd.The removal comes after a Los Angeles Times op-ed called for the film to be taken down as it perpetuates racial stereotypes and glorifies the antebellum South.Starring Vivienne Leigh, Clark Gable, Hattie McDaniel and Olivia de Havilland, “Gone With the Wind” takes place on a plantation outside Atlanta after the American Civil War.
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.On June 1, the Code Switch podcast reached a noteworthy milestone: it hit No. 1 on Apple’s podcast chart, which tracks the top audio shows in the U.S.
Gianna Floyd, the six-year-old daughter of George Floyd, has thanked Kanye West for paying for her college education.The rapper has promised to fully cover the tuition fees for the daughter of African-American man Floyd, after the Minnesota resident died at the hands of a police officer last month.
HBO Max has removed war epic film “Gone with the Wind” from its recently launched streaming service over its depiction of slavery, parent WarnerMedia said on Wednesday, joining other media companies that have pulled controversial TV shows as demand for racial sensitivity increases across the country.
UPDATE: An HBO Max spokesperson says “Gone With the Wind” will eventually return to the platform with a discussion about its historical context and a denouncement of its racist depictions.On Tuesday, HBO Max removed the 1939 film from its library in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd.“’Gone With The Wind’ is a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society.
HBO Max has recently pulled the 1939 American film 'Gone With the Wind' starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement and George Floyd's death protests across the US. George Floyd was arrested by four policemen on May 25 in Minneapolis and one of them kneeled down on his neck until he lost his breath and died.
Little Mix over anti-racism protests has been remixed using Blur‘s ‘Parklife’ – listen to it below.The anti-Islam activist and former leader of the English Defence League shared a video this weekend of him attacking the various protests taking place across the UK in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.The protests taking place across the US and around the world come after George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 when a white police officer knelt on his
Machine Gun Kelly has responded to a fan who criticised him for attending a Black Lives Matter protest.MGK is one of a number of entertainers who has taken to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed when a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground during an arrest.Halsey, John Cusack, and Kanye West are just a few of the names who have been spotted taking part in protests.Last month, he said he was “ashamed someone who looks
Little Mix‘s Leigh-Anne Pinnock has said that she “felt invisible” in the group because of her skin colour.In an emotional video, the singer discussed the struggles she has endured as a black entertainer following the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed when a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground during an arrest.
George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter Gianna, who was seen triumphantly chanting about how her daddy changed the world after protests for his death raged across the US, is now realising that her father has left and has revealed in an interview that she is missing being around him. Little Gianna sat down for Good Morning America on Wednesday and was also joined by her mother Roxie Washington.
The late George Floyd ’s daughter, Gianna, has turned into a symbol of peace and hope in a time of clear uncertainty. The six-year-old was recently recorded on video sharing words that have provided comfort to many fighting racial and social injustice throughout the US (protests have been organized across the US in an effort to usher in social change).
Leslie Jones is seeing history repeat itself.
Michael Buble is joining the world’s protests against police brutality and racial injustice following the senseless death of George Floyd.
With the legacy of systemic racism being on the minds of just about every person in the US right now, due to the brutal killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, it seems like fitting, if not tragic timing for HBO to prepare to release Jordan Peele’s upcoming series, “Lovecraft Country.” READ MORE: Spike Lee Releases A Video Showing How George Floyd Murder Mirrors His Film ‘Do The Right Thing’ As seen in the new teaser trailer for “Lovecraft Country,” the series