A Canadian company planned something very special for Pride Month.
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The death of George Floyd has had a profound effect on millions of people around the world, sparking protests and calls for change. For actress and activist Jenifer Lewis, she took to the piano to express her feelings.
After sharing the powerful song “Take Your Knee Off My Neck” with ET Canada’s Carlos Bustamante, Lewis says this moment in time has been an eye-opening experience when it comes to recognizing the amount of anger and hate in the world today.
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A Canadian company planned something very special for Pride Month.
Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerForesight Unlimited has announced key international territory sales for the Nicolas Cage-led thriller Willy’s Wonderland (working title), including U.K., Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany and Latin America. Directed by Kevin Lewis, the film follows The Janitor (Cage), an out-of-towner, who is forced to clean a family entertainment center in exchange for having his car serviced after it breaks down.
The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) released a resolution today condemning police brutality and authorizing the creation of a complete Strategic Plan for the organization to focus on social and racial justice, human rights and equity.
Prince William and Harry, as well as Prime Minister Boris Johnson and more than a dozen of his predecessors. When asked by the BBC about Onyeama, Henderson told the broadcaster that “significant strides” have been made at Eton since Onyeama’s time but more needed to be done.
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Masks have been a controversial issue ever since the COVID-19 pandemic made its way into the United States and Canada in March of this year. The CDC and the World Health Organization initially questioned their effectiveness, with most arguing that the healthcare workers needed them more than the public.
The 2020 ESPY Awards will be shifting the focus from outstanding athletic achievement to powerful conversations that address systemic racism head on.
LOS ANGELES -- Tyler Perry wrote “we must never give up” in a heartfelt first-person essay in People magazine detailing his thoughts on racial injustice and police brutality against unarmed black people in America. Perry said he almost passed on publishing his essay in the upcoming issue, which will be released Friday, but the filmmaker felt compelled to follow through because he’s “exhausted” from what he's recently seen across the country.
A&E has followed suit with Paramount Network and cancelled their own police show, Live P.D.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeA&E has pulled the plug on “Live PD,” following revelations that a camera crew from the show last year filmed the death of a Black man in custody by Austin law enforcement — and that the video had been destroyed.“This is a critical time in our nation’s history and we have made the decision to cease production on Live PD.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed faith in the young people of today to face the myriad challenges facing Canada and world, comparing them to the generation who came of age during the Second World War.
Taylor Swift is using her social media platform to stress the importance of exercising one's right to vote. On Tuesday afternoon, the pop star took to her Twitter to write, "Racial injustice has been ingrained deeply into local and state governments, and changes MUST be made there. In order for policies to change, we need to elect people who will fight against police brutality and racism of any kind.
Seth Rogen and many others are taking time to mourn those who have shaped their lives.
The Daily Showreturned from its brief hiatus with an emotional, hour-long episode in which host Trevor Noah soberly discussed the protests against police brutality taking place all over the globe, along with the incidents of retaliation from the police themselves. "Never before in American history has there been an uprising like this, exactly like this, where you have huge numbers of people coming out every single day, in every single state in the country," Noah said.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSpike Lee talked with Jimmy Fallon about police brutality and how things have changed (or have not) since his 1989 film Do The Right Thing in an appearance on The Tonight Show Monday.In response to the death of George Floyd, Lee had released a short film, Will History Stop Repeating Itself?, that intersperses footage of Eric Garner, George Floyd and Radio Raheem, his character from Do The Right Thing, in police chokeholds.
Trevor Noah slammed police brutality on Monday’s “The Daily Show”.
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