When it comes to standing up and speaking out against social injustices, activist Carmen Perez-Jordan has dedicated more than 25 years fighting for equality and calling for an end to mass incarceration, community policing and gender equity.
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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
.When it comes to standing up and speaking out against social injustices, activist Carmen Perez-Jordan has dedicated more than 25 years fighting for equality and calling for an end to mass incarceration, community policing and gender equity.
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.
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.
Back in 2018, Michael B. Jordan’s production company, Outlier Society Productions, joined the growing movement to support inclusion riders in contracts, to help make Hollywood more inclusive.
John Oliver held back tears during a breathtaking episode of Last Week Tonight devoted to discussing the scourge of police brutality in the United States, and Donald Trump‘s “f**king disgusting” response to the protests. “All week long, protesters have continued to fill the streets in all 50 states in the wake of the horrific murder of George Floyd by the police,” Oliver said on the June 7 episode.
In an attempt to combat the racial inequality in the USA, Michael B. Jordan called for Hollywood to invest in black staff during a protest.
It comes as protests continue across the US and around the world after the death of George Floyd, an African-American man, who was killed in Minneapolis when a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine-minutes and ignored the man’s pleas that he couldn’t breathe.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jordan reflected on some of his movie roles, sharing what they have taught him about racial injustice and inequality.Speaking on his role as Oscar Grant in Fruitvale Station, he said it gave
Michael B. Jordan called for Hollywood studios to "invest in Black staff" during a protest in Los Angeles, Calif.
Basketball legend Michael Jordan and officials behind his athletic brand have pledged $100 million (£79 million) over the next decade to fight racial injustice.Days after the sports hero made a rare political statement expressing his deep pain and anger at the police brutality which led to the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minnesota, he joined forces with Jordan Brand executives to announce plans to support organisations working towards “ensuring racial equality, social justice
Seth Rogen would rather not deal with anyone being blind and ignorant to the systematic racism in the United States! As you might know, there are still many people who do not like the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement and the man made it very clear that those people can go ahead and unfollow him! Amid outrage and protests happening all over the country following the senseless killing of George Floyd, the comedian is showing full support to the movement but it looks like his stance was met with some
As protests and curfews continue across the country, amid unrest over police brutality and the death of George Floyd, one film is doing its part to help raise awareness about systemic racism, specifically within the United States criminal justice system.
The 2019 film “Just Mercy,” which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms throughout June in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Warner Bros. said Tuesday.
Michael Jordan has backed the protests that have swept the U.S. following the death of Minnesotan George Floyd at the hands of police.