NBA to Resume Playoffs Saturday, League Establishing Social Justice Coalition and Arena Voting Sites

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticA new series of “The More You Know” PSAs will tackle systemic racism and speak up for social justice, equality and equity, NBCUniversal says.

Nev Schulman couldn't be happier about joining season 29 of, but after flying to Los Angeles and having to get tested for COVID-19, he's just ready to get things started.As of Monday, the day of his ET interview, the  host said he had yet to begin rehearsals for the dance competition show, which kicks off Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.

Peter White Television EditorThe courageous march, led by activist John Feal and helped by Jon Stewart, to ensure 9/11 first responders were able to pay for healthcare, is being explored in a new documentary that has just scored a significant international sales deal.Paradox Pictures is producing the 90-minute doc No Responders Left Behind, which will explore the long and arduous process of getting the U.S.

The club was plunged into a shock administration at the start of July and the subsequent points deduction applied at the end of last season condemned the Latics to relegation. The DW Stadium side finished the campaign in 13th, but were plunged into the relegation zone at the conclusion of the campaign after a deduction of 12 points was applied.The club’s administrators, Begbies Traynor, appealed against the 12-point penalty and went before an independent tribunal.

Happiest Season — Photo: Lacey Terrell / @HappiestSeasonThe first photos have been released from Happiest Season, a “gay Christmas rom-com” starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis.Set to release on Nov.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorWith the start of an NFL season like no other just days away, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said advertising sales are on pace with the 2019 season, with a sizable chunk of Super Bowl inventory sold out.On a Zoom call with the media lasting an hour and a half, McManus acknowledged that broadcasts will bear the marks of the two major themes of 2020: social justice issues and COVID-19.

At least 15 schools in the region have had to tell some pupils they must now stay at home for a fortnight.

Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis play a lesbian couple in the upcoming rom-com Happiest Season and some first look photos have been released!

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe NBA and National Basketball Players Association have agreed that the playoffs will resume today after a tumultuous couple of days that saw players almost cancel the season.The league and players union released a joint statement Friday announcing resumption of the games, and said that the league and its players will work together on several initiatives to promote voting access, combat social injustice and racial inequality, and advocate for police

Tom Brady is listening and learning from his teammates amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement.

went on strike Wednesday night in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In a joint statement shared on social media, National Basketball Players Association Executive Director Michele Roberts and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said of the decision, "We had a candid, impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between NBA players, coaches and team governors regarding next steps to further our collective efforts and actions in support of social justice and racial

The NBA will pick back up its playoffs on Saturday, following a few days of player-led boycotts to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Wisconsin police officer last weekend.In addition, the NBA will set up a social justice coalition as well as convert arenas in cities where the buildings are owned by the franchises into voting centers for Election Day.Read the below statement from the NBA and NBA Players Association:“We had a candid, impassioned and productive conversation yesterday between

UPDATE: 4:55 p.m. ET on 8/27: After holding a meeting on Thursday morning with NBA owners, league executives, and coaches, NBA players have reportedly agreed to resume the 2020 playoffs, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticDon’t be ringing any bells for Donald Trump just yet.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNBA players have voted to resume the playoffs but will take another night off on Thursday in response to the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, WI.ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and other reporters cited unidentified sources in saying players decided today to resume the season but after at least one more night off in the wake of Jacob Blake’s shooting and resulting protests.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the world perspective shifts and a reckoning continues to pulsate through the country when it comes to the social and economic issues facing Black and Brown communities, American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday are launching the very first Social Justice Now Film Festival through their non-profit The Film Life Foundation. The event is set to take place October 21-25 with actor and producer Michael B.