Why Removing Blackface Episodes Is ‘Just Trying to Band-Aid Over History’

30 Rock one-off reunion special, arriving seven years after the show’s final episode.NBC’s critically-acclaimed comedy returned for an hour-long episode last night (July 16), featuring remote appearances from original cast members Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, and Jack McBrayer.Doubling as an “upfront event” for NBCUniversal’s 2020-21 television season, and as a way to promote the network’s new streaming service, Peacock, the cast were brought back together via Zoom calls

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerHedge funder Jacob Walthour of Blueprint Capital Advisors has allegedly been removed as chairman of Ebony Capital Partners, a counter-move to the prior dismissal of Ebony CEO Willard Jackson Jr.Ebony cited what it claimed was an illegal board meeting, removal of a director, a notice of lender liability, and defamation in its action.The Ebony ownership said in a statement that it “grew concerned when Walthour began to book media appearances and shared

Leslie David Baker is looking back at his days on “The Office” and bringing back Stanley in a new way.

John Wayne was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, yet his ultra-conservative views on race and other hot-button topics have the “True Grit” star a controversial figure in the modern era.

USC’s School of Cinematic Arts will remove its John Wayne exhibit after months of students and alumni protesting keeping such a tribute to the actorendorsed white supremacy. Protests over the exhibit followed resurfaced racist comments by the actor in a 1971Playboy magazine interview.

AMC bosses won’t be pulling a controversial episode of Mad Men, featuring blackface from the network, in an effort to maintain “historical authenticity”.According to the Los Angeles Times, the episode in question – season three’s My Old Kentucky Home – will be shown in its entirety, along with trigger warning ahead of the program, warning it contains “disturbing images related to race in America”.“One of the characters is shown in blackface as part of an episode that shows how commonplace racism

The Office creator Greg Daniels has announced Rainn Wilson’s blackface scene in the hit U.S. comedy has been edited out.The Dwight Christmas episode, which aired in 2012, no longer contains a scene featuring Rainn Wilson in character as Dwight trying to convince his colleagues to celebrate Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas while in blackface.

An episode of the US version of The Office has been edited to remove a depiction of a character in blackface.

The Office creator Greg Daniels has announced a blackface scene in the hit U.S. comedy has been edited out.

Will Thorne Staff WriterA scene from “The Office” in which a character appears in blackface has been edited out, Variety has confirmed.The show’s creator Greg Daniels issued the following statement regarding the scene from the 2012 episode “Dwight Christmas.”“‘The Office’ is about a group of people trying to work together with mutual respect despite the inappropriate actions of their boss and assistant manager,” said Daniels.

Scrubs have been removed from streaming service Hulu due to their use of blackface.The medical comedy is the latest in a long line to have episodes removed from the internet due to their perceived racial insensitivity.Yesterday, 30 Rock creator Tina Fey asked for four episodes of the show including blackface to be removed from streaming services and be made unable to purchase online.“As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring

Hulu is removing episodes of Scrubs.

Megyn Kelly is speaking out almost two years after NBC cancelled her show, , following her controversial blackface comments.

Numerous episodes of 30 Rock will soon leave all streaming platforms if they haven't already. The episodes in question feature characters in blackface, and at the request of creator Tina Fey and NBC Universal, the four episodes will soon be unavailable to stream or buy.

Tina Fey has applauded TV bosses for shelving episodes of her hit comedy 30 Rock, which featured actors in “race-changing make-up”.

NEW YORK -- At the request of co-creator Tina Fey, four episodes of the comedy “30 Rock” are being removed from circulation because they featured characters performing in blackface. The series aired on NBC from 2006 to 2013, but episodes are still being shown in television syndication and on streaming services including Hulu, Amazon Prime, iTunes and Peacock.

30 Rock that featured characters in blackface are now being pulled from streaming services and syndication. As reported by Vulture, the episodes were pulled at the request of the show's executive producers, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.  In a letter sent to the platforms that streamed 30 Rock, Fey wrote, "As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation.

Tina Fey has applauded TV bosses for shelving episodes of her hit comedy 30 Rock, which featured actors in “race-changing make-up”.