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In response to the worldwide demonstrations protesting racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd's death, Netflix has launched a Black Lives Matter collection of films, TV shows and documentaries to help U.S. subscribers better understand the experience of Black Americans.

Janet Jackson has posted lyrics from an interlude featured on her 1989 album to throw her support behind Black Lives Matter.The pop star sent a Tweet on Sunday (June 7) in which a snippet of the opening track from ‘Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814’ – titled ‘Interlude: Pledge’ – is played while a list emerges of the names of dozens of black citizens who’ve died as a result of police brutality.The song contains the spoken-word passage: “We are a nation with no geographic boundaries, bound together through our beliefs / We are like-minded individuals, sharing a common vision, pushing toward a world rid of colour lines“.#SayTheirNames

Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterAfter hundreds of musicians advocated for New York to repeal the 50-A legislation, which safeguarded police officers from being held accountable for brutality, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he will sign the repeal, which passed by lawmakers on Tuesday.The 50-A legislation was first passed in the 1970s, but conversations about its validity resurfaced in response to the murder of Eric Garner in 2014 at the hands of a police officer.

Porsha Williams publicly shared her gratitude on her social media account for everything that the Hosea Helps organization received. Just in case you don’t know, Hosea Helps is open all year long providing quality human services every week.

Megyn Kelly is taking a stand against HBO Max’s removal of Gone with the Wind from the streaming platform due to racism.

Idles, Courtney Barnett and Glass Animals.The ‘Pooneh Ghana and Friends T-shirt Collab Fundraiser’ will raise money for a large number of charities, including a slew of anti-racism organisations and those tackling the coronavirus outbreak, such as the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO.As well as the three aforementioned artists, the likes of Cage The Elephant, Sunflower Bean, The Big Moon, Pond and DIIV are all also featured in the charity t-shirt range, which will be on sale until July 31. RESET!: Due to some unexpected events outside of our control, I’m bringing the fundraiser back to y’all via the wonderful folks at @trrblmrch, with ~ version 2.0 ~ of ‘Pooneh Ghana and Friends’.

Lionel Ritchie has been making music professionally since the late-‘60s, so as you might imagine, he has a number of hits in his catalog.

George Floyd's daughter just received a generous gift. Gianna Floyd, 6, has been offered a full scholarship to Texas Southern University in honor of her dad, who grew up in Houston, Texas.

HBO Max has responded by temporarily removing Gone With the Wind from its streaming catalog. The classic film, which has long been criticized for the way it perpetuates racist stereotypes, will eventually return to the platform, but when it does, it will also contain some additional details about its historical context and a condemnation of its racist depictions.In a statement provided to Variety, an HBO Max spokesperson explained, "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.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorUPDATE, with The View discussion Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly unloaded on the decisions to pull Gone with the Wind, and Cops in light of protests after the death of George Floyd, with a series of tweets and “unfollow me” replies to her critics.HBO Max said Tuesday it was pulling Gone with the Wind from the recently launched streaming service, saying it would restore the classic film to the service with “a discussion of its historical context.” The Paramount Network, meanwhile, has discontinued reruns of Cops, while A+E Networks is evaluating the future of its A&E megahit Live PD. Kelly warmed up by retweeting an article from the conservative Daily Caller about the HBO Max decision.

tweeted, “When we say ‘Black Lives Matter,’ we also mean ‘Black storytelling matters.’ With an understanding that our commitment to true, systemic change will take time – we’re starting by highlighting powerful and complex narratives about the Black experience.”The studio continued: “When you log onto Netflix today, you will see a carefully curated list of titles that only begin to tell the complex and layered stories about racial injustice and Blackness in America.”When we say “Black Lives Matter,” we also mean “Black storytelling matters.”With an understanding that our commitment to true, systemic change will take time – we're starting by highlighting powerful and complex narratives about the Black experience.— Netflix (@netflix) June 10,

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Promised Neverland” could be coming to Amazon as a live-action series.Variety has learned that the streamer is developing a live-action English-language adaptation of the popular manga series written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu.Meghan Malloy is set to write the script. The series will be directed and executive produced by Rodney Rothman, with Masi Oka executive producing along with Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo.

Almost every studio in Hollywood has a skeleton in its closet in regards to a film in its catalog that doesn’t stand up to the test of time. Disney has “The Song of the South,” as well as a lot of older cartoons with racist depictions of characters.

Peter White Television EditorHit Japanese manga Promised Neverland is being adapted into a live-action series for Amazon by Heroes’ Masi Oka, Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse writer and director Rodney Rothman and Vertigo Entertainment.Fox 21 and Amazon Studios are producing the English-language adaptation with Rothman set to direct and exec produce, with Oka, Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo also EPs. Meghan Malloy (Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse) will write the pilot.Promised Neverland, which was originally written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu, follows a group of the smartest kids at a seemingly idyllic orphanage uncover its dark truth when they break a rule to never leave the orphanage grounds.

protesting against racism and calling to defund the police. Still HBO Max, the famed cable network’s new streaming service was recently under fire for offering Gone with the Wind, NBC News reports. While some fans of the black-and-white Academy Award-winning film may see it as a nostalgic look at the Civil War, others see it for what it truly is: a film that downplayed the atrocities of slavery while celebrating the Confederacy.Gone won 10 out of 13 awards during the 1940s Oscars, including one for Hattie McDaniel for Best Supporting Actress as she played Mammy opposite Vivien Leigh’s Scarlett O’Hara.

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.

GAME of Thrones actor Jacob Anderson, who played eunuch fighter Grey Worm in the HBO fantasy series, has been signed to a record label and is set to launch his musical career. The 29-year-old actor, who makes music under the moniker Raleigh Ritchie, has already released his debut album and appeared on Stormzy’s 2017 number one album Gang, Signs and Prayer.

an article in the LA Times by John Ridley, Oscar-winning scriptwriter of 12 Years a Slave, in which he described it as “a film that, when it is not ignoring the horrors of slavery, pauses only to perpetuate some of the most painful stereotypes of people of color”.Ridley added: “At a moment when we are all considering what more we can do to fight bigotry and intolerance, I would ask that all content providers look at their libraries and make a good-faith effort to separate programming that might be lacking in its representation from that which is blatant in its demonisation.”HBO responded with a statement, which said: “These racist depictions were wrong then and are wrong today, and we felt that to keep this title up without an explanation

HBO Max has made a major change to library.

Rochelle Humes has revealed her morning sickness has finally gone as she discussed her third pregnancy while homeschooling amid the UK lockdown.The 31 year old, whose expecting a baby boy with her 35 year old husband Marvin, appeared on ITV's This Morning to chat to show hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about the stunning summer dresses and outfits that are available right now. After discussing a selection of choices, which the star couldn't help but think about buying for herself as maternity clothes, Holly, 39, and 58 year old Phillip asked how the TV presenter is doing.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Niamh Algar (The Virtues), Mia Goth (Suspiria) Billy Howle (Outlaw King), Paapa Essiedu (Gangs Of London), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz) and Aisling Bea (Living With Yourself) lead the impressive ensemble cast of crime-thriller Sweet Dreams, which is launching ahead of the Cannes virtual market.The “Fargo in England” story, from writer-director Carl Tibbets (Black Mirror) and producer Matthew James Wilkinson (Yesterday) of Stigma Films, charts a series of unfortunate coincidences that bring the overreaching ambitions of a bunch of petty criminals to a nasty end. Algar will play the police chief trying to put an end to the destruction.