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With the controversy, Oliver remained cognizant of China's ability to deflect their own atrocities by retorting the ongoing racial injustices in the US stemming from the death of George Floyd "It's also completely possible for two things to be wrong at the same time," he said adding, "Human rights should be completely non-negotiable." Last Week[...]

The May 25 video-recorded killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis re-awakened a protest movement across America In addition to fighting institutionalized racism and police brutality, the #BlackLivesMatter movement demands that we rethink the role of police in our society Racism, discrimination, and violence against minorities have long been a shameful reality[...]

Conversations about and protests against police brutality and systemic racism resulting from the killing of George Floyd continue across the country and around the world, requiring "police series" such as NBC's long-running comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine to take a long, hard look at how they portray law enforcement Speaking to Access on Tuesday, star Terry Crews[...]

In light of the killing of George Floyd and the worldwide protests over police brutality and racism, broadcast networks, cablers, and streaming services are having to take a long and critical look at how the police, police work, and community interactions are being portrayed With ABC's The Rookie set to return for a third season[...]

Last week, a Riot Games executive officially resigned from the company after being placed on leave over comments he made about George Floyd If you're not familiar with the story, last week the now-former Global Head of Consumer Products, Ron Johnson, posted a now-deleted Facebook post about Floyd and the media's coverage of his death[...]

For those who thought Dave Chappelle didn't have some thoughts about the killing of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers and the resulting protests, the comedian corrected that world view in a big way early Friday morning The Netflix-produced special 8:46 (the length of time police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his[...]

Riot Games has placed one of their staff on leave after coming under fire from a post they made online about George Floyd The story originated from Vice who picked up a now-deleted Facebook post from Ron Johnson, who if you're not familiar with him, is the Global Head of Consumer Products at Riot Games[...]

The other police show dropped on Wednesday, with A&E announcing that it was canceling its highly-rated police reality series Live PD in light of the killing of George Floyd by four Minnesota police officers and the global protests against police brutality that resulted The cable network and series producer Big Fish Entertainment made the decision,[...]

Another major societal shift took place across the pop culture landscape on Wednesday, with the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announcing via a statement posted to social media that "the display of the confederate flag will be prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties." The move comes in response to protests against[...]

HBO's Watchmen is a Peabody winner, with Damon Lindelof and Regina King accepting the honor "in the memory of the lost lives of Greenwood."

In light of continued protests against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd by four Minnesota police officers, Paramount Network made the decision last Friday to postpone the 33rd season premiere of long-running reality series Cops (airing Ghostbusters in its Monday, June 8 timeslot instead) At the time of the announcement, the network didn't have[...]

The incident was caught on video and quickly went viral, with protests taking place around the world over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and against police brutality against the Black community. Karl Urban as Butcher in The Boys (Image: Amazon Studios). Except in Trump's world, it's always about blaming the victim[...]

In wake of the protests that resulted from the killing of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers, Crews was asked how the national spotlight on and protests over police brutality would be addressed by the series moving forward While it was still too early for specific details, he did reveal that the team discussed[...]

When the story of the protests against the killing of George Floyd and police brutality is written, I hope that the contribution of K-pop fans from the cross the globe is included Over the weekend, BTS announced that the uber-popular South Korean band had donated $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement Well, the[...]

One quick note: my plan is to start off these visits with something a little more light-hearted and end them with a section we're starting next week called "Extra Cheese." But for this week, in light of the killing for George Floyd and the protests that resulted from his killing, I'm holding off on a[...]

Saints QB Drew Brees pushed back on Trump's critical tweets Friday with a post urging that the U.S, flag not be used to "distract" and divide.

The National Football League took heat from both current and veteran players for what was described at best as a tepid response and at worst as empty, hypocritical noise in their message of "support" for the George Floyd protestors and NFL players So much so that over a dozen NFL players got together to record[...]

With protests against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota police officers still continuing across the country and around the globe, A&E has made the decision to shelve new episodes of Live PD that were scheduled for Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6 (Live Rescue will air instead) In addition, Paramount[...]

The very same reason why protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police are taking place across the country and around the globe. LAS VEGAS – APR 15: Drew Brees at the Academy of Country Music Awards 2018 at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV (Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock.com) Early Thursday[...]

killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officers, Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio editor Emily Cook announced via Twitter that this Saturday's final Doctor Who Lockdown global rewatch has been canceled In her statement, Cook stated that the decision was made "out of respect for the feelings of Doctor[...]

He rattled off the names all too familiar right now- George Floyd, Sandra Bland, Trayvon Martin, and so many more black victims of senseless police violence. "We have the right to live a balanced and healthy life," he said "We are a physical representation of our unity, and it's very important at this time that we[...]

WWE has made an extremely bold move in response to the civil unrest gripping the nation and in support of the people protesting the killing of George Floyd by police What? No, they didn't fire Hulk Hogan again And no, Vince McMahon didn't stop donating millions of dollars to fund Donald Trump's election campaigns We're[...]

You think I wont light motherfuckers up who are trying to fuck w/ my property I worked all my life for? Think again…" Gore was referencing protests taking place across the country and around the world over the killing of George Floyd by several Minneapolis police officers, and the looting that took place at some[...]

On Monday, ViacomCBS offered on-air support to the late George Floyd and the protests taking place across the globe over his killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers For 8 minutes and 46 seconds (the length of time police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd's neck), Nickelodeon, MTV, and other ViacomCBS networks went[...]

Retweeting the statement released by the writers following protests resulting from the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, Thomas expressed the feelings of the entire creative team: "Frustrated, angry, but determined to do better Onscreen and off." Shemar Moore as Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson in S.W.A.T., image courtesy of ViacomCBS. Here's a look at the full statement,[...]

A week after Jimmy Fallon was called out on social media for a 2000 Saturday Night Live sketch that featured him in blackface and the late-night host posted an apology on social media, Fallon returned to The Tonight Show on Monday to address the matter further as well as to promise "a different kind of[...]

Series actor Samantha Ware (What/If, Chicago Med, God Friended Me) took to Twitter late Monday to accuse her former co-star Lea Michele of making her time on the show "a living hell" through a series of "traumatic microaggressions" that left her to "question a career in Hollywood." Ware's comments came in response to a tweet[...]

Taking to Instagram on Monday to show his support for both the "Black Lives Matter" movement and sentiment in light of the killing George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers last week, the actor/director/producer (and activist) put it out there plain and simple: "If this is a remotely controversial statement to you, feel free to unfollow[...]

In the almost week since the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, protests in cities across the country and around the world have grown as more and more call out the United States' long history of racist violence towards the black community by law enforcement as well as President Trump's threatening, adversarial response[...]

Spike Lee has released a new short film titled When Will History Stop Repeating Itself? The short connects the deaths of George Floyd, Eric Gardner, and his Do the Right Thing character Radio Raheem to each other and showcases the part police brutality against Blacks plays a part in all of them The 94-second clip[...]