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Posted Tuesday 6/09/20 at 1:47PM EDT
Japan broadcaster NHK apologizes for black stereotypes in an animated Black Lives Matter explainer video
The video that was tweeted out not only portrayed African Americans in a stereotypical way, with an angry musclebound black...
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Posted Monday 6/08/20 at 10:13PM EDT
S.W.A.T. co-creator on changing "copaganda" shows: Right now, we're hearing "lip service" to preserve business
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, who co-created CBS' S.
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Posted Monday 6/08/20 at 10:13PM EDT
George Floyd protests are changing minds about police brutality because they make great television
"Part of this "is because Americans have been alienated from the spectacle of conflict for years — and as a...
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Posted Monday 6/08/20 at 10:13PM EDT
Gayle King to host Justice for All, a CBS News special on racism and police brutality
The hourlong special airing Tuesday on CBS and BET will delve into the George Floyd killing and police brutality protests.
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Posted Monday 6/08/20 at 10:13PM EDT
Bret Baier apologizes on-air for Fox News graphic linking the deaths of black men to stock market performance
The "horrific graphic" aired Friday during Fox News’ Special Report on Friday night, prompting Fox News to apologize Saturday morning.
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L.A.'s Finest's Season 2 premiere today abruptly delayed amid George Floyd protests
The Spectrum Originals Bad Boys spinoff was scheduled to kick off Season 2 today with three new episodes, but the...
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Posted Monday 6/08/20 at 1:32PM EDT
John Oliver argues for defunding police
Last Week Tonight devoted Sunday's extended episode entirely to the issue of police brutality amid the George Floyd protests.
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Posted Monday 6/08/20 at 1:32PM EDT
ESPN's "stick to sports" mandate is effectively dead thanks to the George Floyd protests
ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro, who assumed his role in March 2018, made it one of his goals from the get-go...
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Posted Monday 6/08/20 at 1:32PM EDT
Terry Crews responds to backlash over his "black supremacy" tweet
The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star and America's Got Talent host was criticized on Twitter for using the term "black supremacy" in...
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Posted Monday 6/08/20 at 1:32PM EDT
Joe Exotic says he's dying, compares himself to George Floyd in desperate jailhouse letter to fans
“My soul is dead,” the Tiger King star wrote in a three-page letter obtained by TMZ.
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Posted Sunday 6/07/20 at 11:10PM EDT
Elmo's dad perfectly describes Black Lives Matter protests during a Sesame Street-CNN town hall
"Daddy, Elmo doesn't understand.
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Posted Sunday 6/07/20 at 11:10PM EDT
Robin Thede calls for shows about "black people just living regular-a** lives"
Speaking at the ATX TV Festival, the creator of A Black Lady Sketch Show said the George Floyd protests are...
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Posted Sunday 6/07/20 at 11:10PM EDT
Terry Crews under fire for "black supremacy" tweet
"Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy.
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TV portrays protesters as faceless rabble while police are bestowed with humanity
Portrayals of protesters in scripted shows play a big role in viewers dismissing real-life demonstrations as chaotic and violent, says...
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Posted Saturday 6/06/20 at 5:40AM EDT
Shut down cop shows!: Hollywood is addicted to portraying police as more effective than they are in real life
"For a century, Hollywood has been collaborating with police departments, telling stories that whitewash police shootings and valorizing an action-hero...