Day: June 25, 2020
LeBron James Is Creating A Media Company For Black Creators & Consumers
Tweet Pint it Share LeBron James and business partner Maverick Carter have received a major investment for The SpringHill Company. SpringHill is named for the apartment complex James lived in with his mother in Akron. The company was formed in March. LeBron James is building a new media company that aims to give a voice to Black creators and […]
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Jenny Slate Will Stop Being The Voice Of Missy On Netflix’s Big Mouth
Tweet Pint it Share Jenny Slate says she will no longer voice Missy on Netflix’s Big Mouth: “Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people” In a recent Instagram, Jenny Slate announced that she can no longer voice Missy — a character that’s been lauded as sensitive portrayal of sweet, weird, […]
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Kristen Bell Will No Longer Voice Molly On #CentralPark : A Black Actress Will Be Recast As Molly
Tweet Pint it Share This is a time to acknowledge our acts of complicity. Heres 1 of mine. Playing the Molly in Central Park shows a lack of awareness of my pervasive privilege. Casting a mixed race character w/a white actress undermines the specificity of the mixed race & Black American experience. It was wrong […]
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