social justice
RZA, the mastermind behind Wu-Tang Clan, has firmly stepped into his role as a filmmaker. His fourth directorial effort, One Spoon of Chocolate, debuted at Tribeca and explores systemic racism through the story of a veteran facing small-town corruption. RZA blends hip-hop lyricism with cinematic storytelling, inspired by both personal experience and modern injustice. He […]
Hollywood veterans Halle Berry and Djimon Hounsou are teaming up for Red Card, a thriller centered on human trafficking across Africa. Hounsou plays a ranger from Kenya searching for his son, who falls prey to a corrupt sports agent and vanishes in North Africa. Berry stars as an FBI agent who partners with local authorities […]
Brittany Packnett-Cunningham has journeyed from a young activist in Ferguson, Missouri, to a national leader in the movement for racial justice. Raised in the Black church, Brittany was influenced by her father, Rev. Ronald B. Packnett, a pastor and activist who advocated for social justice. When Michael Brown Jr. was killed by police in Ferguson […]
The off-Broadway play ‘Justice on Trial’ will be coming to Rochester on September 29. Written by Chad Lawson Cooper in 2016, the play addresses systemic racism, justice, and reparations by featuring historical figures such as Harriet Tubman and Emmett Till, who share their stories with a modern-day jury made up of people from different races. […]
This year for Juneteenth, Disney will release a new EP about the Black experience featuring actor and activist Yara Shahidi. Shahidi who will deliver an original spoken word track “To Be A Black Girl”. Chloe Bailey of Chloe x Halle will covers Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.” Rapper YBN Cordae also on the EP is donating […]
NBA has created the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Award. The new annual league honor that recognizes a current player pursuing social justice while upholding its values of equality, diversity and inclusion. Over the course of a 20-year NBA career and for decades after, Abdul-Jabbar embodied such qualities in dedicating his life to the fight for equality. […]
Beyonce recently took part in a 20 page fashion story for British Vogue, which has already hit newsstands and is also available for digital download. The article is accompanied by a behind the scenes video that features Blue Ivy. It gives fans a look into the inner workings of the cover shoot photographed by Kennedi […]
Charles Barkley has recently shared his opinion regarding the NBA’s method of addressing the social issues of today’s world. In a comment to CNBC, he stated: “What’s happening now is we’re turning into a circus. Instead of talking about racial equality, racial justice and economic justice, we spend all our time worrying about who’s kneeling […]
Michael Jordan and Jordan pledges $100 million towards social justice On Friday, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand announced that they would be donating $100 million over the next 10 years to “organizations dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.” They released the statement on the company’s Twitter page that read: […]
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