Kendrick Sampson, Tessa Thompson and 300 Black Artists Call for Hollywood to Divest From Police

Kerry Washington displayed images of teenager Trayvon Martin, 12-year-old Tamir Rice, Philando Castile and other black men and women killed by police backstage during her run in Broadway’s American Son.The actress, who starred in the New York production as a woman grieving the loss of her son at the hands of law enforcement officers in 2018, reveals she put the images up in her dressing room as a reminder of the unsettling true stories that inspired the play.

Rebecca Davis editorLucy Liu opened up in a recent interview about the difficulties she faced earlier in her career due to racism in Hollywood.

Joe Utichi Editor, AwardsLineIt has been a busy 12 months for Kerry Washington, with a key part in Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere, a directorial stint on HBO’s Insecure, and a exec producer role on Sundance doc The Fight occupying her time.

Jordan Moreau “Westworld” season 3 upped the action for Tessa Thompson’s character Charlotte Hale, and she loved every bit of it.In her “Actors on Actors” conversation with Ramy Youssef, star and creator of Hulu’s “Ramy,” Thompson said she got to go “full Terminator” in some of the intense action sequences on the latest season.She first tried to explain her complicated story arc on the HBO show’s latest season, which involved some sci-fi body switching.

Actress Kerry Washington and Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi joined together to discuss the issue of systemic racism during “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future — The Concert“.

Kerry Washington has insisted Hollywood executives must “do better” in the ongoing drive for diversity and equal representation.The 43-year-old Scandal actress appeared on the Hollywood The Sequel podcast, where she opened up on the subject of race in the entertainment industry.“We look at ourselves to get better and do better. Like, that’s the practice of self-reflection is to ask ourselves how we can do better,” Kerry shared.

In a new episode of LAist's podcast, Hollywood: The Sequel, Kerry Washington talked about Hollywood's diversity problem."When we say we're committed to diversity—it's diverse from what? We're still centering whiteness as the most important thing and inviting diversity around that," said the Little Fires Everywhere actress.The conversation comes amid daily nationwide uprisings against police brutality and systemic racism against Black people in the United States.It's no secret that Hollywood

In a letter developed by Kendrick Sampson, Tessa Thompson, and Black Lives Matter cofounders Patrisse Cullors and Melina Abdullah, Black artists and executives in Hollywood are demanding a reimagining of the entertainment industry.The letter calls on Hollywood to divest from police while investing in anti-racist content, Black careers, and the local community.More than 300 Black artists and executives, including Cynthia Erivo, Viola Davis, Issa Rae, and Billy Porter, have signed the

Washington, 43, opened up about inclusion and diversity while discussing the entertainment industry in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery on the podcast Hollywood The Sequel, reports people.com."We look at ourselves to get better and do better," said the actress when asked what she hopes will come out of the movement, which calls out racism in the arts.She continued: "When we say we're committed to diversity -- it's diverse from what? We're still centering

More than 300 black artists and executives are calling upon Hollywood to make a change. After being shot seven times by rubber bullets at a recent protest, "Insecure" actor Kendrick Sampson penned an open letter "to our allies in Hollywood," in which he calls upon Tinseltown to "divest from police," "invest in anti-racist content" and more.

Kerry Washington discussed how Hollywood is still ‘centering whiteness’ and admitted that the film industry definitely still needs a lot of work before it can properly represent all races and skin colors on the big screen. Here’s what she had to say! This week, the actress was a guest on Hollywood: the Sequel podcast’s first ever episode and she expressed that she was rather hopeful when it comes to Hollywood’s future.

Kerry Washington is hopeful about the future of Hollywood, but she knows there's a lot of work still to be done. The actress was a guest on the first episode of thepodcast this week, where she spoke about the renewed national focus on the Black Lives Matter movement and the effects it will hopefully have on the entertainment industry and the country as a whole.«We have to be willing to look at ourselves, regardless of what industry we're in,» she said.

Kerry Washington is speaking her mind about diversity in Hollywood, pointing out that while some great strides have been made there’s still plenty more that needs to be done.

Kendrick Sampson is using his voice to fight the injustices in Hollywood.

Kerry Washington is opening up about diversity in Hollywood and how there is still much work to be done.

an open letter calling on Hollywood to cut ties with police and invest more heavily in Black artists and stories.“The lack of a true commitment to inclusion and institutional support has only reinforced Hollywood’s legacy of white supremacy,” the letter reads. “This is not only in storytelling.

Kendrick Sampson After co-organizing a demonstration in Los Angeles at which he was hit with a police baton and shot seven times with rubber bullets, Kendrick Sampson (“Insecure,” “Miss Juneteenth”) has penned a letter to the entertainment industry at large, asking Hollywood to divest from the police and invest in the Black community.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMiley Cyrus was one of the first celebrities to adapt to the new COVID-19 world order. Not long after stay-at-home rules were implemented, the singer-actor launched “Bright Minded,” a talk show on Instagram Live with a guest list that has included Elton John, Demi Lovato, Kerry Washington and Selena Gomez.

coronavirus tests and treatment available and equitable for all. The advocacy organization Global Citizen and the European Commission announced Monday that Global Goal: Unite for Our Future — The Concert will air on June 27.

Many celebrities are speaking out and paying tribute to slain Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau. After the body of the 19-year-old Florida activist was discovered days after she went missing, famous figures who have been vocal supporters of the BLM movement took to social media to mourn her death.