Tessa Thompson, John Legend Among 1,000 ‘Black Artists for Freedom’ Calling to End Racial Injustice

Thor: Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson has said Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will “push the bounds” of representation.The actor plays Marvel’s first openly LGBTQ+ character, Valkyrie. So far, she has appeared in Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame, and is due to star in 2022’s Thor: Love And Thunder.Speaking with Ramy Youssef for Variety’s Actors On Actors series, Thompson discussed the importance of improving representation and diversity within Marvel movies.

Following Anthony Mackie‘s criticism of Marvel Studio‘s lack of diversity in film crews, it is now Tessa Thompson who is speaking up about the importance of representation in Phase 4 of the MCU. READ MORE: Anthony Mackie Is “Bothered” By Marvel Studios’ Lack Of Diverse Film Crews As part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Thompson spoke with Ramy Youssef of “Ramy” about the importance of representation both to the industry and the fandom at large.

Thor: Love and Thunder actress Tessa Thompson recently spoke about the importance of diversity in the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thompson plays Valkyrie in the Thor franchise and she has been confirmed as the first LGBTQ Marvel character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Tessa Thompson is opening up about the importance of representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Ramy Youssef and Tessa Thompson are the latest celebrities to take part in Variety‘s Actors on Actors interview.

Tessa Thompson is talking Westworld.

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.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticRamy Youssef’s Golden Globe win this year, for his comic role on his series “Ramy,” came as a delightful surprise. And on “Westworld,” Tessa Thompson is casting into the future, imagining a woman of color who’s eventually inhabited by an android — and keeping her work human scale throughout.

John Legend, The Black Eyed Peas, Lady A and many more are set to take the stage during NBC's upcoming 44th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.Hosted by Jane Lynch and Today anchor Craig Melvin, the annual Independence Day event will be broadcast live from New York City.

John Legend is a proud dad of two kids, 4-year-old daughter Luna, and 2-year-old son Miles with wife Chrissy Teigen. Even though the singer all hearts for both his children, he admits that he has a special bond with his daughter.

John Legend is lobbying streaming service officials at Hulu to reconsider optioning his planned Black Wall Street drama series because the topic couldn’t be more timely. The All of Me hitmaker, who has also found success as a film and TV producer, had been developing the project with Ride Along actress Tika Sumpter back in 2016, with the series focusing on the Tulsa, Oklahoma community of Greenwood, one of America’s most famous affluent black neighbourhoods in the early 20th century.

Kendrick Sampson has penned a powerful open letter calling for the Hollywood industry to divest from the police and make big changes to «affirm, defend and invest in Black lives.» The star wrote the letter alongside actress Tessa Thompson and Black Lives Matter cofounders Patrisse Cullors and Melina Abdullah.More than 300 Black artists and executives have signed the letter, including Idris Elba, Kerry Washington, Michael B. Jordan, Queen Latifah, Sterling K.

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

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.

Tessa Thompson wears a cool mask while attending the Juneteenth Pop Up event held at Bloom & Plume in Los Angeles over the weekend.

John Legend, Tessa Thompson and 1,000 other Black artists in the entertainment industry are coming together to put an end to the racial injustice.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorBlack Artists for Freedom, a new coalition of more than 1,000 actors, musicians, filmmakers, painters, poets and others, launched Friday with a powerful statement on the occasion of Juneteenth, the holiday that celebrates the official end of slavery in the U.S. 155 years ago.Signees include Barry Jenkins, Ava DuVernay, Dee Rees, Trevor Noah, Roxane Gay, Sterling K.