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The Hollywood Reporter: In Hollywood, a Decade of Racial Progress But at a Glacial Pace
Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures; Universal Studios; Marvel Studios The Hollywood Reporter columnist reviews the movement toward inclusion in the film and TV industry as he takes "tongs and a fossil brush" to The Hollywood...
Colin Kaepernick is the black Grinch for those who dream of a white America
The tactics used to discredit the former quarterback are how conservative America has always treated black athletes who speak out. Colin Kaepernick sent a tweet on Thanksgiving and the white-wing media wants to make sure you know...
The Guardian: Colin Kaepernick is the black Grinch for those who dream of a white America
The tactics used to discredit the former quarterback are how conservative America has always treated black athletes who speak out Colin Kaepernick sent a tweet on Thanksgiving and the white-wing media wants to make sure you know...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Are ‘Harriet’ and Slavery Films Good for African Americans?
Important movies like 'Django Unchained' and '12 Years a Slave' are vital to correct the misperceptions many have about the shameful practice, but they "risk defining African American participation in U.S. history primarily as victims,"...
The Guardian: How sports tactics can help the Democrats beat Donald Trump in 2020
During my NBA career I played for plenty of teams who protected the lead. But it’s a strategy that can backfire if a team don’t exploit their strengths The relationship between sports and society has...
The Hollywood Reporter: Scorsese Isn’t Wrong About Marvel (He Isn’t Right, Either)
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images (Martin Scorsese) The director wasn’t denigrating superhero films so much as stating the obvious, writes the NBA great and Hollywood Reporter columnist. Director Martin Scorsese’s claim to Empire magazine that Marvel films aren’t...
The Hollywood Reporter: Why the ‘Joker’ Gun Violence Protests Miss the Mark
Warner Bros. Pictures Though supportive of their goals, the Hollywood Reporter columnist (and gun owner) argues that survivors of shootings are targeting the wrong film with the wrong strategy, "setting a bad precedent for all...
The Hollywood Reporter: Bruce Lee Was My Friend, and Tarantino’s Movie Disrespects Him
Alamy Stock Photo (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bruce Lee during the filming of 'Game of Death,' released in 1978.) The NBA great and Hollywood Reporter columnist, a friend of the late martial arts star, believes the...
The Hollywood Reporter: What I Learned Writing for ‘Veronica Mars’
Maria Corte The Hollywood Reporter columnist reflects on his recent stint as a new television scribe: "It all had that same fast-break-no-look-pass feel of the Showtime Lakers working unconsciously together." When it was announced in...