Walt disney Co. It faces increasing pressure to postpone the reopening of its theme parks in the United States, with union officials and workers saying the recent jump in coronavirus cases makes it too dangerous to return to the Magic Kingdom. Union officials representing workers at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, …
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I’m as tired as blacks of pointing out to whites that you can dress up for Halloween as a black (or brown) celebrity without darkening your skin. Not even Drake gets a pass. The rapper faced a firestorm in 2018 after a black-face image of him emerged in 2007, despite …
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Entrance to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World is seen on the first day of closure as theme parks in the Orlando area suspend operations for two weeks in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) Paul …
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Idris Elba, Viola Davis, Queen Latifah, Kerry Washington and Chadwick Boseman are among the more than 300 people who have voiced a letter as part of the Hollywood4BlackLives initiative. The letter demands that Hollywood divest itself of police and anti-black content and invest in anti-racist content and in the careers …
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The singer, who has been outspoken about smoking marijuana in the past, revealed that she became sober after undergoing vocal cord surgery late last year. “It has been really important to me for the past year to live a sober lifestyle because I really wanted to polish my craft,” said …
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