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Golden Globe Awards Blackout — Travesty or Testament?
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Golden Globe Awards Blackout — Travesty or Testament?

Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture EditorJanuary 16, 2020

Black talent being shut out of the Golden Globes is not just a travesty but also a testament to the power of the work and the narratives being told that challenge the status quo. Why folks assume that awards shows invested in the same media industries that continue to perpetuate and recycle the vilest stereotypes of black identity and behavior would somehow acknowledge the stories, performances and behind-the-scenes work that challenges dominant ways of thinking about Black people on and off-screen is befuddling.

50 Cent: ‘Power’ Being Overlooked by Emmys is Racial
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50 Cent: ‘Power’ Being Overlooked by Emmys is Racial

Associated Press - JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.July 29, 2019

50 Cent courtesy photo BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — 50 Cent said he thinks “Power” being overlooked by the Emmys over the years was racial despite the success of popular Starz series that has a prominently black cast. “I like to say it’s racial. That’s the easy way to get out of things,” said the rapper and executive producer of the series during a panel discussion Friday at the Television Critics Association Press Tour. “People who are running and connected to these ceremonies are not necessarily cool people.” After 50 Cent’s comments, “Power” creator Courtney Kemp — who accompanied him

Director Steve James Talks New Starz Docu-Series ‘America to Me’
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Director Steve James Talks New Starz Docu-Series ‘America to Me’

By Lapacazo Sandoval Contributing WriterOctober 18, 2018

Emmy Award-winning Steve James is one of America’s most respected documentarians, working in the field today.  In his new Starz doc-series “America to Me”— a 10-part look at race through the eyes of students, teachers and administrators at Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) — an elite, racially diverse public high school in a suburb west of Chicago, he gives all of the subjects the opportunity to let it all “hang out” so to speak.  

Starz Signs Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson to New Multi-Year Overall Deal
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Starz Signs Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson to New Multi-Year Overall Deal

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 11, 2018

Under the new deal, which includes a three series commitment, the addition of a dedicated development executive accompanied by a discretionary fund for use in developing G-Unit projects, Jackson will also have access to the full breadth of the Starz and Lionsgate platforms, including access to additional distribution channels and input into the merchandising and licensing of G-Unit developed brands and content. The scope of this new deal, in combination with his current television series and development, solidifies 50’s position as one of the most successful crossover artists of the modern television era.