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Sentinel News ServiceAugust 28, 2020

The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, hosted by Megan Mullally, is the only televised awards show to exclusively honor performers; it presents thirteen awards for acting in film and television in a fast moving two-hour show, which airs live on TNT and TBS. The awards focus on both individual performances as well as on the work of the entire ensemble of a drama series and comedy series, and the cast of a motion picture.

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.