On Tuesday, more than 300 Black actors and filmmakers came together and asked Hollywood to divest in the police and invest in anti-racist content via an open letter. Named Our Allies in Hollywood, the letter called out the film industry by naming them as 'legacy of white supremacy'. The letter has been penned in the nationwide awakening of 'Black Lives Matter' and mass protest across the US. The celebs among the 300 Black actors and filmmakers include Idris Elba, Queen Latifah and Billy Porter along with Viola Davis, Tiffany Haddish, Janelle Monae, Mahershala Ali, Laverne Cox, Cynthia Erivo and Chadwick Boseman. The letter also called out the movie and television industry in the US by writing 'end the intentional glorification of police brutality and corruption in our storytelling'.

Source: dna June 24, 2020 08:26 UTC