#VOA: Cosby Invokes Systemic Racism As he Fights #MeToo Conviction . #VOANews

#VOA: Cosby Invokes Systemic Racism As he Fights #MeToo Conviction . #VOANews

July 5, 2020 No Comments

PHILADELPHIA – In a nearly empty Philadelphia courtroom in July 2015, a lawyer for Bill Cosby implored a federal judge to keep the comedian’s testimony in an old sexual battery lawsuit under wraps. It was sensitive. Embarrassing. Private.    U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno had another word for it.    The conduct

#VOA: Columbus Statue Decapitated in Waterbury Amid Protests. #VOANews

#VOA: Columbus Statue Decapitated in Waterbury Amid Protests. #VOANews

July 4, 2020 No Comments

WATERBURY, CONN. – A statue of Christopher Columbus in Waterbury has been decapitated amid protests over racial injustice and the legacy of the 15th-century navigator. Columbus Statue Vndalized: ‘Stop Celebrating Genocide’ A statue of Christopher Columbus in Rhode Island has been vandalized on the US holiday named for him The

#VOA: Redskins to Have ‘Thorough Review’ of Name Amid Race Debate. #VOANews

#VOA: Redskins to Have ‘Thorough Review’ of Name Amid Race Debate. #VOANews

July 3, 2020 No Comments

WASHINGTON – The Washington Redskins began a “thorough review” of their nickname Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a “dictionary-defined racial slur.” Even though owner Dan Snyder had shown no willingness to change the name since buying the team in 1999, the recent

#VOA: Legendary US TV Personality Hugh Downs Dies at 99. #VOANews

#VOA: Legendary US TV Personality Hugh Downs Dies at 99. #VOANews

July 2, 2020 No Comments

Legendary U.S. broadcaster Hugh Downs, who at one time held the record for the most hours appearing on American television, has died at 99. Downs’ daughter said her father died Wednesday of a heart ailment. Hugh Downs once described himself as “a jack of all trades and a master of

#VOA: For California Theater Producers, The Show Must Go On, Even During Pandemic. #VOANews

#VOA: For California Theater Producers, The Show Must Go On, Even During Pandemic. #VOANews

July 1, 2020 No Comments

As the number of COVID cases continue to rise in the United States, theater producers seek out ways to stay connected to their art and audience and keep actors employed. Deana Mitchell explores what happens when the show that must go on struggles during a pandemic.Camera, Producer: Deana Mitchell Source

#VOA: Judge Suspends Publication of Tell-All Trump Book. #VOANews

#VOA: Judge Suspends Publication of Tell-All Trump Book. #VOANews

July 1, 2020 No Comments

A New York judge is temporarily blocking publication of a tell-all book that could be tremendously embarrassing to President Donald Trump.  State Supreme Court Judge Hal Greenwald put on hold Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, written by Trump’s niece, Mary Trump. Its

#VOA: Entertainment Legend Carl Reiner Dies at 98. #VOANews

#VOA: Entertainment Legend Carl Reiner Dies at 98. #VOANews

June 30, 2020 No Comments

Legendary comedian, writer, producer, director, and actor Carl Reiner, who rose to fame in the 1950s as part of Sid Ceasar’s legendary comedy show and went on to create television shows and direct movies, has died at the age of 98. Reiner’s assistant, Judy Nagy confirmed that Reiner died of

#VOA: Beyoncé’s Message, Epic Performances Stand Out at BET Awards. #VOANews

#VOA: Beyoncé’s Message, Epic Performances Stand Out at BET Awards. #VOANews

June 29, 2020 No Comments

LOS ANGELES – Beyoncé used her platform Sunday while accepting the BET humanitarian award to relay a direct appeal to viewers: Go vote.   “Your voices are being heard and you’re proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain,” said the superstar singer at the BET Awards,

#VOA: DaBaby Pays Tribute to George Floyd at BET Awards. #VOANews

#VOA: DaBaby Pays Tribute to George Floyd at BET Awards. #VOANews

June 29, 2020 No Comments

NEW YORK – Performing as a police officer pressed his knee on his neck, replicating the last moments of George Floyd’s life, multi-platinum rapper DaBaby rapped a verse from the Black Lives Matter remix of his hit song “Rockstar” at the BET Awards.  Sunday’s show, a virtual event because of the coronavirus

#VOA: Democrats Want John Wayne’s Name, Statue Taken Off Airport. #VOANews

#VOA: Democrats Want John Wayne’s Name, Statue Taken Off Airport. #VOANews

June 28, 2020 No Comments

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – In the latest move to change place names in light of U.S. racial history, leaders of Orange County’s Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend John Wayne’s name, statue and other likenesses from the county’s airport because of his racist and bigoted comments. The Los