Ava DuVernay

L.A. Times: Hollywood Press Group That Selects Golden Globe Winners Has No Black Members

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the group behind the annual Golden Globes awards, has no black people in its membership and has reportedly rejected legitimate journalists in favor of those who aren’t serious journalists. The findings come just a week before the 78th Golden Globes ceremony is set to take place, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting the show braodacasting on NBC on Sunday.

Commuters walk past a poster showing the Golden Globe Award hosts Tina Fey (L) and Amy Poe

‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay Sponsors Early Voting Event After Vowing to Vote Out ‘Lying, Disgraceful’ Trump

A couple weeks ago, Selma director and Joe Biden backer Ava DuVernay hoped President Donald Trump would recovered from coronavirus, calling him a “disgrace,” “liar,” and a “white supremacist,” and vowed that “we’re going to vote you out.” Now, she is using her art distribution and advocacy organization ARRAY to promote a drive-in movie and early voting and registration event in Los Angeles, California ahead of the election.

Ava DuVernay arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los A

Celebrities Accuse Trump of White Supremacy over ‘Stand Back and Stand By’ Comments

Leftist Hollywood stars freaked out over President Donald Trump’s comments about white supremacists and the Proud Boys during the first presidential debate on Tuesday. Celebrities seized on the the president’s remarks as an opportunity to equate him and his supporters to white supremacists, while fanning the flames of panic that the commander in chief was making a veiled threat to his opponents.

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Hollywood Backs ‘Breathe Act’ Aimed At Defunding Police

Hollywood celebrities are enthusiastically showing their support for the “Breathe Act,” the new legislation introduced Tuesday by the Movement 4 Black Lives that seeks to defund police departments around the country and to redirect taxpayer dollars to community safety initiatives.

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Hollywood Promotes Nationwide Impeachment Marches on Eve of Vote

Prominent Hollywood figures including Alyssa Milano, Debra Messing, and Rob Reiner are demanding that people participate in nationwide impeachment marches that are set to take place Tuesday evening, the night before the House of Representatives holds its vote.

Actor Alyssa Milano speaks to demonstrators protesting against Judge Brett Kavanaugh'