AMC Networks has released next month's streaming schedule for Allblk, which was previously known as the Urban Movie Channel. The Allblk June 2021 schedule includes the second season premiere of Beyond the Pole and the season finale of Stuck With You.
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As far as Black representation goes, Hollywood has a better track record than, say, video games. However, that’s not a particularly high bar to clear, the victories we have achieved are the results of decades of struggle, and there’s still much work to be done. We should have Black movies win awards without needing to focus on slaves and maids, or without getting their names announced incorrectly.
Fortunately, the ever-expanding legion of video streaming services is hungry for content, and that includes content made for and by Black people. After all, if you can make streaming services dedicated to anime or the British, you can have streaming services dedicated to Black people. As companies across industries continue to show how much they value Black lives in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by the police and our collective overdue reckoning with white supremacy, streaming services join in by showcasing their Black art…along with throwing “problematic” ep
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S. Decker Anstrom will step down from the media giant s boardroom at the end of 2020.
BET founder Robert Johnson is joining the board of directors at Discovery, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Johnson is also the founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies and comes to Discovery as it unveils an upcoming streaming platform, Discovery+, to launch on Jan. 4. Bob is a legendary entrepreneur and one of media’s true pioneers and innovators, dating back to his creation of BET and continuing throughout his distinguished career. As we embark on a transformative year for Discovery, we are honored to add Bob as an independent director, Robert Miron, chairman of Discovery s board of directors, said in a statement.