Media Questions Of The Week

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Why did the Academy feel that it was ok to snub Ava DuVernay’s Selma because the cast of Selma wore t-shirts that said “I Can’t Breathe” at the premiere to protest the police murder of Eric Garner? 

Now that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has apologized for not listening to players about racism, will the NFL apologize to Colin Kaepernick? 




Media Questions Of The Week

 

Is DJ Khaled envious of Tyler, The Creator because IGOR went to no. 1 and Father of Asahd did not? And was he referring to Tyler’s album when he ranted about “Mysterious” music?

Why did Beyoncé’s Beyhive of fans make death threats to Nicole Curran because she spoke to Jay-Z at a basketball game? 

Is Ava DuVernay’s dislike of being called “Auntie” rooted in ageism? 

 

 




Media Questions Of The Week

 

Why didn’t the Glastonbury Festival organizers place Janet Jackson’s first or at the top of their advertisement poster? 

Will Ava DuVernay’s casting of Tevin Campbell in Season 4 of Queen Sugar give his career a comeback? 

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What did Daniel Caesar mean when he asked “why are we being so mean to white people right now” in regards to his defense of social influencer YesJulz who has a history of insulting Black people? 

 




Ava DuVernay’s August 28th To Debut On The OWN Network

Ava DuVerNay’s new film August 28th: A Day In The Life Of The People will debut on the OWN Network August 28th. The short film looks at multiple historical milestones that took place on that date. Hurricane Katrina, the passing of The Slavery Abolition Act, the lynching of Emmett Till, The Marvelettes’ “Please Mr. Postman,” MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech and Barack Obama’s acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president in 2008 were all events that happened on August 28th. Regina King, Don Cheadle, Lupita Nyong’o, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, André Holland, Michael Ealy, Glynn Turman and David Oyelowo star in the 22-minute film that feels like a documentary. Meshell Ndegeocello composed the score for the piece that is written, directed and produced by DuVernay.Â