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https://www.blackenterprise.com/byron-allen-supreme-court/

Almost a year ago, comedian and successful businessman Byron Allen filed a $20 billion lawsuit against Comcast in addition to a $10 billion suit against Charter Communications as reported by the Associated Press. Now the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court, will hear the case on November 13.

Allen is claiming that the two media conglomerates, which aren’t carrying his cable TV channels, are doing so based on racial bias. He has been going back and forth with Comcast in court to prove that its insistence not to carry his channels is based on the fact the he is black.

“This is historic,” says the Entertainment Studios boss of the August 15 brief filed by the feds seeking to tighten the definitions of a Reconstruction Era statute in Comcast’s favor. “Donald Trump’s DOJ and Comcast are working together to destroy a civil rights statute in the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“You have one of the biggest media companies in the world, which has been beating up Donald Trump for racism, and now they are saying, we will work together to maintain institutionalized racism in America, in this amicus brief they delivered,” Allen says of the William Barr-run Department of Justice and its plan to tip the scales for Comcast.

The Los Angeles Urban League, via Twitter, as well as other civil rights groups, have called for a boycott against Comcast in anticipation of Allen’s upcoming racial bias court battle.

“We are appalled by your decision to challenge and destroy the federal civil rights statute of 1866 in the U.S. Supreme Court and do so in partnership with the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice,” the Los Angeles Urban League said several weeks ago in a letter to Comcast boss Brian Roberts and senior executive vice president David Cohen.

Now, Allen and his lawyers are going to have to prove that race was the only reason Comcast hasn’t given his cable channels distribution on its platform.

September 21, 2019

Byron Allen Ready to Take His Case to The Supreme Court

https://www.blackenterprise.com/byron-allen-supreme-court/

Almost a year ago, comedian and successful businessman Byron Allen filed a $20 billion lawsuit against Comcast in addition to a $10 billion suit against Charter Communications as reported by the Associated Press. Now the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court, will hear the case on November 13.

Allen is claiming that the two media conglomerates, which aren’t carrying his cable TV channels, are doing so based on racial bias. He has been going back and forth with Comcast in court to prove that its insistence not to carry his channels is based on the fact the he is black.

“This is historic,” says the Entertainment Studios boss of the August 15 brief filed by the feds seeking to tighten the definitions of a Reconstruction Era statute in Comcast’s favor. “Donald Trump’s DOJ and Comcast are working together to destroy a civil rights statute in the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“You have one of the biggest media companies in the world, which has been beating up Donald Trump for racism, and now they are saying, we will work together to maintain institutionalized racism in America, in this amicus brief they delivered,” Allen says of the William Barr-run Department of Justice and its plan to tip the scales for Comcast.

The Los Angeles Urban League, via Twitter, as well as other civil rights groups, have called for a boycott against Comcast in anticipation of Allen’s upcoming racial bias court battle.

“We are appalled by your decision to challenge and destroy the federal civil rights statute of 1866 in the U.S. Supreme Court and do so in partnership with the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice,” the Los Angeles Urban League said several weeks ago in a letter to Comcast boss Brian Roberts and senior executive vice president David Cohen.

Now, Allen and his lawyers are going to have to prove that race was the only reason Comcast hasn’t given his cable channels distribution on its platform.


September 21, 2019

Global Climate Strike Scenes from Across the World

https://nerdist.com/article/global-climate-strike-across-world/

Today’s Global Climate Strike resulted in millions of people taking to the streets in protest of governmental inaction toward the threats of climate change, and the scenes of marches from across the world have been stunning. The event, which grew out of Greta Thunberg’s “school strike for climate change,” occurred in roughly 4,500 locations across the globe, in 150 countries. Below is a series of videos and pictures taken from twitter that represent the turnout at some of the most notable protests.

Freiburg

In Freiburg, Germany, a city with a population of roughly 227,000, tens of thousands of people showed up to protest. In this clip they clap in unison. The local clarion call: “Like the sea, we rise.”

New York City

In New York City, an estimated 1.1 million students were given permission to skip school and join in the protest. One source says tens of thousands of “Manhattan kids” alone showed up. Also amongst the group of protesters in New York, Thunberg herself.

Cape Town

In Cape Town, South Africa, one source estimates 2,000 people showed up for the protests. Below is a scene of school children lambasting denial of climate issues by authorities

London

In London, an estimated 100,000 people showed up for the protest. Jeremy Corbyn, the current leader of England’s Labour Party, stands on stage in front of a crowd chanting his name.

Sydney

In Sydney, Australia, one source reports a gathering of roughly 80,000 people. There were roughly 100 other protests in the country as well, which drew an estimated 300,000 people in total.

Delhi

In Delhi, India’s national capital territory, protesters switch back and forth between English and Hindi. In English, they chant “We want climate justice.”

And finally, here’s a short clip of Thunberg calling for a school strike for climate justice back in 2018. The video is one source of inspiration for the Global Climate Strike, and as of this writing has more than 4.8 million views.

What do you think about The Global Climate Strike? And what does it look like in your city? Show and tell in the comments below!

Feature image: School Strike

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September 21, 2019

Join Us at the 2nd Annual Charm City Night Market in Baltimore

https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2019/09/19/join-us-at-the-2nd-annual-charm-city-night-market-in-baltimore/

This Saturday, September 21, join our very own Keith Chow and Jamie Noguchi at the second annual Charm City Night Market in downtown Baltimore, Maryland! Charm City Night Market is a celebration of Baltimore’s rich pan-Asian community — across ethnicity, across industry, and across generations. Coinciding with the Lunar Mid-Autumn Festival, CCNM features local AAPI […]


September 21, 2019

DC and WB Unveil Colorful New ‘Birds of Prey’ Poster!

https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2019/09/19/dc-and-wb-unveil-colorful-new-birds-of-prey-poster/

This week the folks at DC and WB unveiled the first poster for Birds of Prey! The film brings back Margot Robbie in her iconic portrayal of Harley Quinn, but also brings a plethora of amazing actresses into the DC Extended Universe, such as Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Jurnee Smollett as Black Canary, Ella Jay […]


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