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I have some interesting news about NBA season. It appears that NBA is set to resume the season with 22 teams, and all the games will be played at Disney World. The teams will play eight regular-season games before the playoffs begin at ESPN Wide World of Sports complex on the Disney Campus. The NBA games will most likely resume on July 31 after everything opens back up at Disney World. The Western Conference will have 13 teams going to Disney, and the Eastern Conference will have nine. The six teams that will make the playoffs: Memphis, Portland, New Orleans, Sacramento, San Antonio, Phoenix and Washington, according to ESPN. However, there are still some elements of the restart plan that could change and other matters are being negotiated such as how much of a percentage of their contracts that players will lose due to season adjustments.
Stay tuned for more NBA updates.
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Sannu ("hello" in Hausa) to our more than loyal listenership! There's more unrest and uncertainty but you can count on your AFROnerdist crew to come through with the fire, facts and fastidiousness during these very trying times. So make sure to tune in to our infamous Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 8pm eastern. The topics du jour are: the riots and protests on the national scene are still going on with President Trump promising to send in the military to calm this alleged storm and many folks are perceiving a dictatorial edge to his demeanor; are the rioters looking out for the black business owners, themselves or are they sincerely upset over police malfeasance?; And what are the citizens of these embroiled cities expecting as respite once the literal smoke clears? I wonder how Colin Kaepernick feels about this-60 North Carolina police officers knelt before before demonstrators during a stand off relating to the tragic police killing of George Floyd; we'll also try to address some of the lighter issues we failed to address on the preceding Sunday's Grindhouse broadcast; thoughts about Blackout Tuesday and recent accusations that the popular TikToK social media platform censors black creatives; well they do say (some) kids can be cruel.....and it's evident when Middle School students reenact the Floyd murder for laughs (damn...); umm...we are still in the midst of a pandemic, right?; and to lighten the load.....are the CW's Batwoman writers going to actually write out the "batwoman" character from the self titled show? ; well....HBO Max has officially christened their DC cinematic section as the DC Extended Universe....so do I cancel my DC Universe subscription now? GamesRadar and Newsarama merge for some reason....; Marvel and DC exclaim support for the black community; nerd virus alert.....an Ayer Cut-for Suicide Squad? And lastly, what does all this corporate (vocal) support for Black Lives Matter mean? Call up LIVE at 508-645-0100.
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Disney is a company that many criticize (and rightfully so), but at least they’re wielding their money and reach for good today. Pledging to donate $5 million dollars to organizations that fight for social justice, the company issued a statement and has been using their social networks to talk about racism and oppression in America.
Via a piece on The Walt Disney Company site, the company is prepared to start with a $2 million donation to the NAACP, with plans of donating $3 million more to other organizations.
“The Walt Disney Company has pledged $5 million to support nonprofit organizations that advance social justice, beginning with a $2 million donation to the NAACP to further their longstanding work promoting social justice by eliminating disparities and racial discrimination through their advocacy and education programs.”
Disney is also planning on matching eligible donations with their Disney Employee Matching Gifts program. The extent of which we don’t know yet, but it is at least something. Netflix, for example, is matching employee donations 200%. What will Disney’s percentage be?
“In addition, through the Disney Employee Matching Gifts program, employees are able to increase their impact in their communities by donating to eligible organizations, with the Company matching those gifts.”
It’s a small step, but an important one. Disney is one of the wealthiest media companies on the planet, with an estimated worth of $130 billion. $5 million dollars is a drop in the bucket for them, and we hope it’s indicative of a pledge to give a lot more going forward. All Disney properties sent out the same message the other day about their support of Black Lives Matter but didn’t have information on their own donations attached, something many criticized.
If Disney is prepared to match the donations of those employees under their umbrella, then I hope stars of the bigger franchises step up and have the corporation match their donations. It’s unclear whether movie stars and pledges from other highly-paid Disney talent will be matched, but they damn well should be. The more money raised the better, and Disney is more than capable of matching the donations of the casts of its big properties. Let’s see those superheroes doing some good in the real world.
(via The Walt Disney Company, image: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Today would be a good day to watch ATTACK THE BLOCK. It’s on Amazon, Vudu, iTunes, and free on Pluto TV.
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lili reinhart coming out as bi is one of the only things about this year that has made me happy pic.twitter.com/HZZUUvI7xT
— ً (@bwgheads) June 3, 2020
- Batwoman is prepared to create a new character instead of recasting its departing lead, Ruby Rose. (via Vulture)
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DEFUND TIKTOK https://t.co/zxwpI7zsqE
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