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Sep 18, 2024 | 
boundingintocomics.com | Advocates Sayby TheGrio |Ryan Pearson
Naoki Yoshida, Producer of Final Fantasy XVI, has asked gamers not to make offensive or inappropriate mods to the latest installment of the beloved franchise. RELATED: Former Pixar Employee Says ‘Inside Out 2’ Team Was Specifically Ordered By Disney Leadership To Make Protagonist Riley Anderson Come Across As “Less Gay”The request came via an interview with PC Gamer, discussing the recent PC launch of Final Fantasy XVI.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
boundingintocomics.com | Advocates Sayby TheGrio |JB Augustine
Ah, the 80s – the decade where most of us were born and reared, and arguably where modern cinema began. Many of the franchises Hollywood milks to this day either started or took off into the stratosphere back then.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Preserving Equalityby TheGrio |Advocates Sayby TheGrio |Rocky Kanaka |Holly Lewis
Peacock’s “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” has everyone you can think of. The TV mini-series stars Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, and more. Based on the acclaimed iHeart true-crime podcast, the series follows the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight took place.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Advocates Sayby TheGrio |Rocky Kanaka |Gerren Keith Gaynor
Thousands descended in Washington, D.C., for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 53rd Annual Legislative Conference. Like every conference, affectionately known as “CBC Week,” the caucus, which is its largest in history with 60 members, hosted several panels on various policy issues impacting Black communities across the country, from voting rights and the economy to Black maternal health and public safety. “It is more than just a conference. It is a catalyst for change,” said U.S. Rep.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Black Driversby TheGrio |Advocates Sayby TheGrio
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill acknowledged Wednesday that he could have handled himself better in the initial moments of a weekend traffic stop that left him handcuffed and pulled out of his car by police officers near the team’s stadium. Hill also said he wants one of the officers involved in the incident dismissed from the police force.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Advocates Sayby TheGrio |Rocky Kanaka |Natasha S. Alford
This week on “Politics Explained,” Natasha S. Alford breaks down the power of voting. Voting is a fundamental right for citizens of the United States, but it’s also one that wasn’t always available to everyone. Voting was once reserved exclusively for white men who owned land. However, over time, key amendments to the Constitution, like the 14th, 15th, and 19th Amendments, as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965, expanded voting rights to Black men and women.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Advocates Sayby TheGrio |Rocky Kanaka
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who prosecutors say were motivated by white supremacist ideology have been arrested on charges that they used the social media messaging app Telegram to encourage hate crimes and acts of violence against minorities, government officials and critical infrastructure in the United States, the Justice Department said Monday.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Advocates Sayby TheGrio
More than 200 cities and counties declared racism was a public health crisis in the past few years, mostly after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis in May 2020. Racial justice advocates said they finally felt heard by the quick swell of political will to address disparities like disproportionate COVID-19 deaths or infant and maternal mortality rates.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Advocates Sayby TheGrio |Haniyah Philogene
This weekend, the NFL, Apple Music, and Roc Nation revealed that rapper Kendrick Lamar will be the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime performer. Making history as the first rapper to headline the halftime show alone, Lamar says he looks forward to bringing hip-hop to the forefront of the NFL championship. “Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date,” Lamar said in a statement, as previously reported by theGrio. “And I’ll be there to remind the world why.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
boundingintocomics.com | Advocates Sayby TheGrio |Ryan Pearson
The Producer of Lollipop Chainsaw RePop assures there’s no censorship going on yet again, with changes to “Original Mode” being made for the better. RELATED: Sweet Baby Inc. CEO Defends Company’s Work, Says Critics Are “Part Of The Greater Movement Towards A Lot Of Very Far-Right Thinking”As the original game featured cheerleader Juliet Starling in a variety of costumes – many salacious – fans feared Lollipop Chainsaw RePop would be censored for modern sensibilities.
