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If this past election taught us nothing else, it’s that people have little if any understanding about American civics and how the government works. Now, the Obamas are looking to change that with their new animated series. CNN reports that the President and First Lady have created a new series called “We The People” which will be distributed through Netflix. Similar to the “Schoolhouse Rock” vein, “We The People” will “combine music and animation to educate a new generation of young Americans about the power of the people,” per the show’s official description on the Netflix site. The Obamas will serve as executive producers of this new animated series, which — though aimed at children — is suitable for kids of all ages. Music will be provided by such modern musical superstars as H.E.R., Janelle Monáe, Brandi Carlile, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adam Lambert, Cordae, Bebe Rexha, KYLE, and Andra Day. Poet Amanda Gorman is also due to contribute her talents to the animated series. The new “We...
Bye Trump! CNN reports that Facebook has altered its rules to give former President Donald Trump the boot from its platform until January 7, 2023. The date will mark two years since he was initially suspended following the attacks at the nation’s Capitol building. From there, Facebook says that it will assess the circumstances to see if he should even be allowed back onto the social media platform. This move seals the deal that would prevent Trump from posting from his Facebook account which had tens of millions of followers and just ahead of the 2022 midterm election. However, the announcement leaves a window of opportunity open for the possibility of the suspension being lifted ahead of the 2024 presidential election. In a post on Friday (June 4), Facebook’s vice president for global affairs, Nick Clegg, said that once the two-year period is up, the social media platform “will look to experts to assess whether the risk to public safety has receded. We will evaluate external...
Controversial rapper-turned-controversial political firebrand Ice Cube has announced that he’s expanding his “Contract with Black America” to tackle unique issues facing Black women in sports today. In a press release announcement, it was revealed that the “Are We There Yet?” star expanded his Contract with Black America in partnership with lawyer and activist, Kamilah Moore, and lawyer, Maureen Simmons. With their help, the man born O’Shea Jackson provides both legislative remedies and guiding principles to tackle these problems. We added 2 new sections to the Contract With Black America. Check it out at https://t.co/MEnR6nvCbt pic.twitter.com/gUSkZeOBDs — Ice Cube (@icecube) March 2, 2021 “Under the Sports Industry Economic Development Plan – CWBA Sports Initiative, the contract outlines solutions to the systemic racism engulfing sports today,” reads the announcement. “With a focus on professional and collegiate levels, the recommended action items call for leagues and national...