Is Hollywood on the Brink of a Racial Reckoning?

Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/bhlonline Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/BlackHollywoodLive/ ABOUT BLACK HOLLYWOOD LIVE: Black Hollywood Live is the world's first online broadcast news network with programming and content dedicated to African American entertainment news. The network features long form, in-depth celebrity interviews, smart commentary and discussion as well as news and inside information.  The network was created by producer Keven Undergaro. Black Hollywood Live had guests from shows/films like 12 Years A Slave, The Butler, America's Got Talent, The Game, Chicago Fire, Believe, Hannibal, Suits, Parks and Recreation, Dallas Buyers Club, Real Husbands of Hollywood, The Best Man Holiday, The View, Shameless, Basketball Wives, Being Mary Jane, Scandal, Single Ladies and many more.  Notable guests on the network include: host Wayne Brady, The View's Sherri Shepherd, Late Night's Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyer and others.

This week on The Black Hollywood Reporter we dive into Variety's cover story, "Black Hollywood Speaks Out, But Is The Industry Listening?" Lin Manual Miranda rakes in $75 million as a result of his Hamilton deal with Disney, talks intensify about defunding police-specifically on Hollywood sets. And not to be outdone by last week's GAP news, Kanye West begins his bid for President in our social media rundown! At The Black Hollywood Reporter we discuss the business and creatives in top trending Black Entertainment news every week. Brought to you by Black Hollywood Live, in vivid detail by two outspoken women of color, we will explore Hollywood behind the scenes and tease out entertainment news to uncover what’s often overlooked.

Hosted by Kay Montgomery and Samantha Jacobs! In this week's episode we highlight the white voiceover actors who have stepped down from their mixed-race rolls, exploring racism in Hollywood, Jon Stewart talks lack of talk show diversity, Hamilton'sLeslie Odom Jr. talks money for Black actors, and in the Social Media Report we go over the update Disneyland is doing to Splash Mountain and what this Gap deal with Kanye West is all about.

In this weeks episode we delve into the issues surrounding change in Hollywood that have been brought to the forefront by Black American actors, Black artists in the U.K. and African American writers of the writers guild as each group pens a series of open letters. Disneyland is encouraged to Re-theme Splash Mountain, a popular water ride with a racist history. Hollywood assistants are being paid a third less as a result of Covid-19 though many claim to be doing just as much work and could a Juneteenth musical from Pharrell and Black-ish creator Kenya Barris be the history lesson our country needs? And speaking of the Black-ish universe, lead Tracee Ellis Ross is slated to star in the Daria spin-off Jodi. The animated series has landed at Comedy Central to the excitement of every MTV watching Gen-X’er.

In this week episode we discuss the changing in the Emmy's FYC campaign. Will this create more equity for African American shows and actors who sometimes are marginalized in that process? Spike Lee's new film, Da Five Bloods, is about Black Vietnam War veterans. We talk about what a rarity this topic is and why it is such an important story to tell. How to Get Away With Murder has enjoyed six vibrant seasons on ABC and we discuss it's long lasting effects on the television landscape for woman and people of color. And Hamilton makes it debut on Disney Plus this summer, after being moved up in the schedule by almost a year. Will it's performance signal a move from Broadway to streamers for more favorites? Lastly, Joe Buck delighted sports fan this week with the news that televised audience-less games are coming. We go over the winners and losers in this scenario, as we break down what this means for fans, arena workers and television contracts. HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://blackhollywoodlive.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/bhlonline Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/BlackHollywoodLive/ ABOUT BLACK HOLLYWOOD LIVE: Black Hollywood Live is the world's first online broadcast news network with programming and content dedicated to African American entertainment news. The network features long form, in-depth celebrity interviews, smart commentary and discussion as well as news and inside information. The network was created by producer Keven Undergaro. Black Hollywood Live had guests from shows/films like 12 Years A Slave, The Butler, America's Got Talent, The Game, Chicago Fire, Believe, Hannibal, Suits, Parks and Recreation, Dallas Buyers Club, Real Husbands of Hollywood, The Best Man Holiday, The View, Shameless, Basketball Wives, Being Mary Jane, Scandal, Single Ladies and many more. Notable guests on the network include: host Wayne Brady, The View's Sherri Shepherd, Late Night's Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyer and others.

In this week episode we discuss the changing in the Emmy's FYC campaign. Will this create more equity for African American shows and actors who sometimes are marginalized in that process? Spike Lee's new film, Da Five Bloods, is about Black Vietnam War veterans. We talk about what a rarity this topic is and why it is such an important story to tell. How to Get Away With Murder has enjoyed six vibrant seasons on ABC and we discuss it's long lasting effects on the television landscape for woman and people of color. And Hamilton makes it debut on Disney Plus this summer, after being moved up in the schedule by almost a year. Will it's performance signal a move from Broadway to streamers for more favorites? Lastly, Joe Buck delighted sports fan this week with the news that televised audience-less games are coming. We go over the winners and losers in this scenario, as we break down what this means for fans, arena workers and television contracts.   HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://blackhollywoodlive.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/bhlonline Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/BlackHollywoodLive/  ABOUT BLACK HOLLYWOOD LIVE: Black Hollywood Live is the world's first online broadcast news network with programming and content dedicated to African American entertainment news. The network features long form, in-depth celebrity interviews, smart commentary and discussion as well as news and inside information.  The network was created by producer Keven Undergaro.   Black Hollywood Live had guests from shows/films like 12 Years A Slave, The Butler, America's Got Talent, The Game, Chicago Fire, Believe, Hannibal, Suits, Parks and Recreation, Dallas Buyers Club, Real Husbands of Hollywood, The Best Man Holiday, The View, Shameless, Basketball Wives, Being Mary Jane, Scandal, Single Ladies and many more.  Notable guests on the network include: host Wayne Brady, The View's Sherri Shepherd, Late Night's Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyer and others.

On today’s show we will honor Black Music legends Little Richard, Andre Harrell and Betty Wright. We’ll discuss movie theaters reopening, the Verzuz Battle between Jill Scott and Erykah Bday as well as the next scheduled battle. Michelle Obama’s Documentary, Becoming, debuted on Netflix this week and we will talk all about it and The Obama’s effect on Documentaries and Netflix with their overall deal. We will also cover the Chrissy Teigen and Alison Roman beef and what it says about women of color in creative spaces often held by white women.