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Reflecting on a Year of Stories Told by Black Creators

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Black Creator SpotlightA year of interviews with Black game developers. / Photo by DBLTAP2020 was a summer of rage. Three high-profile killings of Black people — Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd — led to a flood of protests demanding justice. I marched at some of those protests, but it was hard to escape the feeling of helplessness. We could chant for hours, some of us could get maced and arrested, and we could come back to do it all again. But the power to create real change lay

‘It’s Trash’: Glow Up Games CXO Latoya Peterson on the State of Diversity in Games

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Latoya Peterson is tired of the games industry ignoring Black women, and now she's ready to do something about it. | Photo courtesy of Glow Up GamesThe video game industry is as prone to systemic oppression as any other. Developers of color, and perhaps particularly Black developers, face an uphill battle for employment, let alone creative expression. With this series of features, DBLTAP hopes to highlight the creations of Black developers working to tell their own stories through games in this monthly series. Check out our previous entries here.Issa Dee

The Confederate Flag Is Now Banned From Forza Games

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Turn 10 Studios, the stewards of the Forza racing series, have updated their enforcement guidelines to include a ban on "notorious iconography" including the Confederate flag.The Forza games allow players to create custom content, but going forward, the developers will be more strict in their enforcement of what is allowed. The list of "notorious iconography" that is not allowed has been updated to include the Confederate flag, as well as the Swastika, SS-runes, Wolfsangel, Black Sun, Arrow Cross, Iron Cross (with contextual clues), and the Rising Sun.Additionally, the studio will

Apple TV+ Animated Series Central Park Will Recast Black Character Voiced By Kristen Bell

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Central Park, a new animated series co-created by Bob's Burgers creator Loren Bouchard, is midway through Season 1, but a big change is coming for Season 2. One of the show's characters, Molly, is a biracial young girl who has, up to this point, been voiced by Kristen Bell (Frozen, The Good Place), who is white.Going forward, the part of Molly will be recast, and while Bell will remain on the show she will play a new character.In a statement from the show's creators Bell has shared on Twitter, it's

Big Mouth Voice Actor Steps Away From Role: “Black Characters Should Be Played By Black Actors”

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Jenny Slate has played Missy, a young Black girl (and the love interest of protagonist Andrew) on Big Mouth since Season 1 of the hit Netflix animated show, but that's set to change. The actor has announced that after the upcoming Season 4, she will no longer voice the character, and that the part will be recast by a Black actor.In a statement on Instagram, Slate admits that while she was initially able to justify the casting to herself, she has since come to understand that she is taking a

7 Stand-Up Specials From Black Comics You Should Watch If You Need Some Self-Care

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7 Stand-Up Specials From Black Comics You Should Watch If You Need Some Self-Care - GameSpot<meta id="js-loading-html" content=""> By Malcolm Venable on June 11, 2020 at 12:28PM PDT ]]> For those who could use a laugh right now without sacrificing awareness of what's happening in the world. This story originally appeared on GameSpot sister site TV Guide.​ It has been republished to amplify black voices in GameSpot's support of Black Lives Matter. Donate to the effort to fight systemic racism here. Even before protests over the latest killing of a

8 Excellent Movies From Black Directors To Stream On Netflix

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8 Excellent Movies From Black Directors To Stream On Netflix - GameSpot<meta id="js-loading-html" content=""> By Liam Mathews on June 10, 2020 at 2:58PM PDT ]]> We know you need more to watch, so here are some fantastic films from black directors you can stream right now. This story originally appeared on GameSpot sister site TV Guide.​ It has been republished to amplify black voices in GameSpot's support of Black Lives Matter. Donate to the effort to fight systemic racism here. With Black Lives Matter protests happening all over America in

Black Girl Gamers’ Wellness Week Streams Are Underway, Don’t Miss Them

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Black Girl Gamers, a collective of black women content creators and streamers, is currently running their Wellness Week series of streams and will continue their fundraising efforts until June 7. Throughout this period (and every week), you can catch a number of different streamers on the Black Girl Gamers Twitch channel--you can see the schedule below so you don't miss out on their streams. Wellness Week is an opportunity for their audience to come to a chill, relaxing stream, but it's also a concerted effort to raise funds for Color

Sega pledges to make and match employee donations to anti-racism organizations

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Sega is doing its part to support those in the fight for equality by making contributions to and matching employee donations to groups against racism. Sega is working to make a difference when it comes to the #BlackLivesMatter movement by offering up donations to worthwhile causes and organizations.  In the wake of George Floyd's murder and the other demonstrations of police brutality against Black people across the country, some companies are putting their money where their mouth is in a bid to make true change, and Sega's proposition seems to

Xbox Studio Double Fine Donates $12,000 To Charities That Fight Racism

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The Xbox studio Double Fine Productions has announced a donation of $12,000 to a series of charities that fight racism in response to the murder of George Floyd. In a statement posted on Twitter, Double Fine said it condemns police brutality and calls for the immediate demilitarization of police forces in America. "Our message is simple: black lives matter, and the systemic oppression, disenfranchisement, and murder of black people must end," Double Fine said. "This is a critical moment. There can be no justice for black people in America, or