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Nickelodeon pulls ‘Made by Maddie’ after ‘Hair Love’ controversy
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Nickelodeon announced today that #MadeByMaddie — whose central characters bear a striking resemblance to those of the Oscar-winning film #HairLove — was pulled from its schedule.

The 22-episode series was scheduled to debut Sept. 13 on Nick Jr. latimes.com/entertainment-…
After Nickelodeon shared the #MadeByMaddie trailer and first-look images this week, social media users were quick to point out that its central family (and cat) look quite similar to that of #HairLove, Matthew A. Cherry’s Oscar-winning short latimes.com/entertainment-… Image
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Racism in Christianity: A thread (1).
We live in the suburbs of Atlanta. Our children go to a small, private, Christian school that goes from daycare to 12th grade. Our 6 year old, 3 year old, and 1 year old all attend.
Thread (2). Our 6 year old looks up to 2 people: His Daddy and his Uncle Sol (my brother). Uncle Sol, a school teacher, has long beautiful locks. My 6 year old told me he wanted to be twins with Uncle Sol and wanted locks. During our shelter in place I made it so.
Thread (3). My 6 year old loves his locks. I try to explain that his grammy's (my mom) grandmother immigrated from Jamaica and that is why so many family members on grammy's side of the family wear locks. That may be lost on him, but he really likes his locks.
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Thank you @JheanelleW for hosting Let's Talk About Hair!! ❤ 🙏 #FreeTheHair #TheCrownAct #HairLove #DTSS Image
Fantastic event! ❤❤ #FreeTheHair #MDCrownAct ImageImageImageImage
@tomhucker Hi, there! I'm a Silver Spring resident, and you're one of my reps . I've had natural hair since April 2001, and I'm
wondering where you stand on the #MDCrownAct / #TheCROWNAct?
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Congressman John Lewis once said “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic.”

What makes you hopeful? Seriously. Share it!

If you’re like me, you could use a few reasons to keep your head up.

Here are 50 reasons to stay hopeful from the past 3+ years.
50. On Jan. 28, 2017, thousands showed up to airports in support of Muslim families impacted by Trump’s unconstitutional #MuslimBan.

That night, a federal judge in NY issued a stay allowing people stranded in airports to temporarily avoid deportation.

📷: Stephanie Keith/Getty
49. Much to the dismay of Donald Trump, #Parasite won Best Picture at the Oscars, making it the first non-English language film to win in the 92 years of the Academy Awards.

📷: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images
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Hi Twitter Fam! It’s me Jalaiah the creator of the Renegade dance! Reading all of your tweets has been SOOO amazing and I still can’t believe everything that’s happening!!! Who's ready to dance?! #renegade
Thanks to everyone for your support, especially @kcamp for dropping the bomb track #Lottery!! I’m just getting started and so excited for y’all to see what I do next!
@kcamp Thank you @nytimes @taylorlorenz for bringing my story to light and making sure young voices are heard!! And @bizbaz_ @dubsmash for your never ending support!
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#HairLove thread time.

I remember back 4 years ago when I put out this tweet looking for 3D artists for what I thought was an Oscar Worthy animated short film script I had recently completed. I had come across this image from this 3D artist named Julian Santiago.
I had never seen black and brown characters in the medium of CG that had looked like this before & the initial idea for a story about a black dad doing their daughters hair for the first time hit me like a light bulb.

Here’s a link to Julian’s work: artstation.com/juliansantiago
This was back in the spring 2016 before Moana, Coco, Spiderverse & this current wave of inclusive CG animated projects hit. Of course there was Bebe’s Kids, Princess & The Frog, Book Of Life & Home that came before but this felt like a chance to create something just as special.
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STORY TIME!
As promised, here’s how Louis York’s @ClaudeKelly ended up being associated w/ #HairLove.
Back in 2017, I saw someone random retweet about @MatthewACherry and the Kickstarter he was launching to raise money for his dream project. I’ve never met MC (although it turns out we know many of the same folks in the music biz).
Anyway, u could just feel his passion via tweet
Everyone on here is asking for something so it’s hard to find true passion matched with a great idea, and a go-getter visionary behind it. @MatthewACherry is that dude.
Now, I have no kids yet and there’s no cute lil black girl’s hair for me to do every AM but...
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Congrats to “Hair Love” for winning Best Animated Short at last night's Oscars!

OAG is on a #HairLove mission, too—share a photo of your proud natural hair moment at work or school!
DC loves your hair! For over 40 years, the District has banned discrimination based on personal appearance, including natural hairstyles.

Learn how DC law protects you: bit.ly/2JuouyT
Our Civil Rights Team works to promote equal justice under the law and stand up for residents who face illegal discrimination.

If you experience discrimination of any kind, report it to OAG by emailing OAGCivilRights@dc.gov or calling (202) 727-3400.
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Comenzó una nueva edición de los premios #Oscars2020 y podés seguir la ceremonia en este hilo de @elpaisuy
Regina King entrega el primer #Oscars2020 de la noche, a mejor actor de reparto, y el Oscar va para...
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