Lin-Manuel Miranda has issued an apology after the film adaptation of his musical 'In the Heights' was criticized for colorism in its casting.
Many social media users have called out the film, stating its lack of dark-skinned Afro Latinx actors does not accurately represent the real-life Washington Heights community.
‘I started writing In The Heights because I didn’t feel seen,' Miranda said in a statement posted to Twitter on June 14. 'And over the past 20 years, all I wanted was for us—ALL of us—to feel seen...
...I’m seeing the discussion around Afro-Latino representation in our film this weekend and it is clear that many in our dark-skinned Afro-Latino community don’t feel sufficiently represented within it, particularly among the leading roles.'
'In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short,' Miranda continued. 'I’m truly sorry. I’m learning from the feedback, I thank you for raising it, and I’m listening...
... I’m trying to hold space for both the incredible pride in the movie we made and be accountable for our shortcomings. Thanks for your honest feedback.'
'In the Heights' hit theaters and HBO Max last week, receiving positive reviews from critics.
However, according to Variety, the film has reportedly disappointed in its box office numbers in the initial days since its release.
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1 in 4 cities can’t afford climate protection measures.
A 2020 survey of 800 cities around the world found that approximately 43% didn’t have a plan to adapt to the ongoing climate crisis.
The survey was carried out by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an organization that runs a global disclosure system for reporting environmental impacts. 25% of the cities cited a lack of financing as a barrier to adaptation.
Kyra Appleby, a global director for CDP, told The Guardian, ‘Adaptation [to the impacts of climate change] is trickier to finance than emissions action. There are enormous benefits from adaptation and resilience, but they don’t appear on the balance sheet.
A report from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) shows that air pollution and climate change cost each American an average of $2,500 per year in health care. The researchers used data from dozens of published scientific papers.
The report includes costs from air pollution (such as ozone, soot, and allergens), vector-borne infectious diseases (from ticks and mosquitos, which flourish under warmer temperatures caused by climate change), and...
... climate change-related disasters (like heat, wildfires, and hurricanes). Together, these health-related costs add up to more than $820 billion per year, calculated from the resulting premature deaths...
In just one 6-hour span over the weekend, mass shootings in 4 major U.S. cities reportedly left 38 people wounded and 6 dead. The shootings occurred in Cleveland, Chicago, Austin, and Savannah between late Friday night and early Saturday morning
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have already been more than 270 mass shootings in 2021, and at least 8,700 lives have been claimed to gun violence this year overall.
James Alan Fox, a criminologist and professor at Northeastern University, told the Associated Press that the rising number of mass shootings is worrisome.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested that if Republicans win back control of the Senate, they would block Pres. Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee if a vacancy occurred in 2024
On Monday, McConnell told radio host Hugh Hewitt, 'I think it’s highly unlikely — in fact, no, I don’t think either party, if it were different from the president, would confirm a Supreme Court nominee in the middle of an election.’
In 2016, during an election year, McConnell refused to give Merrick Garland a hearing or vote after he was nominated by former President Barack Obama following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
In just one 6-hour span over the weekend, mass shootings in 4 major U.S. cities reportedly left 38 people wounded and 6 dead. The shootings occurred in Cleveland, Chicago, Austin, and Savannah between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have already been more than 270 mass shootings in 2021, and at least 8,700 lives have been claimed to gun violence this year overall.
James Alan Fox, a criminologist and professor at Northeastern University, told the Associated Press that the rising number of mass shootings is worrisome.
These giant Pikachus have a message for Japan: Stop burning coal.
A group of activists from the group No Coal Japan dressed as Pikachu and protested outside the G7 Summit in England to demand that the Japanese government stop burning coal by 2030.
The G7 nations, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the U.S., meet annually to discuss global issues and form agreements. This year, that includes the climate crisis.
Politico reports Japan is home to 150 coal-powered plants and is the world’s third-largest coal financier. The country has plans to build at least 22 new coal-burning power plants in the next five years, per to the NY Times, which has prompted pushback from environmental groups.