Jesse Jackson seeks more diversity in Hollywood
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As seemingly half of  Hollywood converged on a fundraiser for Democratic presidential  aspirant Sen. Barack Obama, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was huddled  elsewhere with Universal Studios president Ron Meyer over his  own campaign -- to increase industry diversity.
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Robert Townsend first caught the film industry's eye with 1987's "Hollywood Shuffle," a clever satire about black actors trapped in demeaning roles. Now he wants the country to pay attention to what he calls a new kind of television, entertaining but with a sense of responsibility, especially toward young black Americans.
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Once an evening of backslapping and merrymaking within the narrow confines of Hollywood, the Academy Awards this time look like a United Nations exercise in diversity.
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Jesse Jackson was quoted as saying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was "acting like he's white" for not speaking out more forcefully about a racially charged schoolyard beating in Louisiana.
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Trying to build on a cease-fire in Lebanon, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson launched an effort Tuesday to arrange the release of prisoners held by Hezbollah and Israel.
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LOS ANGELES  - Peter Jackson is eyeing   his next fantasy series.
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Racial slurs should be banned from television and film, US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson says.
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Pop star Michael Jackson waves as he greets several hundred children that were invited guests at his Neverland Ranch home, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, in Santa Ynez, Calif.
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NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson is reportedly angered by the way he is portrayed in rapper Eminem&#39;s recently released video, Just Lose It.
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Ed Harris is in  negotiations to join Samuel L. Jackson in the indie crime  thriller "Cleaner," which is set to begin shooting next month  in Shreveport, La.
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Jesse Jackson criticized Major League Baseball on Thursday for sending investigators to the hometowns of umpires to ask neighbors questions that include whether the ump belongs to the Ku Klux Klan.
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Somebody wants to be starting something with Michael Jackson.
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The company that changed the way many people get DVDs is looking for new ways to shake up Hollywood.
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Stephen Jackson is still trying to control his emotions.
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The filmmaker Tyler Perry says he has a message of healing; others say he glorifies racial stereotypes.
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Ethnic minorities and those from poor backgrounds face a "glass door" in London's film and television industry.
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Beleaguered pop star Michael  Jackson, responding to a recent TV movie about his life and  legal troubles, said in a statement he was tired of being  "vilified" and taunted as "Wacko Jacko" in the public eye.