Warner Bros. TV Group has signed Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors to an overall deal.
Under terms of the wide-ranging content partnership, Cullors will develop and produce original programming for all platforms: streaming services, cable, and the five broadcast networks. She will also work with the studio to amplify both the work of Black Lives Matter and create opportunities for prominent Black storytelling.
Cullors co-founded Black Lives Matter in 2013 with Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Travon Martin. The movement gained increased visibility this year after the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, both of which were killed by police officers. Cullors currently serves as the organization’s executive director.
“Black voices, especially Black voices who have been historically marginalized, are important and integral to today’s storytelling. Our perspective and amplification is necessary and vital...
Under terms of the wide-ranging content partnership, Cullors will develop and produce original programming for all platforms: streaming services, cable, and the five broadcast networks. She will also work with the studio to amplify both the work of Black Lives Matter and create opportunities for prominent Black storytelling.
Cullors co-founded Black Lives Matter in 2013 with Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Travon Martin. The movement gained increased visibility this year after the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, both of which were killed by police officers. Cullors currently serves as the organization’s executive director.
“Black voices, especially Black voices who have been historically marginalized, are important and integral to today’s storytelling. Our perspective and amplification is necessary and vital...
- 10/15/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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