Netflix Releases ‘Black Lives Matter’ Collection To Its Site

In response to global protests and activism in support of the Black Lives Matter movement by the Black community and its allies, Netflix has released a collection of TV shows and movies to aid viewers in better understanding the lives of Black Americans, via The Hollywood ReporterJoined in the collection are Ava DuVernay’s (Selma13th and When They See Us, Justin Simien’s (Bad HairDear White People, TJ Martin’s (UndefeatedLA 92, and Nadia Hallgreen’s (After MariaBecoming, among many more films, shows, and documentaries. In addition, Netflix included Spike Lee’s (Do The Right Thing) upcoming film Da 5 Bloods which will be released on June 12.

Netflix’s launch of this collection comes soon after they endorsed their stance with the Black community via a tweet that has since accumulated over 1 million likes.

On the day of the launch, Netflix once again announced their support of the Black Lives Matter movement as well as their support of Black art and storytelling.

Netflix is among the many platforms that have voiced their support of the movement, however among the very few that have made an active step towards attempting to diminish the injustices that continue to plague Black lives each day. The collection can be reached at netflix.com/blacklivesmatter.

Tara Mobasher: I'm currently pursuing a Journalism major and a minor in Criminology, Law, & Society at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and working as an mxdwn TV News Intern.
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