October 8, 2020  

lifewire.com – Instagram’s Anti-Bully Features May Not Be Enough, Says Expert

Instagram’s latest update has introduced new anti-bullying features. These will help filter out negative comments by warning users and even hiding comments that break the community guidelines, but the company could do more.

The update comes as part of Instagram’s ten-year birthday celebration, which also includes classic icons and a new Stories Archive. The most important change, though, are the new features dedicated to fighting online bullies, which include expanded comment warnings and a system to completely hide comments considered offensive. While a step in the right direction, the new features continue to fall short of the actions Instagram needs to take, according to one expert.

“I think Instagram is taking a step in the right direction, but it’s not enough,” Makaila Nichols, best-selling author of Blatantly Honest: Normal Teen, Abnormal Life, said in an email interview. “It’s so simple for a bully to make a multitude of fake accounts, but what’s to stop them from doing that if they lose their account the first time?”

Full article here: https://www.lifewire.com/instagram-s-anti-bully-features-may-not-be-enough-says-expert-5081280

October 7, 2020  

newsbreak.com – ABC7 spends day with Bay Area film crew as production resumes amid COVID-19 pandemic

EMERYVILLE, Calif. (KGO) — Inside a loft in Emeryville, a barebones crew is shooting the film Adam and Eve, directed by Brian Hooks, set for release next year. If you just look through the camera, it almost feels like a time before COVID-19. Three people are sitting around a table, playing UNO, no social distancing, no masks. That’s because the premise isn’t pandemic related, the movie is a romantic drama set in San Francisco about an ex-marine who meets the woman of his dreams.

Full article here: https://www.newsbreak.com/news/coronavirus/2078064036022/abc7-spends-day-with-bay-area-film-crew-as-production-resumes-amid-covid-19-pandemic

October 7, 2020  

abc7news.com – ABC7 spends day with Bay Area film crew as production resumes amid COVID-19 pandemic

EMERYVILLE, Calif. (KGO) — Inside a loft in Emeryville, a barebones crew is shooting the film Adam and Eve, directed by Brian Hooks, set for release next year.

If you just look through the camera, it almost feels like a time before COVID-19. Three people are sitting around a table, playing UNO, no social distancing, no masks. That’s because the premise isn’t pandemic related, the movie is a romantic drama set in San Francisco about an ex-marine who meets the woman of his dreams.

But make no mistake the making of the movie has COVID-19 written all over it.

“Everything needs to be sprayed and everything needs to be wiped down,” said Hooks, who also plays the lead role Adam, pointing to all the gear that now needs sanitation.

Full article here: https://abc7news.com/film-making-covid-19-movie-shoot-during-pandemic-movies-adam-and-eve/6851165/

October 7, 2020  

girlslife.com – This anti-bullying foundation is taking you to the moon (yes, the *actual* moon)

You know that saying “Shoot for the moon”? Former GL intern Makaila Nichols is doing just that—and she’s taking kids everywhere along for the ride.

After the success of her book Blatantly Honest: Normal Teen, Abnormal Life, Makaila moved onto school speaking engagements and founded an anti-bullying nonprofit called the Blatantly Honest Foundation.

Though the COVID-19 pandemic’s school closures gave some bullying victims a reprieve, the move to online day-to-day struck a chord for those struggling with cyberbullying. Makaila wanted to make a difference—and do so safely. “I wanted to make sure no kid ever had to be looked down upon again,” she shares. Operation: Inclusion was born.

Full article here: https://girlslife.com/trending/in-the-news/37324/this-antibullying-foundation-is-taking-you-to-the-moon-yes-the-actual-moon

October 7, 2020  

newsbreak.com – How Clifton Gordon (aka Felipe Luciano) Came Out of Prison With a Mission to Elevate Gangster Rap

One of the main values of hip-hop, as a culture and an art form, is as a creative outlet for Black and Latino youth to create art that reflects their lived realities. As the scholar Murray Forman reminds us, hip-hop is an entryway into conversations about the politics of race, space, and place. The storytelling and coming-of-age narratives within the music allows artists to offer introspective versions of their lives.

Full article here: https://www.newsbreak.com/north-carolina/chapel-hill/news/2077381461983/how-clifton-gordon-aka-felipe-luciano-came-out-of-prison-with-a-mission-to-elevate-gangster-rap