{"id":14804,"date":"2016-02-24T18:50:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T18:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=14804"},"modified":"2016-02-24T18:50:38","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T18:50:38","slug":"ava-duvernay-ryan-coogler-will-spend-oscar-sunday-raising-money-for-flint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/24\/ava-duvernay-ryan-coogler-will-spend-oscar-sunday-raising-money-for-flint\/","title":{"rendered":"Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler Will Spend Oscar Sunday Raising Money For #Flint"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Ava DuVernay (<em>Selma<\/em>) and Ryan Coogler (<em>Creed<\/em>) are undoubtedly part of the esteemed bunch of Hollywood directors that are making waves in an industry that has come under fire for not making allowances for people of color who have consistently proved their worth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ava_duvernay_ryan_coogler.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14805\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ava_duvernay_ryan_coogler.jpg\" alt=\"ava_duvernay_ryan_coogler\" width=\"928\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ava_duvernay_ryan_coogler.jpg 928w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ava_duvernay_ryan_coogler-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\nThe furor over the validity of #OscarsSoWhite has put a major damper on things this year \u2013 and while some celebs like Will Smith and actress wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, and director Spike Lee, have decided to avoid the festivities in an effort to raise awareness about the blatant lack of diversity amongst the nominees this year \u2013 others like DuVernay and Coogler have opted to focus their energy elsewhere.<br \/>\nA live event benefiting the victims of the national disaster that has overtaken Flint, Michigan called #JUSTICEFORFLINT has been scheduled for this Sunday night, which happens to be the same day as the biggest party of the year.<br \/>\nHannibal Burress- the comic best known for turning America\u2019s Favorite TV Dad into The Most Hated Man in America \u2013 will be hosting the festivities which will be streaming live from Flint, Mich.<br \/>\n#JUSTICEFORFLINT was made possible thanks to the organization \u2013 Blackout for Human Rights which both Coogler and DuVernay founded as a way to spotlight issues that strictly violate basic human rights.<br \/>\nIn a statement expressing the mission of the benefit \u2013 Coogler highlighted the importance of giving those who\u2019ve been victimized by a callous system \u2013 an outlet to express their grief and assist them during the process of healing.<br \/>\n\u201cWith the #JUSTICEFORFLINT benefit we will give a voice to the members of the community who were victims of people who are paid to protect them, as well as provide them with a night of entertainment, unity and emotional healing\u201d. \u201cThrough the livestream we will also give a chance of people around the world to participate, and to donate funds for Flint\u2019s youth\u201d.<br \/>\n<em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019s<\/em> Jesse Williams, <em>Empire\u2019s<\/em> Jussie Smollett and singer\/actress Janelle Monae will also join in on the fun alongside other presenters and performers.<br \/>\nThe crisis in Flint, is a stunning and crushing examination of the deplorable treatment of America\u2019s forgotten who are left to sink or swim in the filth that those in power purposely ignore for the betterment of themselves.<br \/>\nNobody understands this more than DuVernay who perfectly sums up why her organization is dedicated to seeking justice for the people of Flint: \u201cBlackout for Human Rights stands with all those affected by the water crisis, and is committed to supporting efforts on the ground to find sustainable, long-term solutions and, most importantly, achieve justice for the people of Flint\u201d.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ava DuVernay (Selma) and Ryan Coogler (Creed) are undoubtedly part of the esteemed bunch of Hollywood directors that are making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38,6],"tags":[1595,2569,1996,190,2430,2489,1085,2754,2000,2572,1932,530,1872],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - 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