Television personality Hal Johnson, who co-hosted the Canadian health and fitness segment 'Body Break,' said the long-running series was started to combat racism.
Television personality Hal Johnson, who co-hosted the Canadian health and fitness segment "Body Break," said the long-running series was started to combat racism.Later that day, he said he received another call from the same person saying that he wouldn't get the job after all because network executives said TSN already had a Black reporter and didn't want to have two.
In the video, Johnson also described a commercial shoot at a Toronto racetrack in 1988, where he was joined by two white actors to rehearse a cheering scene. He said that before they shot the scene, a director asked the white woman to sit beside the white man instead of Johnson. Johnson wondered to himself how he could change things, and after meeting Joanne McLeod, Body Break was born.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Turning face masks into art: Chinese artist and activist makes a statementChinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has created a series of medical masks hand-printed with special designs, which will be sold to raise money for charity.
Read more »
Systemic racism slows economic growth, Dallas Fed chief Robert Kaplan saysKaplan said he agreed with his counterpart at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, Raphael Bostic – the Fed’s only African-American policy maker – who on Friday called for an end to racism and laid out ways the U.S. central bank can help
Read more »
Montreal mayor pledges to fight systemic racism after report accuses city of 'turning a blind eye'By failing to acknowledge systemic racism and discrimination, Montreal has also failed to recognize the role it plays in the perpetuation of inequalities, the report says.
Read more »
Report says Montreal needs to recognize ‘systemic racism’ and take action against itA report published today says the City of Montreal has neglected the fight against racism and failed to recognize the systemic nature of discrimination.
Read more »