Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesOver 170 Black and Jewish leaders from all over the entertainment industry have banded together to launch the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance (BJEA), a joint initiative devoted to countering racism and antisemitism, and release a unity statement.
Among them are several high-ranking music executives including Aaron Bay-Schuck, co-chairman and CEO of Warner Records (pictured at left); Ethiopia Habtemariam, president of Motown Records (center); Ron Perry, CEO/chairman of Columbia Records (right); Guy Oseary, founder of Maverick Management, and Sharon Osbourne.Nick Cannon, who was at the center of of controversy last summer after comments he made on a podcast about the ancient history of Black people.
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