Netflix quietly cancels 'anti-racist' video project started after George Floyd, report says

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Netflix quietly squashed an anti-racist project in the works after companies faced backlash from conservatives over woke content, according to a recent report.

Netflix contracted out the project to Vox Media for their docuseries"Explained," which premiered on the streaming platform in May 2018 and had its third season in July 2021.

Netflix has not yet responded to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Semafor reported the company did not give a reason for canceling the racism project to the people who worked on it. A series for preschoolers called"Anti-Racist Baby," based off the Ibram X. Kendi book series was scrapped, as well as a documentary by Kendi and other projects focused on racism.

 

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