PASADENA, - JULY 04: 11-year-old Ansel, the photographer’s son, plays Fortnite for a special in-game showing of "We The People" at Fortnite’s Party Royale on July 04, 2020 in South Pasadena, California. We The People is hosted by Van Jones, who is joined by Elaine Welteroth, former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue, Jemele Hill, writer for The Atlantic, Killer Mike, rapper / songwriter, and hip hop musician Lil Baby. Van Jones and guests speak about how to change systemic racism in media, culture and entertainment. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Fortnite’s Party Royale feature aired an in-game showing of We The People on Saturday, part of a series of conversations around race in America.
The program, hosted by Van Jones of CNN, included journalists Elaine Welteroth and Jemele Hill, and musicians Killer Mike and Lil Baby. The panel discussed systemic racism in media, culture, and entertainment.
The Party Royale playlist was introduced in Fortnite in April 2020, a separate non-battle, social space for Fortnite players. Party Royale has hosted virtual concerts from musicians like Diplo, Deadmau5, Young Thug, Noah Cyrus, and Travis Scott. They have also shown full movies in Party Royale lately.
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