activism
An 82-year-old woman was arrested in late November for failing to pay a $77.80 trash bill, and Trae tha Truth has come to her aid. As Martha Menefield was being taken into custody, one of the officers was heard laughing on bodycam video obtained by TMZ. The chuckle appeared to be an authentic reaction to the nonsensical nature of the […]
Trae Tha Truth made the trek to Mississippi this week to combat Jackson’s water crisis. According to TMZ, the Houston rapper and his team delivered water filters, groceries, and enough supplies to “support up to 50 families.” “Me and my team, you know, we went out there with filters,” Trae told Houston’s KPRC-TV .“Filters don’t necessarily make it […]
Big Sean and the Sean Anderson Foundation have announced the schedule for the 4th annual DON Weekend slated for later this month. The festivities kick off on Thursday, Aug. 25 with the premiere of the Kristian R. Hill-directed documentary God Said Give ’Em Drum Machines, which focuses on how the city of Detroit played a pivotal role in the creation and […]
Homeless charity L.A. Mission is reportedly frustrated with Kanye West’s alleged failure to deliver on promises he made to the organization in an effort to solve the city’s housing crisis. Kanye, who in November met with L.A. Mission CEO Troy Vaughn to outline particular ways he can provide aid for the unhoused, took to Instagram on Friday to […]
An animal rights activist tried to glue herself to the court during the second quarter of the play-in game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers. It all went down on Thursday night at Target Center in Minneapolis. The game was momentarily stopped due to the woman’s stunt and she was escorted away by security. It appears that […]
Police have discovered five fetuses at the Washington D.C. home of an anti-abortion activist who was one of nine people indicted this week on federal charges for blocking access to a reproductive health center, CBS affiliate WUSA9 reports. Police went to the home of Lauren Handy, 28, who the DOJ described as a “Catholic anarchist,” on a […]
In a post on his Instagram, J. Cole showered Colin Kaepernick with praise and expressed his desire to see him play for a team in the NFL in the future. The former San Francisco 49ers player, who is set to be the subject of a Spike Lee documentary, famously kneeled during the U.S. national anthem in 2016 […]
Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end apartheid in South Africa, died Sunday at 90. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed Tutu’s death in a statement early this morning. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who […]
Kanye West’s latest calling is to help Los Angeles’ homeless population. TMZ reports that the rapper has been connecting with philanthropic organizations to figure out how to support the city’s homeless people, while also working to alleviate the issue. Kanye apparently recently took a meeting with Reverend Troy Vaughn, CEO of L.A. Mission, where Ye outlined […]
Many of music’s biggest stars are hitting the stage for this year’s Global Citizen Live—a 24-hour international benefit concert that aims to unite the world around pressing causes like COVID-19 relief, climate change, and poverty. Coinciding with the UN General Assembly, the 2021 festival boasts appearances and performances from iconic locations around the globe: New York City’s hosting Coldplay, […]
