black-lives-matter
J Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in George Floyd’s death. The Minneapolis police officer is among the four cops who were charged in the murder of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died in May 2020 while in police custody. Kueng is kneeled on Floyd’s back, while another officer—Derek […]
Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, two Black activists who own the rights to “White Lives Matter,” are willing to sell the phrase to Kanye West for a hefty price tag. As previously reported, Kanye sparked outrage in October when he debuted the “White Lives Matter” designs during the YZY Season 9 fashion show. Last week, Ja and Ward, […]
It appears Kanye West can’t sell his “White Lives Matter” tees—at least not legally. According to ABC News, the trademark for the controversial phrase is owned by Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, two Black activists who host the nationally syndicated radio show Civic Cipher. The Arizona residents said they were gifted the trademark from an anonymous benefactor who secured ownership of […]
Kanye West has more to say about the recent headlines surrounding him. In a video reportedly taken in Los Angeles, Ye stopped to answer questions and make statements to a crowd of people. “I had experiences where I felt like I was being teamed up on,” he says. “And I didn’t realize that term would […]
Former NBA player Stephen Jackson slammed Kanye West for his comments about George Floyd. During an appearance on the latest episode of Drink Champs, Ye incorrectly claimed that Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose. “If you look, the guy’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that,” Kanye said, referring to ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering Floyd. […]
Diddy has spoken out against the “white lives matter” t-shirt design featured in the artist formerly known as Kanye West’s YZY SZN 9 presentation. While Diddy said he will “always support” Ye as “a freethinker,” he made clear in an Instagram-shared video overnight that he’s “not with it” when it comes to the widely criticized […]
Kanye West kept his latest Instagram posting spree going into Wednesday night, ending one prolonged missive by throwing a stray at John Legend and telling Justin Bieber to “get your girl before I get mad.” The reference to Hailey Bieber comes after the pop star’s 25-year-old spouse simply showed kindness to Gabriella Karefa-Johnson following West’s targeting […]
Selah Marley is making no apologies. The 23-year-old is facing backlash over her involvement in Kanye West’s YZY SZN 9 presentation in Paris. Marley, who is a daughter of Lauryn Hill and granddaughter of Bob Marley, walked in the show while wearing Ye’s controversial “White Lives Matter” tee—a design being loudly blasted by activists, entertainers, fashion figures, fans, and more. Critics have […]
Ahmaud Arbery’s mother is the latest individual that’s come forward to criticize Kanye West for his controversial behavior this week, which included the rapper wearing a t-shirt with the phrase “White Lives Matter” during his YZY SZN 9 presentation that took place in Paris on Monday. Kanye also doubled down on Tuesday, calling Black Lives Matter a “scam.” Kanye […]
Canadian singer-songwriter Esthero co-wrote “Love Lockdown,” “RoboCop,” and “Street Lights” on Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak, but after Ye wore a “White Lives Matter” shirt at his YZY SZN 9 presentation in Paris, the Ontario-born artist says she’ll donate her portion of the publishing to Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. Esthero said she’d like to get the process […]
