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Ferguson, Missouri made history on Tuesday by electing Ella Jones, the first black person and first woman to become mayor in the city. In a video chat filmed by Jason Rosenbaum after her victory, Jones looked ahead to the work that needed to be done in Ferguson, where Michael Brown was shot and killed by […]
Insecure star Yvonne Orji joins Watch Less ahead of the June 6 premiere of her debut HBO stand-up special, Momma I Made It. She dives into talking about her Nigerian roots, how she got her start in stand-up, and of course addresses the Molly/Issa conflict of Insecure Season 4. Before that, Frazier and Khal reflect on the […]
The Dallas Police Department tried to get people to snitch on each other on Sunday by reporting any illegal activity from ongoing protests in the city through their iWatch Dallas app. The app was instead flooded with K-pop pictures and videos, Mashable reports. Hours later, the Dallas Police claimed that the app was temporarily down due to “technical […]
A Los Angeles news anchor has issued an apology to Cardi B for assuming that the artist was trying to incite violence during the protests. On Tuesday, Doug Kolk—an anchor at Los Angeles’ CW-affiliate, KTLA—tweeted out an apology to Bardi for taking her “words out of context.” “I apologize to @iamcardib if I took her words […]
Years before he became a symbol of racial injustice, George Floyd was heavily involved in the Houston hip-hop scene under the moniker Big Floyd. Not only did he develop strong relationships with city legends like Trae tha Truth and Cal Wayne, he was also an affiliate of the popular Texas collective Screwed Up Click and appeared on a number of records helmed […]
On Tuesday, the ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s released a statement calling for justice in the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd by police and condemning the “inhumane police brutality that is perpetuated by a culture of white supremacy.” The company also called out the numerous instances of violence perpetrated by police against protesters at Black Lives Matter demonstrations […]
The mother of George Floyd‘s daughter made an emotional call for justice Tuesday while speaking at Minneapolis City Hall. The news conference marked Roxie Washington’s first public appearance since Floyd died last week at the hands of Minnesota police officers. His death has sparked widespread outcry and international demonstrations against police brutality and the systemic racism that […]
According to a report from BuzzFeed News, the Drug Enforcement Agency will be allowed to “conduct covert surveillance” and collect info on people protesting the killing of George Floyd. This new authority was reportedly spelled out in a relatively brief two-page memorandum acquired by the aforementioned media outlet, and says that the DEA is seeking […]
Keke Palmer took the streets on Tuesday demanding justice for George Floyd, the unarmed black man who was killed at the hands of Minneapolis police last week. The 26-year-old actress/singer was spotted at a demonstration in Los Angeles, where she approached members of the National Guard and tried to convince them to show their support for the […]
On Monday Nickelodeon, in tandem with several other Viacom networks, briefly paused their regular programming schedule to broadcast a message intended to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. This interruption went on for eight minutes and 46 seconds, which was deliberately set to line up with the amount of time Minneapolis police officer […]
