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On Monday night, protesters gathered in Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Square and attempted to remove a statue of the slaveholder Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the U.S., but were unsuccessful. They used rope, which they tied to the statue, to try and pull it down. The bronze statue of Jackson was made by sculptor Clark Mills and […]
Boots Riley has a new project in the works, as relayed by himself on Monday via his own Twitter account. The director/writer/rapper said that he’s currently developing a new series entitled I’m A Virgo. The show will star Jharrel Jerome of Moonlight and When They See Us fame, and will be about a “13 ft. […]
According to TMZ, Lil Yachty smashed up his Ferrari after getting into a car wreck on an Atlanta freeway. Time to cue up that cartoon general. On the bright side, considering the multiple types of morbid outcomes that could result from combining rain, a freeway, and a Ferrari, things went relatively well, as Yachty was […]
Deadline reports NBCUniversal will remove four episodes of 30 Rock from streaming services and syndication that featured characters in blackface. The removal comes at the request of series creator Tina Fey and executive producer Robert Carlock. “As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors […]
Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday which will halt temporary work visas until the end of the year, Wall Street Journal reports. This order will impact skilled workers coming from out of the country who apply for an H-1B visa, seasonal workers who receive a H-2B visa, H-4 for spouses […]
On Monday, Microsoft made it public that they are shutting down their attempt at a Twitch competitor (Mixer) less than a year after luring Ninja and some other big name creators to the brand via exclusivity deals. That shutdown becomes official on July 22. According to Forbes, this move came after Mixer acquired almost no […]
A Ventura County Sheriff’s Office employee and an investigative assistant with the District Attorney’s Office are two of the three men arrested for vandalizing a Black Lives Matter sign, NBC News reports. Thousands Oaks residents, Darrin Stone, Craig Anderson, and Jeffrey Moore, were identified by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office as the men who vandalized a Black […]
The three NYPD officers who the Detectives Endowment Association claimed were “intentionally poisoned” at a Shake Shack location reportedly never even got sick to begin with. The NYPD claimed that an “unknown substance” was slipped into the milkshakes of the officers, and it was said they were subsequently hospitalized. However, the New York Post reports that the NYPD lied […]
Michael Keaton is reportedly in talks to reprise his role as Bruce Wayne, whom he portrayed in Tim Burton’s two Batman movies in the ’80s and ’90s. Both The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap report that Keaton has been talking with the studio about returning to the character for DC’s The Flash, a standalone movie focused on Ezra Miller’s portrayal of the […]
Toronto’s APB recently dropped a rousing music video for their new single “Change the Vibration.” Watch it above. The frenetic track, featuring an odd time signature and high-energy bars about shifting frequencies, comes with equally spirited visuals, jumping back and forth between shots of Black Lives Matter protests and APB performing on stage and in industrial areas. “‘Change […]
