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Twitter has become a battleground for conflicting opinions. Although Donald Trump has historically used the platform to his advantage, the ideologies that he seems to promote found him labeled as the site’s top racist. On Saturday, users began to notice that Twitter’s algorithm had been triggered to render President Trump’s account the top result when people search the term “racist” […]
K-Pop superstars, BTS, and their management company, Big Hit Entertainment, have donated $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement, a representative confirmed to Variety. BTS and Big Hit are not expected to comment on the donation but Black Lives Matter managing director Kailee Scales spoke to Variety about the group’s contribution. “Black people all over the world […]
In our continuing coverage of the nationwide protests to demand justice for the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless other victims of police brutality, we went to Louisville, KY and spoke with Marvin McAtee—David “Yaya” McAtee’s nephew. We also spoke with the crowd protesting the lack of accountability by the Louisville Metro Police […]
Justin Bieber took to Instagram on Saturday afternoon to voice his support towards the Black community and pledged to use his platform to educate and uplift others on issues of systemic oppression going forward. “I am inspired by black culture,” the Instagram post opened with. “I have benefited off of black culture. my style, how I […]
New York City is set to begin Phase One of reopening certain businesses under social distancing guidelines on Monday, June 8. Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed on Wednesday that he plans to begin the city starting with roughly 32,000 shuttered construction sites opening back up this week. This will be followed by those working in wholesale, manufacturing, […]
The first-look trailer for ESPN‘s next 30 for 30 documentary Long Gone Summer has arrived. The documentary is set to chronicle the summer of 1998 when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa both sought to take the single-season home run record that was previously held by Roger Maris at the time. Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy described Long Gone Summer as “McGwire […]
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has never been one to mince his words, and with one of the largest displays of nationwide protesting for black lives happening right now, he decided to use his platform to call for change and accountability amongst other white people. In a video address released by the Spurs […]
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was booed by demonstrators this week after refusing to support the defunding of city police. According to the Star Tribune, the incident took place during a Saturday rally near Frey’s home, where he addressed a large crowd of protesters demanding an end to police brutality and racial injustice. The mayor told the demonstrators […]
J.K. Rowling has found herself in hot water for yet again doing something that makes her look transphobic. The Harry Potter author made a highly questionable and seemingly anti-trans tweet on Saturday in response to an opinion editorial article discussing a “more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.” “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a […]
Michael B. Jordan says Hollywood insiders “need to go on notice,” as the calls for racial justice and equality grow louder. The 33-year-old actor delivered a passionate speech Saturday during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Los Angeles. Jordan began by recalling some of his most memorable movie roles and how they each taught him something new […]
