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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 […]
Lil Wayne has a complicated approach to racism and the police. During an episode of his Beats 1 Young Money Radio show, Weezy tried to explain this stance while also encouraging people not to judge others. As most of his fans would know, Wayne shot himself when he was 12 years old. It is also […]
Stephen Jackson has put Donald Trump on notice. The NBA player took to Instagram on Friday demanding POTUS to stop speaking on George Floyd‘s name. Jackson, who grew up with Floyd in Houston’s Third Ward, also promised Trump he would not be in the White House following November’s election, as the country had clearly been galvanized by Floyd’s death and other […]
Skai Jackson has crowned herself the “queen of exposing racists.” The 18-year-old Disney star found herself trending on Friday after she announced her mission to put bigoted teens on blast. Jackson called on her followers to contact her via DM and send videos, screenshots, and any other receipts of their classmates’ racist behavior. “I expose racist all day, […]
As protesting continues across the country with thousands of people fighting for Black lives and an end to police brutality following the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others, it appears a select few employees at LinkedIn missed the memo. The professional networking site held an internal town hall virtual meeting last week to […]
A cyclist who was caught on video assaulting three people, who were placing flyers in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, is wanted by police in Maryland. As CNN reports, Maryland-National Capital Park Police have asked the public for help in tracking down the suspect, who was filmed aggressively berating young peaceful protesters. The assault took place […]
Gabrielle Union has filed a new harassment complaint against those behind America’s Got Talent, including NBCUniversal and Simon Cowell‘s Syco. Included in the complaint, per Variety, is an accusation that Paul Telegdy—NBC Entertainment chairman—threatened her in connection with going public about on-set racism. That threat, attorney Bryan Freedman has since explained in response to a statement of […]
Amber Riley begrudgingly discussed the controversy surrounding Lea Michele with journalist Danielle Young on her Real Quick podcast on Instagram Live, per People. Riley, who played Mercedes Jones on Glee, started off by stating that she didn’t want to get into this “this Lea Michele thing” since there are far more important issues going on in the world. “I don’t give a shit about this Lea […]
A 75-year-old protestor in Buffalo, New York, was hospitalized Thursday night after two officers were filmed shoving him at Niagara Square. The incident reportedly occurred at around 8 p.m., shortly after the citywide curfew went into effect. NPR member station WBFO shared footage of encounter on social media, showing the elderly man being pushed as officers tried to clear the area […]
Buffalo Bills quarterback Jake Fromm is facing backlash before he’s even played a NFL game. In a series of texts that were leaked by someone on Twitter, Fromm wrote about gun control and said that suppressors should be “expensive so only elite white people can get them.” In a statement he shared on his social […]
