Aloe Blacc discusses the “qualified immunity” that stops police accountability

Aloe Blacc and Vic Mensa are among the host of artists that have both contributed to a new benefit album, ‘Defund the Sheriff’.It was birthed as a part of a campaign to shift funding from police and incarceration in Los Angeles County toward other public services following the recent Black Lives Matter demonstration sparked by the death of George Floyd.Created in collaboration with and produced by JusticeLA, Schools Not Prisons, Question Culture, and Reform LA Jails, the record is part of a

Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: Virgil Films has acquired rights in U.S. and Canada rights to The Blech Effect, which traces the singular path of biotech entrepreneur David Blech.The documentary’s director is David Greenwald, a seasoned editor who directed the short film My Father’s House.

Vic Mensa, Lauren Jauregui, Aloe Blacc and more lent their voices to Defund The Sheriff (The Album), a musical compilation tied to the campaign to defund the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and allocate those funds to other local resources.JusticeLA, #SchoolsNotPrisons, Question Culture and Reform LA Jails produced Defund The Sheriff, which criminal justice speaker and musician Mike de la Rocha and formerly incarcerated Question Culture CEO Richie Reseda executive produced.

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani join forces again for a new song. The music superstars and coaches on The Voice, have been dating since 2015, and have now collaborated for their new song, Happy Anywhere.

Pharrell, Rihanna, JAY-Z and Mary J. Blige are among a group of celebrities demanding justice for Danroy "DJ" Henry, a Black student at Pace University who was fatally shot by a white police officer in 2010.In a letter addressed to U.S.

Todd Tucker shared a video featuring his and Kandi Burruss’ daughter, baby Blaze Tucker. The cutie pie could not be sweeter, and each time they get to see her, fans are in awe and they simply cannot get enough of the baby girl.

Kandi Burruss shared a photo featuring her hubby Todd Tucker and their baby girl, Blaze Tucker. Fans are completely in awe when they see the sweet pair.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the new mural will send a message that «Black lives, in fact, do matter,» reports.«That Black people built New York City, that they've never been compensated for all they did, that all the mistakes, the sins, everything in American history that has afflicted Black people have not been accounted for and must be accounted for -- something he does not understand,» he said last month.

Despite Donald Trump‘s protestations that it’s a “symbol of hate,” a massive Black Lives Matter mural did go up in front of his former residence in New York City. New Yorkers including Mayor Bill de Blasio, wife Chirlane McCray, and Reverend Al Sharpton participated in painting the words in bright yellow on Fifth Avenue on July 9, directly outside the Trump Tower. The mural, once completed, will stretch from 56th to 57th streets on the busy Manhattan block.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNew York City began work Thursday on a prominent, yellow-lettered “Black Lives Matter” mural on the street in front of Trump Tower.New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, long a critic of Donald Trump’s presidency and the drain of his Manhattan headquarters on city’s resources, has backed the mural as a necessary show of solidarity with the movement. Black Lives Matter demonstrations against police brutality and racial injustice have swept across the U.S.

James Blake has said the lyrics to Nirvana classic ‘Come As You Are’ are “potent” in the current climate, suggesting that he chose to cover the song to reflect the times.The musician provided his own rendition of the US band’s hit 1991 single last month as part of a fundraiser for The Loveland Foundation.Now, Blake has spoken to Zane Lowe on Apple Music about his decision to cover that song in particular.

DEALSSony/ATV has signed rapper and songwriter Bobby Sessions to a global co-publishing deal. Among his credits is a co-writer stamp on Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce’s ‘Savage Remix’.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerEveryone’s favorite coach on The Voice will be bringing his own music to drive-in theaters this summer.Blake Shelton will have main squeeze Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins on board for the July 25 concert series debut, location TBD.

The return of Black Star, Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey's rap duo, is being blocked by "interlopers and culture vultures" who are stopping them from working with producer Madlib, according to a statement Kweli posted on Instagram on Tuesday. "I wash my hands of it at this point," the rapper said in a tweet that he went on to share in a screenshot on Instagram.

Kandi Burruss‘ hubby, Todd Tucker shared a short clip featuring their daughter, Blaze Tucker. This young lady could not be any sweeter and fans and followers are in love with her.

Bree Black, a Black transgender woman, was found dead in her home after a fatal shooting in Florida, making her the 21st known transgender person to be murdered in 2020.

Well that backfired. After Donald Trump called a Black Lives Matter mural planned for outside the Trump Tower a “symbol of hate,” New York City pressed forward with artwork across all five boroughs. The most recent was massive letters on the street outside the Federal Courthouse in lower Manhattan, spelling out the words Black Lives Matter. This is exactly what’s intended for outside Trump’s former home.

Vibe editor-in-chief Datwon Thomas and formerly incarcerated teacher and Writing My Wrongs author Shaka Senghor co-moderated the “Facing the Music: The Fight for Criminal Justice Reform in America” panel Wednesday (July 1). The two discussed how artists can amplify police reform legislation with their voices in a 40-minute conversation with Grammy-nominated artist Aloe Blacc, U.S.

On what would have been Princess Diana’s 59th birthday, Prince Harry has shared a special video message honouring young change-makers who have carried out honourable work in his mother’s name.

Like many celebrities, Meagan Good has been very active and vocal since the death of George Floyd. The actress has attended numerous protests demanding justice for the many African Americans killed in the hands of police officers all across the country.