Bon Jovi Backs Black Lives Matter Protests In Powerful New Single ‘American Reckoning’

Since the recent murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests that have continued as a result, you may have been seeing quite a few book recommendations being shared for people looking to better understand the systemic racism that affects People of Color in the US in 2020. One of those books is probably “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Bon Jovi just put out some new music.

Run The Jewels’ Killer Mike has reflected on the Black Lives Matter protests that have taken place in the US and around the world since May.The protests began after George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, when officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes, ignoring Floyd repeatedly saying he couldn’t breathe.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, Mike said the global protests had made him optimistic for the future.

George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Their wrongful deaths, as well as those of many other Black lives, have sparked nationwide Black Lives Matter protests and demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, shining a light on racial injustice and oppression.With more people having conversations about race, many are looking to works of literature to better help them understand the issues that Black people face in the United States.

Bon Jovi have shared a new song called ‘American Reckoning’ that hears them reflect on the recent death of George Floyd.Also discussing the protests that followed Floyd’s death and this moment in US history, Jon Bon Jovi said he was “moved to write ‘American Reckoning’ as a witness to history.”“I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the ability to use their voice to speak to issues that move us,” he added in a statement.Floyd, an African American man, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in

Eminem has teamed up for a fiery new collaboration with Kid Cudi, taking aim at New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, and police brutality towards African Americans.The new song, The Adventures of Moon Man and Slim Shady, dropped on Friday (July 10, 2020), and is their first-ever collaboration.Eminem and Cudi trade topical bars on subjects such as “dirty cops”, and the “debate” over whether or not to wear masks.

Eminem and Kid Cudi have a lot to say on their new (and first) collaboration, titled The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady.

Eminem and Kid Cudi get a lot off their chests in the “Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady,” their fiery first collaboration.The new track, which dropped at midnight, crams-in all the hot-button topics that are keeping up Em, Kid and the rest of us, from the ridiculous debate over whether or not to wear masks, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the police killing of African Americans, “dirty” cops and much more."Adventures" is wall-to-wall frustration, rap's sign o' the times.

sleeping. How do you feel threatened when you’re a police officer and they’re sleeping? Come on now.” “We tried peaceful protesting.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Obie Awards, Off Broadway’s most prestigious honor, has rescheduled its prerecorded 65th annual award ceremony for July 14 on YouTube. The original premiere date of June 4 was scratched amid nationwide upheaval following the police killing of George Floyd.The Obies, presented by the American Theatre Wing and awards founder The Village Voice, will be hosted by comedian, actor and writer Cole Escola (Difficult People, Mozart in the Jungle).

sparred with CNN host Don Lemon Monday night over whether the Black Lives Matter movement was going too far with their campaign against police violence.The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star was on the show addressing fierce backlash that the actor received over a series of heated tweets amid the protests over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans in police custody.In the much-criticized posts, Crews, 51, pledged to “unite with good people, no matter the race, creed or ideology” and wrote

Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg has addressed how the show is approaching season 8 following George Floyd's death.Floyd was killed in police custody, leading to widespread protests across the US calling for the police to be defunded or dismantled, as people continue to speak out against police brutality and systemic racism in law enforcement.

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Megan Thee Stallion says she considers the current wave of global Black Lives Matter protests to be “part two of the civil rights movement”.The rapper has been vocal in her support of the anti-racism protests and has shared vital information on her social media accounts.“Sometimes being a public figure, you don’t wanna say the wrong thing because you don’t want to be insensitive to people or get too opinionated,” she told NME during a new Big Read cover interview.“But I will always say what I

Police Scotland was an “epiphany” in his career as he spoke in the wake of riots sparked by the death of George Floyd.Chitwood said he had been heavily influenced by a trip to Scotland in 2015 where he was trained in techniques aimed at reducing the use of force and firearms.He was one of dozens of US law enforcement officials who spent several days at Tulliallan, Police Scotland’s training centre and headquarters near Stirling.He said: “It was an epiphany to sit there and watch.