Eric Diep Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — June 19, the day in 1865 when Texas was the final Confederate state to be notified of the Union victory and, thus, the freeing of all slaves in the U.S.
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Breonna Taylor's mother is fighting for justice on her daughter's birthday. As many Americans pay tribute to the essential worker who would have turned 27 today, Tamika Palmer is speaking out and hoping that any and all individuals responsible for her daughter's death will be held accountable.
"We're just coping with it. It's hard, of course to celebrate her birthday with her not here.
[It's] just very difficult," she shared on MSNBC Friday morning. "I want these officers arrested.
Eric Diep Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — June 19, the day in 1865 when Texas was the final Confederate state to be notified of the Union victory and, thus, the freeing of all slaves in the U.S.
Taylor Swift is calling for Juneteenth to be made a national holiday.
Taylor Swift has joined calls for Juneteenth, the date which marks the official end of slavery in the US, to be made a national holiday.
Kerry Washington doesn’t want women ignored anymore.
Ava DuVernay talks to Ellen DeGeneres about George Floyd, police brutality, and more on Monday’s “Ellen” show.
George Floyd has shaken the United States and world to its core. However, it was not the first police-involved homicide committed against an unarmed African American in 2020 or within the span of a month.
Demi Lovato is encouraging fans to send cards to Kentucky lawmakers demanding change to mark the birthday of Breonna Taylor, an African-American woman killed by police.Taylor, who was shot to death during a police raid on her apartment in March (2020), would have turned 27 on Friday (June 5, 2020), and Lovato has called on Instagram fans and followers to honor her life by calling attention to her senseless killing.“It’s Breonna Taylor’s birthday this Friday…,” Lovato wrote.
Hugh Jackman is catching backlash after a tweet labeling a photo of a police officer hugging a protester as “solidarity.” On Wednesday, the actor shared a photo that appears to show a police officer at a protest hugging a crying black protester. As people across the United States continue to protest in support of police reform after the death of George Floyd, the “X-Men” star’s followers were quick to deride the post as propaganda in favor of the cops.
Three more police officers have been charged in connection with the death of George Floyd in the United States as protests continued for a ninth night.
Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old medical worker in Louisville, KY, is gaining national attention after being tragically shot and killed by Louisville police in her own apartment on March 13.