California Gov. Newsom on George Floyd: ‘We Have Got to Change Who We Are’

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) said on The View that seeing the suspects in George Floyd‘s killing convicted “will not be easy.” Harris, the former attorney general of the state of California, explained  that while the evidence surrounding Floyd’s death “without any question supports the charges,” the fact of the matter is that juries tend to trust police officers.

Lady Gaga has addressed the death of George Floyd in an impassioned virtual address for 2020 graduates.Speaking as part of YouTube’s virtual “Dear Class of 2020″ commencement celebration on Sunday (June 7), the singer said she originally recorded a speech that “reflected the shared experience” of coronavirus experienced by the class of 2020.But after Floyd’s death last month, Gaga realised she had to address the Black Lives Matter movement and protests across the US.She said: “My speech was

California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke on racial inequality in California amid protests taking place across the country following the deaths of George Floyd and other unarmed black people at the hands of police.

While some celebrities are speaking out against police brutality or donating money to help pay for George Floyd protestors' bailouts and helping the Black Lives Matter movement, others are taking to the streets and joining the crowds.

Meghan Markle surprised students at Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles this week by delivering a virtual commencement speech to her alma mater. During the five-minute address, the Duchess of Sussex spoke up about the ongoing protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd, and she also referenced her own personal history as a biracial woman growing up in California.

Amber Riley used the power of music and her voice to peacefully protest in California on June 2. The former Glee star, 34, shared a video of her belting out Beyonce‘s anthem, “Freedom” while surrounded by chanting protesters. “What an honor,” she captioned her post, adding the hashtags, “#blacklivesmatter,” “#defundthepolice,” and “prosecutekillercops.”

Amid the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who joined together after the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, you may have recognized a few familiar faces. Celebrities like Halsey, Ariana Grande, Emily Ratajkowski, and more have stood strong and took to the streets in cities like Santa Monica, California, where police teargassed and fired rubber bullets at peaceful protestors.

As tensions rise amid the ongoing protests taking place across the nation following the May 25 death of George Floyd, California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed protesters during a Monday press conference in which he emphasized that he, along with other leaders, has to "do better." “So often we try to meet the moment with rhetoric, we feign resolve.

Halsey came to the aid of an injured man at a protest calling for racial justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The 46-year-old Minneapolis man died on May 25 after a police officer held him down by the neck with his knee for more than seven minutes.

By Dave McNary

Cole Sprouse says he was arrested in Santa Monica, California, over the weekend for protesting the fatal arrest of George Floyd.

“Today” show co-hosts Al Roker, Craig Melvin, Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer are using their platform to share the difficult conversations they’ve had to have with their children about being black in the United States.

By Tom Tapp