Kelly Rowland is using her voice to support the Black Trans Lives Matter movement.
03.06.2020 - 04:59 / hollywoodlife.com
Amid all the signs at the protest against George Floyd’s death in Hollywood on June 2, one especially stood out: “Black Trans Lives Matter.” This was the sign that Hollywood star Darren Criss, 33, and his wife Mia Swier (who’s also a director and producer) held while marching alongside the many other people in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. To show his solidarity, Darren raised his air in a fist, which has become the universal symbol to fight police brutality.
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Kelly Rowland is using her voice to support the Black Trans Lives Matter movement.
Kelly Rowland took to social media to issue a powerful statement on the importance of supporting Black trans people amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
NEW YORK -- As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community. But as unanimous as that show of solidarity was, it was also clear that this wasn't a fight Hollywood could watch from the sidelines.
Brad Pitt has stepped out to show his support towards the Black Lives Matter protest in the US. The Once Upon A Time in Hollywood star, who has been couped up in his Los Angeles home since the Coronavirus-induced lockdown was announced, was spotted at a huge LA protest.
Back in 2018, Michael B. Jordan’s production company, Outlier Society Productions, joined the growing movement to support inclusion riders in contracts, to help make Hollywood more inclusive.
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony ’s little ‘coconuts’ Max and Emme helped their mom and fiancé Alex Rodriguez take part in a Black Lives Matters demonstration over the weekend in Hollywood.
Jennifer Lopez and fiancé Alex Rodriguez are joining the cry for change.
Leonardo DiCaprio came out to support the black community amid the ongoing protests around the world regarding the death of George Floyd. Page Six reported on an Instagram post today from the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood actor in which he clearly communicated his support.
With the rise of protests around the world, in the aftermath of the brutal killing of George Floyd by a police officer, it appears that Black actors are feeling more empowered to speak up about the racism and discrimination that is present in Hollywood. And though many are calling out the systemic racism that exists, some folks, such as “Riverdale” actress Vanessa Morgan, are taking aim at their own TV series and projects.
(CNN)Keke Palmer was on the frontlines of a peaceful demonstration in Hollywood Tuesday.The actress spoke passionately to several members of the National Guard who were at the scene, asking them to march alongside protesters and telling them to "be the change" in the fight against racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd."We have people here that need your help," Palmer said in a video Tweeted by NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz.
John Boyega needn't worry about getting more work in Hollywood. "I don't know if I'm going to have a career after this, but fuck that," the Star Wars actor told a crowd of thousands at a Black Lives Matter protest in London on Wednesday towards the end of an impassioned and powerful speech about racism.
On Monday (June 1), a black transgender woman named Iyanna Dior was viciously attacked by a group of men at a gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to viral footage that has been posted and shared online.According to the clip (which Billboard will not post here due to its graphic violence), a group of about 20 cisgender men began beating Dior inside of the gas station while using derogatory slurs against her.Eventually, Dior was able to flee behind the store's counter as bystanders
If you haven’t watched the video of Keke Palmer’s speech to a national guardsman during a #BlackLivesMatter protest, watch it. Immediately. The video, which went viral on Tuesday, June 2, showed Keke telling several members of the National Guard to “march with us” at a peaceful protest in Hollywood in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old unarmed black man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25.
In the past few days, people across the USA, including several celebrities, have been breaking the social distancing rule to step out of their houses and protest against the killing of George Floyd. People are coming together to raise their voices in support of the black victims of police brutality as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Various celebrities from Hollywood and the music industry have joined the movement through social media or by participating in the protests.