Drama Desk Awards Postponed Amid George Floyd Protests In New York

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorZaba Hoque, a young woman from Queens Village, N.Y., made stops at two New York City protest sites on the afternoon of June 3 with a handmade placard in tow.Hoque stood on the edge of Union Square for about an hour, brandishing her carefully lettered sign that declared, “Say Their Names,” with the image of a clenched fist followed by the names of more than two dozen recent victims of police violence against Black people. Near the top was George Floyd.

Billie Eilish, Rihanna and Ariana Grande are among hundreds of music industry personnel who have signed an open letter calling for New York state to repeal statue 50-A, a civil law that conceals police misconduct records from public scrutiny.

Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and hundreds in the music industry are calling for police reform in New York.

James Bennet, who was considered a top candidate to succeed Dean Baquet as executive editor of The New York Times, has resigned from his position as editorial page editor amid an intense backlash to a column his section published on Wednesday. The column, written by a conservative Republican U.S.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNew York City has brought an early end to the 8 p.m. curfew order that was issued last week as the city was grappling with looting and violence that marred the massive but largely peaceful protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the order was lifted as of Sunday, one day earlier than originally planned.

Meghan McCain is clarifying her thoughts on the protests going on after the death of George Floyd. The 35-year-old co-host has been receiving backlash for her tweet on Tuesday, when she likened her neighborhood in New York City to a «war zone» amid the protests. Nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism have been ongoing following the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man who died after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over eight minutes.

As protests around the country surrounding George Floyd's death in police custody continue, protestors are calling on organizations and companies to support the demonstrations in any way they can.

Clearing the air. Meghan McCain is speaking out after being slammed on social media for saying her New York City neighborhood turned into a “war zone” amid Black Lives Matter protests.

By Variety Staff

Multiple New York Times staff members are protesting an op-ed published in the Times by GOP Sen. Tom Cotton, writing on social media, “Running this puts Black @nytimes staff in danger” alongside a screenshot of the piece.

As protests continue in all 50 states in the wake of George Floyd‘s unjust death, two expert lawyers — LA criminal attorney Sharen H. Ghatan, and New York criminal attorney Julie Rendelman — are sharing with HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY how the demonstrators can protect themselves, and what they need to do if they get in trouble with the law.

In dedication to George Floyd, Jay-Z bought newspaper ads in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Philadelphia Inquirer. The full-page ads, which first ran on Tuesday, June 2, will be followed by pages in dozens of more newspapers across the United States on Wednesday, June 3.

JAY-Z‘s Roc Nation has taken out full-page ads in newspapers across the United States in the wake of George Floyd‘s death.

Meghan McCain called her New York City neighborhood a “war zone” while protests surge in the wake of George Floyd’s death — but one of her neighbors doesn’t quite agree.

By Dade Hayes

New York City imposed an 11 p.m. curfew Monday as the nation's biggest city tried to prevent another night of destruction amid protests over George Floyd's death.