Usher on Friday joined the growing chorus of voices calling for Juneteenth to be declared a national holiday. The Grammy-winning singer laid out his argument for theproposal in a Washington Post op-ed.
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This is so bittersweet. George Floyd‘s daughter Gianna is aware of what a significant figure her late dad has become.
The six-year-old and her mom Roxie Washington were joined by family friend and former NBA player Stephen Jackson at a June 2 news conference in Minneapolis. Roxie addressed her 46-year-old ex’s death, after a Minneapolis Police officer kneeled on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes during a May 25 arrest.
Usher on Friday joined the growing chorus of voices calling for Juneteenth to be declared a national holiday. The Grammy-winning singer laid out his argument for theproposal in a Washington Post op-ed.
mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and more victims of police brutality, many celebrities have taken this moment to advocate for making Juneteenth a nationally recognized holiday. In a lengthy Washington Post op-ed, Usher detailed how the significant day should be widely celebrated.“We could observe it, as many black Americans already do, by celebrating both our first step toward freedom as black people in America and also the many contributions to this land,” he wrote.
Gianna, the six-year-old daughter of George Floyd and Roxie Washington. It was announced that Texas Southern University has offered the young girl a full-ride scholarship, should she choose to attend the school.
George Floyd has been laid to rest. On Tuesday, a private funeral service was held for George at the Fountain of Praise Church in his hometown of Houston, Texas.
Beyoncé delivered a special message to graduates during YouTube's Class of 2020 broadcast.She spoke about starting her own business as a Black woman, and paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement.YouTube's Class of 2020 streamed on June 7, 2020, and featured appearances from Barack and Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Yara Shahidi, Billy Porter, Kerry Washington, Lizzo, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry.
As acts of police violence have played out across social media and the nightly news, audiences have begun to rethink their relationship with cop movies. On Monday, critic Kathryn VanArendonk dug into the ironclad relationship television companies have formed with pro-police narratives.
George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter Gianna, who was seen triumphantly chanting about how her daddy changed the world after protests for his death raged across the US, is now realising that her father has left and has revealed in an interview that she is missing being around him. Little Gianna sat down for Good Morning America on Wednesday and was also joined by her mother Roxie Washington.
George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter, Gianna, is opening up about her father's death. Floyd's young daughter sat down with on Wednesday and said she wants the world to know «that I miss him.»
A little over a week after George Floyd‘s tragic death, the mother of his daughter spoke out at a press conference in Minneapolis.
George Floyd‘s six-year-old daughter Gianna and Gianna‘s mother Roxie Washington gave a heartbreaking interview on Good Morning America on Wednesday (June 3) to discuss his murder at the hands of a white police officer.
The mother of George Floyd’s daughter spoke out on Tuesday for the first time since Floyd’s death in an attempt to get “everybody to know that this is what those officers took.” In a short, tearful statement alongside the daughter she had with Floyd, Roxie Washington mourned the loss of Floyd as a father to 6-year-old Gianna.
The mother of George Floyd's daughter spoke out on Tuesday for the first time since Floyd's death in an attempt to get «everybody to know that this is what those officers took.» In a short, tearful statement alongside the daughter she had with Floyd, Roxie Washington mourned the loss of Floyd as a father to 6-year-old Gianna.
When George Floyd died while being restrained by police officer Derek Chauvin despite his desperate pleas, George also left behind his six-year-old daughter, Gianna, and her mother Roxie Washington. For the first time in the week since this tragedy happened, the mourning mother and daughter emerged in front of reporters on June 2.
The mother of George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter Gianna is addressing the nation, one week after his death. In a press conference on Tuesday, Gianna and her mother, Roxie Washington, stepped up to a podium to demand justice for the 46-year-old, who was killed while being detained by a Minneapolis police officer..
If social media looks a bit different today, there's a reason.
L.A. rapper/producer Terrace Martin has teamed with Denzel Curry, jazz great Kamasi Washington, G Perico and Daylyt on the hard-hitting protest track "Pig Feet."