Rihanna, Jay-Z, Pharrell and more stars are calling for authorities to reopen an investigation into the tragic death of Pace University student Danroy “DJ” Henry.
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When We All Vote for the event.The June 27 show--executive produced by Shawn Gee (Live Nation Urban), the Roots' Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq Trotter (Two One Five Entertainment) and Dan Parise (DPS)--will be hosted by Quest, Black Thought and Obama, with sets from The Roots, H.E.R., Roddy Ricch, Lil Baby, SZA, Kirk Franklin, Snoh Aalegra, Earthgang, G Herbo, Polo G, D Nice and Musiq Soulchild (backed by The Roots).Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Paul, Tom Hanks, Liza Koshy, Kerry Washington,
.Rihanna, Jay-Z, Pharrell and more stars are calling for authorities to reopen an investigation into the tragic death of Pace University student Danroy “DJ” Henry.
Roddy Ricch has delivered a medley of two of his biggest hits from the past year for the 2020 BET Awards. Watch it in full below.He performed a medley of his viral hits ‘High Fashion’ and ‘The Box’, the latter of which spent 11 weeks at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 at the beginning of this year.This wasn’t Ricch’s only performance at the award ceremony.
neo soul and/or traditional R&B artists, she also received the Humanitarian Award for her work with her BeyGOOD initiative, which has funded college scholarships, brought safe water and sanitation to the East African nation of Burundi and, most recently, brought COVID-19 testing resources to Black and brown communities as well as support Black small business honors.Also Read: Beyond Blackface: Can Hollywood's Reckoning on Race Lead to Substantive Change?Former First Lady Michelle Obama
virtual festival on Saturday (June 27), the former first lady joined The Roots' Questlove and Black Thought on a split screen to urge voter registration for the upcoming election in November."These past few months have been pretty heavy for just about everyone, and the truth is we still have our work cut out for us in the weeks and months ahead," Obama said.
The iconic Roots Picnic looked a little different this year. The annual event went digital in 2020, and served as a collaboration with When We All Vote, the voting rights organization headed by Michelle Obama.
Michelle Obama is urging people to vote. The former first lady, in partnership with her nonprofit organization When We All Vote, teamed up with The Roots to participate in the 13th Annual Roots Picnic on Saturday.
DaBaby is back!
DaBaby recruited Roddy Ricch for more than just a feature on their Hot 100 No. 1 hit "Rockstar." The two take down a fleet of zombies in the action-packed visual out today (June 26).
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMiley Cyrus was one of the first celebrities to adapt to the new COVID-19 world order. Not long after stay-at-home rules were implemented, the singer-actor launched “Bright Minded,” a talk show on Instagram Live with a guest list that has included Elton John, Demi Lovato, Kerry Washington and Selena Gomez.
coronavirus tests and treatment available and equitable for all. The advocacy organization Global Citizen and the European Commission announced Monday that Global Goal: Unite for Our Future — The Concert will air on June 27.
Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticOne of Hulu’s Emmy hopefuls this year is the limited series adaptation of Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel Little Fires Everywhere, which tells the story of a seemingly perfect white suburban family in the ’90s whose lives change dramatically when a mysterious African American mother and her teenage daughter come into the picture.Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington have the two key mother roles and the series was produced by both of them along with their
Alicia Keys, 39, and John Legend, 41, just killed it! Alicia and John were the latest duo to go head-to-head in Timbaland and Swizz Beatz‘ (Alicia’s husband, FYI) viral Verzuz battles, and they were fantastic. During performances of “If I Ain’t Got You”, “This Time I Want it All”, and more of their biggest hits LIVE for the world to see on June 19, celebs like Kerry Washington begged them to go on tour together. And we hope they do!
Many celebrities are speaking out and paying tribute to slain Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau. After the body of the 19-year-old Florida activist was discovered days after she went missing, famous figures who have been vocal supporters of the BLM movement took to social media to mourn her death.
Hip-hop stars The Roots are taking their annual music festival, Roots Picnic, online and turning it into a voter registration drive with the help of former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama.Frontman Questlove, otherwise known as Ahmir Khalib Thompson, and his bandmates had to postpone the summer event in their hometown of Philadelphia due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin «Toyin» Salau. After the body of the 19-year-old Florida activist was discovered days after she went missing, famous figures who have been vocal supporters of the BLM movement took to social media to mourn her death.Salau's body, and the body of 75-year-old Victoria Sims, were discovered by police in Tallahassee on Saturday evening.
The Roots are taking their Roots Picnic online this year, and they're teaming up with former First Lady Michelle Obama to give the event an extra boost. The 13th annual Roots Picnic will go virtual on June 27 on YouTube in partnership with Obama's national, nonpartisan nonprofit When We All Vote.
The Roots and Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote registration initiative have announced that they will partner on the 13th annual ‘Roots Picnic’.The music festival, which is the brainchild of the Philadelphia rap group, is usually held in their hometown at Fairmount Park.
The Roots are teaming with former first lady Michelle Obama to help encourage people to vote in the upcoming election. Obama will co-host the 13th annual Roots Picnic, which will go live virtually this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic on June 27 on YouTube.The digital music festival-style show will be in partnership with Obama’s national nonpartisan, nonprofit When We All Vote organization, according to Billboard.
DC fans are about to have the virtual experience of a lifetime! Warner Bros. announced on Tuesday that they’re hosting the first DC Fandome, a 24-hour, free, virtual fan experience to celebrate DC’s past, present and future.
The Roots are taking their Roots Picnic online this year, and they're teaming up with former First Lady Michelle Obama to give the event an extra boost.The 13th annual Roots Picnic will go virtual on June 27 on YouTube in partnership with Obama's national, nonpartisan nonprofit When We All Vote.The event -- which was executive produced by Shawn Gee (Live Nation Urban), the Roots' Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tarik Trotter (Two One Five Entertainment) and Dan Parise (DPS) -- will be hosted by