John Legend: We should only have statues of people the public should revere

Eric Diep Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — June 19, the day in 1865 when Texas was the final Confederate state to be notified of the Union victory and, thus, the freeing of all slaves in the U.S.

Juneteenth — the holiday marking the end of slavery in the US on June 19, 1865.“I’m excited that the album’s coming out that day,” says Legend of “Bigger Love,” which arrives two days before his “John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father’s Day” special airs on ABC. “And I’m excited that people are taking a moment to celebrate the ending of slavery in this country … It also reminds us that we still have a ways to go to get more free in this country.

John Legend hopes his new album Bigger Love will spread joy to those involved in the Black Lives Matter movement.The All of Me singer is set to release the record later this month, and during a chat with Britain’s Daily Star newspaper during a virtual album-listening party, declared the collection to be a “celebration of black music”.

John Legend has attacked Donald Trump for his response to the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the US, describing him as a “bigot” with a “sick mind”.

John Oliver held back tears during a breathtaking episode of Last Week Tonight devoted to discussing the scourge of police brutality in the United States, and Donald Trump‘s “f**king disgusting” response to the protests. “All week long, protesters have continued to fill the streets in all 50 states in the wake of the horrific murder of George Floyd by the police,” Oliver said on the June 7 episode.

"Star Wars" actor John Boyega risked professional fallout and delivered a powerful speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in London's Hyde Park on Wednesday.

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Maya Jama attended the peaceful protest held in London's Hyde Park in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on Wednesday.Thousands of people gathered in the capital's park to peacefully voice their outrage over the senseless killing of American man George Floyd at the hands of policemen last week.

John Boyega recently showed up to participate in the protests against the killing of George Floyd and all the other black victims of police brutality and fearlessly addressed the rally. Over the last few days, various Hollywood celebrities have broken the COVID 19 social distancing rule to join the anti-racism solidarity protests taking place across the USA.

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Mark Hamill has praised his Star Wars co-star John Boyega following his emotional speech during anti-racism protests in London.

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John Boyega is making his voice heard following the murder of George Floyd, which sparked protests globally against systemic racism and police brutality.

Twins John and Edward Grimes, better known by their stage name Jedward, have shown their support behind the Black Lives Matter movement by joining a protest in Los Angeles, America.The march was in response to the wrongful killing of George Floyd, 46, an unarmed black man who was arrested, pinned to the ground and died after a policeman kneeled on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the US.The Irish pop stars, 28, shared several videos on their Twitter account where they could be seen marching