Natalie Portman Explains How ‘White Privilege’ Made Her ‘Fear’ The Thought Of Defunding Police

Conor Oberst has explained why Bright Eyes’ forthcoming new album doesn’t talk about Donald Trump.The band were widely praised for their 2005 protest song ‘When The President Talks To God’, which railed against then-US President George W. Bush.Speaking to The Times, Oberst confirmed ‘Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was’, which will be released later this summer, has no mention of the current President.

Matt Bomer has an idea of how he’d like to return to the American Horror Story franchise, should it happen.

Usher is celebrating Juneteenth this year with a call for making June 19 a national holiday. Juneteenth is the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and the singer says that he has been trying educate others about this topic for years.

Michelle Obama is speaking out.

Fresh off his Oscar win earlier this year, Matthew Cherry signed a first-look development deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.

Protesters across the United States are demanding justice in the wake of George Floyd‘s death, and that includes defunding police departments in every city and state. Celebrity activists like John Legend, Jane Fonda, and Lizzo have joined the cause, asking that bloated law enforcement budgets be cut, and the money instead be spent on health care, education, and investing in Black communities. Some stars have signed an online letter from Movement For Black Lives, vowing to fight for just that.

Matthew McConaughey has vowed to personally push for “righteous and justifiable” change in society amid the ongoing conversations sparked by the Black Lives Matter protests.On Tuesday night, the 50-year-old actor appeared with broadcaster Emmanuel Acho on his talk show Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, amid the ongoing protests following the killing of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

Ever since George Floyd's video went viral on the internet wherein four police policemen arrested him and one of them kneeled down on his neck until he died, millions of people in the US have come out on the streets to protest. Many celebrities have stood for the Black Lives Matter movement and now Natalie Portman is also expressing her take.

The continuing protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police have raised a lot of questions about the country’s way forward, and introduced many Americans to completely new ideas. 

Dominic Fike has penned an essay detailing the negative experiences he and his family have had at the hands of the police, while also arguing for their defunding.Fike, who is of Filipino and African-American descent, said on Instagram that he has delayed the release of the first song from his forthcoming debut album in the wake of worldwide protests for racial equality.

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.

Hilaria Baldwin is opening up about how she’s talking with her eldest child, daughter Carmen, about diversity and race.

It’s been another tough week between the ongoing pandemic and the protests for racial justice. A number of titles were pushed back a week out of deference to Black Out Tuesday, but there are still some worthy releases, including one that thoughtfully addresses the current racial discord.

The 46-year-old died on May 25