Angelique Jackson When former Vice Pres. Joe Biden declared that he supported same-sex marriage during a “Meet the Press” interview in 2012, he represented the highest-ranking politician to ever endorse gay Americans’ right to marry.
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Will Smith kept the conversation regarding racial injustice alive when he released his "No Justice, No Peace" montage on social media.The two-minute clip includes former President Barack Obama's recent speech on George Floyd and some enlightening commentary by Smith himself. "You're always gonna have a fight you're going to see coming.
There's a historical river that is running red with the blood of truth-tellers. The beauty of being American when we're scared is we reach for our higher selves
.Angelique Jackson When former Vice Pres. Joe Biden declared that he supported same-sex marriage during a “Meet the Press” interview in 2012, he represented the highest-ranking politician to ever endorse gay Americans’ right to marry.
Bruce Springsteen criticized Donald Trump and Republicans for being “unchanged by history” in the wake of the cultural movement sparked by the death of George Floyd. Springsteen, who has been vocal about his distaste for the Trump administration in the past, spoke in a lengthy interview with The Atlantic about how his music, including songs like “American Skin” and “My Hometown,” have lyrics that are culturally relevant to the ongoing movement against systemic racism and police brutality.
Two months after endorsing him, former President Barack Obama laid out exactly why he thinks his former VP and “close friend” should win the election on November 3. Obama, 58, appeared at a virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, where he said unequivocally: the United States cannot weather another four years of Donald Trump‘s “shambolic and mean-spirited approach to government.”
Michelle Obama is sending love Barack Obama‘s way!
Jada Pinkett Smith hosted an emotional episode of on Friday, discussing racism in America with her daughter, Willow, her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, as well as activists Dr. Angela Davis and Tamika Mallory.The 48-year-old actress started off the episode by noting the significance of Juneteenth on Friday, which marks the true ending of slavery in the United States.
(CNN)A teen gospel singer whose song protesting the killing of African Americans by police went viral has been signed by Warner Records.Keedron Bryant, 12, gained fast acclaim when his song "I Just Wanna Live" was posted on social media after George Floyd was killed while in the custody of Minnesota police.Warner Records released the single on Friday in honor of Juneteenth and announced that 100% of the single's net profits will be donated to the NAACP.Additionally, Amazon Music will donate $1
It’s rare you can define an era by just one interaction, much less by just a couple tweets. But in this case the difference between what the US had in Barack Obama and what we got in Donald Trump is SO STARK you can’t NOT see it.
J. Kim Murphy editorFormer US President Barack Obama was one of many celebrities to speak at YouTube’s “Dear Class of 2020” virtual graduation ceremony on Sunday, and his speech included hope and calls to action for the graduating class.
Bruce Springsteen shared a powerful tribute to George Floyd during the latest episode of his weekly radio show.
While President Donald Trump is busy holding photo ops with an upside-down bible and demanding that protesters be handled by the military and threatening to unleash dogs on them, former President Barack Obama has decided to release a message of hope and unity. Since leaving the Oval Office, the Democratic icon has been rather silent on political matters.
"Our black citizens continue to be killed unnecessarily by our police on the streets of America"
Former President Barack Obama gave his first on-camera comments about George Floyd‘s killing, during an online town hall on June 3. Obama, 58, praised the protestors taking to the streets in all 50 states in search of justice following Floyd’s death, and urged them to keep going and fight the good fight.
Many American cities have been under siege over the last week with demonstrators and protestors taking to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Unfortunately, many of the protests have also had pockets of riots, damage, looting, and vandalism.
Rasheeda Frost just priased the former President of the US, Barack Obama after he decided to speak about what has been happening lately across the country following the killing of George Floyd. Check out her message: ‘Our former President has spoken @barackobama #atrueleader #mypresident #letsgotowork,’ Rasheeda posted.
Remember what it was like to have a president who could take to the airwaves and reassure the nation, whose cool and calm words made everyone less angry and afraid? Seems like something from a movie now, doesn’t it?
Barack Obama, 58, spoke out in a statement about the headline-making nationwide protests over the weekend in response to the tragic death of George Floyd on June 1 and included some in-depth “lessons” that he is advising Americans to go by to bring about peaceful “real change”. The political figure’s informative post gained a large amount of supporters, including many celebrities, and some of them shared positive responses on social media.