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Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Wanda Sykes will embark on her “Please & Thank You” comedy tour in 2024, the veteran stand-up comedian’s first major tour in six years, Variety can report exclusively. The first 29 dates of the tour will begin on March 1 in Concord, N.H., and carry through June 15 in Kansas City, Mo., with more dates to be added into the fall.

Wanda Sykes began working on “I’m an Entertainer,” her latest Netflix stand-up special, in 2019, hardly any of the material she wrote prior to March 2020 made it into the show. Instead, it was the radioactive events of the pandemic era — from COVID vaccinations to the Jan. 6 insurrection, the battle over trans rights to the murders of Black Americans like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Elijah McClain — that Sykes was drawn to. Those deaths and the racial reckoning that followed were not obvious fodder for making people laugh. “All that stuff just kept piling on,” Sykes says, her voice softer and more tentative than the tart Southern twang she deploys on stage. “I knew I wanted to talk about it, but I just didn’t know how to make it funny. We were all just so angry.”

J. Kim Murphy Two years have passed since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Derek Chauvin as other members of Minnesota law enforcement stood idly by.

indicted three police officers and two paramedics in McClain’s death, charging all five with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Later that day, Bennett discussed the tragedy of the case with his guests, Georgetown University law professor Paul Butler and civil rights attorney David Henderson.“Based on everything we know about it, there’s no reason for Elijah McClain to be stopped in the first place,” Bennett said.

Sherri Shepherd is loving the way she feels after reaching her weight loss goal.

boycotting a previous tournament match to show her support for the victims of police violence, Naomi Osaka is taking more steps to raise awareness during the US Open.The Japanese tennis star — who is currently the highest-paid female athlete in the world — took the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Wednesday night with a black face mask emblazoned with the name «Elijah McClain.»The mask is Osaka's second tribute to victims of police violence this week — at Monday's first round

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“SNL” cast member Bowen Yang paid a virtual visit to “Hey There, Human”, the a weekly Instagram Live series from Rainn Wilson and SoulPancake.

Cassie’s husband, Alex Fine, has taken to social media to share his anger and frustration about the killing of Elijah McClain, who was 23 years old. McClain, a massage therapist and violinist, died after a police encounter in Aurora, Colorado.

Alex Fine is angry, and wants something to be done.

Coldplay have dedicated their song ‘Paradise’ to Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old black man who died in police custody last year.The band performed their ‘Mylo Xyloto‘ hit song for the Global Goal: Unite for Our Future virtual concert yesterday (June 27). The event was organised to raise funds to give coronavirus treatment to all who need it.McClain died in August 2019, days after he was allegedly restrained with a chokehold and injected with ketamine by Colorado police officers.

Coldplay is dedicating their performance for the “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” concert to Elijah McClain.

Coldplay dedicated "Paradise" to Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died days after he was restrained with a chokehold by Colorado police officers in 2019, during their "Global Goal: Unite for Our Future" appearance on Saturday (June 27).Kicking off their performance with an inspirational quote by Nelson Mandela that read, "May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears," Coldplay went on to sing "Paradise" for the global virtual concert that aimed to shine a light on communities

The singer had a very special and important message and to deliver it, she needed a ‘face-to-face’ discussion with everyone. As a result, while on Good Morning America to talk about the BLM protests and the murders of Breonna Taylor and Elijah McClain, Sia chose to remove her well known wig.

Sia took a moment during her visit to Good Morning America on Friday (June 26) to add her voice to the increasingly loud chorus of people calling for arrests and justice in the killing of Breonna Taylor, 26, at the hands of Louisville police. The singer also spoke about the police killing of Elijah McClain, 23, who was killed by Colorado police last

Erica Mena made her fans emotional on her social media account following the latest post that she shared. It’s about another victim, as you will see in the post below – Elijah McClain.

Sherri Shepherd is hurting after hearing about Elijah McClain's tragic death. The co-host posted an emotional video on her Instagram on Thursday in which she shares the story of the 23-year-old Black man who was killed by police officers in Aurora, Colorado, last August.

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