Difficult, but necessary. George Floyd's death and the ensuing nationwide outrage over racism and police brutality have prompted many important conversations, including those between parents and children.
31.05.2020 - 01:53 / perezhilton.com
Rapper Killer Mike is one of many urging protestors to be non-violent while demonstrating.
In his hometown of Atlanta, the Grammy Award winner joined T.I., Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Police Chief Erika Shields on Friday to share ways to approach protests peacefully.
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The Run The Jewels founder, whose father was a police officer in Georgia in the 1940s, said witnessing George Floyd‘s tragic death made him “mad as
Difficult, but necessary. George Floyd's death and the ensuing nationwide outrage over racism and police brutality have prompted many important conversations, including those between parents and children.
Selena Gomez has been letting some other people do the talking on her Instagram this week in order to teach about the work of black activists and history of systemic racism.After earlier ceding the stage to Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, New Yorker writer and Columbia University professor Jelani Cobb and Harvard University African & African American Studies professor Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, among others, on Wednesday (June 10) Gomez passed the mic to activist and rapper Killer
Kandi Burruss opened up to Andy Cohen about tough talks she’s been having with her 4-year-old son, Ace, since George Floyd’s death.“He was a policeman on Career Day,” the Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 44, said during a virtual appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Wednesday, June 10. “So when my husband, Todd [Tucker], was trying to explain to him what was going on and why everybody was so upset and what was happening with the police, Ace was confused.
Killer Mike has addressed the timely arrival of Run The Jewels’ new album.The rapper recently delivered an impassioned speech in Atlanta after protests against racial injustice began in the city in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Cynthia Bailey, 53, fiancé Mike Hill, 49, and their three daughters took a break from quarantining to peacefully protest following the brutal murder of George Floyd on May 25. “It felt so good to go out in the name of justice,” Cynthia told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY from her Los Angeles home in a video interview on June 5.
Cynthia Bailey, her fiancé, Mike Hill, their daughters, Ashleé Hill, Kayla Hill, Noelle Robinson, and Noelle’s girlfriend, Alexis, joined the thousands of people across the world who are protesting police brutality and injustice in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and more. The Real Housewives of Atlanta family peacefully protested together in Los Angeles on June 3, and detailed their experience later on Instagram.
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As the protests over George Floyd's death at the hands of police continue throughout the country, artists and influencers are stepping up to fund various initiatives that help the protesters, the cause, and the black community at large.
"Now that you’re ignited, I need you on a weekly and daily basis to join a grassroots organisation"
Porsha Williams has been one of the many citizens and activists who have stepped up at protests, rallies, and vigils to support the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd's alleged murder at the hands of a police officer after he was arrested on May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member has been peacefully protesting over the course of the last several days and documenting it on Instagram.
Killer Mike appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Monday (June 1) to speak about what white Americans can do to help the Black Lives Matter movement.The conversation started when host Stephen Colbert opened up a much-needed dialogue with the rapper and activist about how white people in the U.S. can serve as better allies to the black community amid the ongoing nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd's death.
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As tensions between police officers and civilians continue to grow, people across the country are engaging in demonstrations that some, including Lori Harvey, have been impacted by.
Run the Jewels' Killer Mike made a surprise appearance at Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom's press conference on Friday (May 29), in an attempt to quell some of the violence that has taken place during nationwide protests of George Floyd's police-related death last week.Mike (born Michael Render) appealed to those angry about the incident, asking them to channel their anger into positive movements."I am the son of an Atlanta police officer," said Mike, who was flanked by the Mayor, Atlanta
Chrissy Teigen always has a —and that applies to her as well. On Saturday, May 30, Teigen began to help protesters arrested for assembling in cities such as Minneapolis, New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta after the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who at the hands of a police officer who knelt on his neck while his coworkers held Floyd down or stood back and watched.
"This is the only way i really know how to contribute to the human struggle"
Chance the Rapper is coming to the defense of protesters across the nation.The Chicago MC took to Twitter on Saturday (May 30) to address protests in Los Angeles, New York, San Jose, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., where citizens are flooding the streets over the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer."If you hold a pen at a publication, this is the time be carefully intent with your words.