Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Foxx and more stars took the time to honour essential workers amid the coronavirus pandemic in Harry Connick Jr.’s CBS special, “United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute to the Unsung Heroes”, on Sunday.
03.06.2020 - 16:25 / variety.com
CNN national correspondent Sara Sidner has covered protests and civil unrest all over the world, and has in the past week been reporting on the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis for the network. Reporters being arrested is nothing new; as in past protests, members of the press have had encounters with law enforcement.
“[They] oftentimes, in these kinds of protests, don’t give a damn if you’re the press, even when you identify yourself,” she notes.
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Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Foxx and more stars took the time to honour essential workers amid the coronavirus pandemic in Harry Connick Jr.’s CBS special, “United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute to the Unsung Heroes”, on Sunday.
Stormzy has pledged to donate a total of £10million to organisations, charities and movements that are committed to fighting racial inequality, justice reform and black empowerment within the UK.The 26 year old has released a statement amid the global outrage following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed at the hands of police officers in America.
Rachel Lindsay is just one reality star who has been very vocal about racial injustices in the United States after the Black Lives Matter protests kicked off around the world this year. It all started with the death of George Floyd, who died while in police custody.
“Keep going,” Porsha Williams, 38, said to protesters during the June 9 episode of Watch What Happens Live. Host Andy Cohen, 52, asked The Real Housewives of Atlanta star if she had anything to say to protesters who, after seeing recent peaceful protests turn violent at the hands of the police, might be intimidated to demonstrate again.
Hollyoaks bosses have admitted there is “further work to do” after one of the soap’s stars said she had experienced racism while working on the show.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are actively looking for ways to contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement. According to People, the Sussexes have been talking to leaders in the black community since George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis about ways they can support Black Lives Matter.
Kele Okereke has performed his Bloc Party protest song ‘Kettling’ in response to unrest following the murder of George Floyd.The Bloc Party frontman, whose most recent solo record was last year’s ‘2042’, shared a video of himself playing the song from his home.
Rachel Griffiths has apologised for sharing a “shallow” post about manicures amid the anti-racism protests occurring in the U.S.
The singer is obviously not keeping silent amid the global fight against racial inequality sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer last week. As you probably know, protests have been taking place all over the world in support of a positive change in the United States when it comes to police brutality and systemic racism.
Rachel Griffiths issued an apology after flaunting her fresh manicure on social media as “America is burning and people are dying” amid the George Floyd protests and the COVID-19 outbreak.
John Boyega delivered an impassioned speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in London on Wednesday, one of many major anti-racism demonstrations that have taken place around the world following the death of George Floyd on May 25. "Black lives have always mattered.
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.
"This is precisely the time to contemplate what it means to stand as an ally," the actor said
Rachel Lindsay and her husband Bryan Abasolo were among the thousands of people who police brutality and the murder of George Floyd over the weekend. The former Bachelorette opened up about her experience during her podcast (via ) telling her co-host Van Lathan that “It was beautiful to see so many people in unity marching and protesting for what they believed in and the injustices they’re facing in this country.”
Rachel Lindsay is opening up about her experience in attending a peaceful protest in honor of George Floyd over the weekend.
Rachel Lindsay and her husband, Bryan Abasolo, joined thousands of other people across the U.S. who protested the death of George Floyd over the weekend.
Rachel Lindsay joined the protests happening across the United States on Sunday and called her experience “peaceful” and “beautiful”.
Rachel Lindsay was among the thousands who attended demonstrations protesting the death of George Floyd over the weekend. While in conversation with her Higher Learning podcast co-host Van Lathan, The Bachelorette star detailed all she witnessed while out in Miami with husband Bryan Abasolo. Calling it a "great experience," Rachel shared, "It's not my first time protesting.
On the evening of May 30, Chiara de Blasio, 25, was one of many arrested in Manhattan as protests against racial injustice and police brutality continue following George Floyd‘s brutal death on May 25. Chiara, the daughter of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, was taken into custody for unlawful assembly after refusing to move from where she and other protestors were gathered; she was eventually released from law enforcement.