Rutherglen councilor Janine Calikes on why locals must be actively anti-racist to help society

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Taylor Swift has promised fans she will be a ferocious anti-racist moving forward as part of a statement released to mark America’s Juneteenth.The singer made her pledge in honour of the 155th anniversary of the full emancipation of all African-American slaves, insisting she has changed her life forever as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice.

Taylor Swift has promised to be “loudly and ferociously anti-racist” going forward and to “not let privilege lie dormant”.The pop star made the pledge earlier today (June 19) as an acknowledgement of Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the US.After sharing a video from the publication The Root explaining why Juneteenth should be a national holiday in the States, Swift said that she would be giving all of her employees the day off “in honour of Freedom Day from now on”.

Taylor Swift is taking Friday (June 19) off to celebrate Juneteenth and rededicate herself to learning and listening. In a series of early morning tweets, Swift thanked the site The Root for letting her repost a video explaining why the annual celebration of the end of slavery should be a national holiday.

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Alexisonfire have revealed that they are donating the earnings from their new single ‘Complicit’ to various anti-racist organisations.The Canadian band decided to take action after mass protests calling out racism have taken place across the US and all over the world following the death of George Floyd.Floyd, an African-American man, was killed last month in Minneapolis when a white police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes as he lay on the ground during an

Gordon Cox Theater Editor“The thing that’s right is to get the theater industry’s collective knee off of the throats and off of the bodies of Black, indigenous and POC people. And it can’t be through these diversity initiatives.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterKrishnendu Majumdar, the newly-appointed chair of UK awards body BAFTA, has sent a letter to the org’s membership addressing the killing of George Floyd and the voting org’s record on diversity.In the letter, he expresses solitary for the Black Lives Matter protests that have sprung up around the globe since Floyd’s death, and vows that the organization will do better after the hefty criticism it received over its record on diversity following the

Tom Grater International Film ReporterKrishnendu Majumdar, the newly-appointed chair of UK awards body BAFTA, has sent a letter to the org’s membership addressing the killing of George Floyd and the voting org’s record on diversity.In the letter, he expresses solitary for the Black Lives Matter protests that have sprung up around the globe since Floyd’s death, and vows that the organization will do better after the hefty criticism it received over its record on diversity following the

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterOn Monday morning, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Leon Bridges dropped a powerful new song called “Sweeter,” featuring Terrace Martin.

This historical film is another one of DuVernay’s projects, and it’s a powerful depiction of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 marches from Selma, Alabama to the state’s capital in Montgomery.

lengthy letter posted Friday on Second City’s website, Alexander wrote that “it is not enough to not be a racist; you must be anti-racist. The Second City cannot begin to call itself anti-racist.

Rob Stringer in a statement. “We stand against discrimination everywhere and we will take action accordingly with our community fully involved in effectively using these funds.”Sony Music earlier revealed it would be matching employee donations to several social justice charities worldwide during the month of June, including the ACLU, Black Lives Matter, the NAACP, the Minnesota Freedom Fund, The Innocence Project and Unicorn Riot.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music Group has announced the launch of a $100 million fund to support social justice and anti-racist initiatives around the world.

Emma Watson is revealing some of the books she’s been reading as part of her self-education and her anti-racist journey.

In light of the protests happening right now, I've been turning to anti-racist podcasts and videos for more information, context, and clarity. What I haven't been doing is asking my Black friends and coworkers to help me on this quest for knowledge, because it's not on them to educate me.

Kristen Bell doesn’t care how her daughters identify sexually, or what choices they make in their careers as they grow up – as long as she raises them to be anti-racist.

After a weekend that saw protests spring up all over the country to condemn the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, the production house behind the latest Star Wars films and Lovecraft Country has pledged a significant investment in groups aimed at racial equality in the U.S.