Terrace Martin, Denzel Curry, More Join Forces for Harrowing Anti-Police Violence Song ‘Pig Feet’

On the latest edition of her daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres welcomes hoops legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who shares his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement and the ever-growing protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd.

Protesters across the United States are demanding justice in the wake of George Floyd‘s death, and that includes defunding police departments in every city and state. Celebrity activists like John Legend, Jane Fonda, and Lizzo have joined the cause, asking that bloated law enforcement budgets be cut, and the money instead be spent on health care, education, and investing in Black communities. Some stars have signed an online letter from Movement For Black Lives, vowing to fight for just that.

A.D. Amorosi While they helped jump-start the 1960s, great protest songs had been few and far between in the past 50-odd years, apart from the occasional bolts of lightning like N.W.A’s “F— the Police” or Childish Gambino’s “This Is America.” But 2020 is different, and the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery at the hands of police and vigilantes have let loose a wave of righteous rage and protests that have galvanized the world.

Kendrick Lamar and Russell Westbrook were just a couple of the famous faces who joined thousands in Compton to protest anti-Black racism and police brutality.

Stephen Colbert congratulated America for making it to the end of another week on Friday’s edition of Global’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerICM Partners and CAA have joined together to organize what’s described as a “peaceful protest against police violence in solidarity and support for #8CantWait and the #BlackLivesMatter movement.”The event takes place on Sat. June 6 starting at 12 noon.

LOS ANGELES — The civil rights movie “Selma” was made free for rental on Friday, a day after actor David Oyelowo said Oscar voters had deliberately snubbed the film in 2015.

As acts of police violence have played out across social media and the nightly news, audiences have begun to rethink their relationship with cop movies. On Monday, critic Kathryn VanArendonk dug into the ironclad relationship television companies have formed with pro-police narratives.

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PewDiePie is raising money amid protests globally against systemic racism and police brutality following the murder of George Floyd.

L.A. rapper/producer Terrace Martin has teamed with Denzel Curry, jazz great Kamasi Washington, G Perico and Daylyt on the hard-hitting protest track "Pig Feet."

On Monday (June 1), Halsey shared a number of powerful images of her experience on the ground at Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles."It’s become very clear to me that some of you need to see what I’ve seen," she captioned a slideshow of videos and photos featuring peaceful protestors being tear-gassed and shot at by police. "It’s easy from the comfort of your home to watch looting and rioting on television and condone the violent measures being taken by forces.

John Cusack shared a video of himself being screamed at by a police officer in Chicago as he allegedly hit his bicycle with a baton. The actor, 53, shared a video on his Twitter showing the altercation.

Pussy Riot and Argentinian artists Parcas, Dillom and Muerejoven have teamed up to release a new track, ‘1312’, protesting police brutality. Last year’s protests in Chile provided the inspiration for the song, but – with it arriving amid all the protests following the death of George Floyd in the US – they say that its message applies internationally.

John Cusack says police officers came at him with a baton as he filmed a protest in Chicago on Saturday.