The Weeknd Donates $500,000 To Black Lives Matter Causes: ‘Urging Everyone With Big Pockets To Give And Give Big’

Rebecca Black says there is no returning to normal and instead calls on her fellow celebrities to adopt a new normal in support of Black Lives Matter and Pride.

As part of Bandcamp’s day of fundraising for charities that seek to tackle racial prejudice and injustice, Björk has made her entire catalogue available on the direct-to-fan platform. She and her label One Little Independent will donate all income generated by sales of the records today to Black Lives Matter UK.Marking Juneteenth – which commemorates the anniversary of slaves in Texas being freed in 1865 – Bandcamp itself will today donate 100% of its income to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

John Cena has donated $1m (£790,000) to Black Lives Matter, matching a donation made by BTS fans.The k-pop superstars had given $1m to the cause, which was then matched by cumulative donations from their fans – and, subsequently, by Cena.In a tweet, the pro-wrestler and actor wrote: ”Very happy to join #BTSARMY in efforts to match BTS’ tremendous donation #ARMYMatch1M.”“One of the many reasons I respect BTS ...

Wrestler and actor John Cena has donated $1 million to support the Black Lives Matter movement.

#BTSARMY in efforts to match @BTS_twt tremendous donation #ARMYMatch1M“Very happy to join #BTSARMY in efforts to match BTS’ tremendous donation #ARMYMatch1M,” Cena wrote in a tweet.

After nearly two weeks of silence on her Twitter while Black Lives Matter protests swept the nation, Taylor Swift returned to the platform to advocate for the movement. Some fans applauded her for using her social media to speak out; others were less impressed and wanted more from her, especially since she waited so long to say anything.

Taylor Swift finally broke her silence and publically extended her support of the ongoing Black lives Matter movement. Swift took to twitter and spoke about racial injustice and police brutality and urged people to use their vote as a tool to fight racism.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Challenge” is cutting ties with contestant Dee Nguyen.According to screenshots from fellow “The Challenge” cast member Bayleigh Dayton, Nguyen had posted “Idk why some of u think I’m anti BLM. I’ve been saying that since the day I lost my virginity” in a since-deleted tweet.

Black Lives Matter.According to Variety, the money donated by the group and their record label, Big Hit Entertainment, was transferred to the organisation earlier this week.

Laura Dern wears a floral mask while out on a walk in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon (June 3).

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.

R&B star The Weeknd has called on his corporate “partners” in the music industry to join him in making significant donations to support Black Lives Matter causes.

The Toronto artist also called on the likes of Universal Music Group, Spotify and Apple Music to go "big and public" with their donations

Stephanie Beatriz and Griffin Newman who are famous for starring in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Tick, respectively, took to social media to plead with fellow actors who have portrayed or still portray police officers on TV to show support to the Black Lives Matter movement by donating part of their earnings to the cause.

Rapper The Weeknd has donated 500,000 dollars (about £400,000) to Black Lives Matter causes and urged record labels and streaming services to do similar.

The Weeknd is ready to give back. As protests continue around the world after the death of George Floyd, one rapper has donated a total of $500,000 to various Black Lives Matter causes.

"Keep supporting our brothers and sisters out there risking everything to push for actual change for our black lives," he captioned screenshots of the donations, reports etonline.com. "Urging everyone with big pockets to give and give big and if you have less please give what you can even if it's a small amount.#blacklivesmatter." The Weeknd donated $200,000 to the Black Lives Matter Global Network, $200,000 to The Colin Kaepernick Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative, and $100,000 to