Thomas Rhett And Lauren Akins Speak Out About Racism & Raising A Black Daughter

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSeveral weeks ago, there was public outcry over the senseless shooting in February of Ahmaud Arbery while he was jogging in his Southern Georgia neighborhood. George Floyd was killed on May 25 after being pinned to the ground by police officer Derek Chauvin.

Lady Gaga addressed the class of 2020 amid this quarantine as well as during the George Floyd protests in a re-recorded speech and her words were very powerful. The singer stressed that the graduates are watching a ‘pivotal moment’ in the history of the country.

As protests continue around the globe in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers, some popular Sesame Street characters joined CNN’s Van Jones and Erica Hill and a group of experts to address the problem of racism and discuss how to fight against it.

Odell Beckham Jr., Patrick Mahomes and more NFL players united against racism in a powerful video and demanded support from their organization.“It’s been 10 days since George Floyd was brutally murdered,” Michael Thomas began the message, which was shared by multiple athletes on Thursday, June 4, and referenced the death of Floyd last month.

Piers Morgan is known for heated clashes with guests - but the Good Morning Britain presenter was today faced with an attack that got very personal.

“Saturday Night Live” cast member Chris Redd has launched a fundraiser to provide COVID-19 testing and treatment for those participating in protests over the death of George Floyd.

Chris Redd has launched a COVID-19 protest relief fund to help cover medical costs for people involved in protests against the May 25 killing of George Floyd. The fund was initiated by the Saturday Night Live castmember onGoFundMe on Tuesday, and seeks a goal of $250,000 to assist with COVID-19 testing, hospital bills and treatment, injuries sustained while protesting and bail relief and court expenses for protesters.

On Tuesday, the music industry shut down in a show of solidarity with protesters calling for justice in the case of George Floyd, the black man who died after being pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer for over eight minutes.

Twins John and Edward Grimes, better known by their stage name Jedward, have shown their support behind the Black Lives Matter movement by joining a protest in Los Angeles, America.The march was in response to the wrongful killing of George Floyd, 46, an unarmed black man who was arrested, pinned to the ground and died after a policeman kneeled on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the US.The Irish pop stars, 28, shared several videos on their Twitter account where they could be seen marching

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Meghan Markle eloquently spoke out about her own experiences being biracial and experiencing racism in a resurfaced video from 2012. The video was part of an anti-racism campaign called «I Won't Stand For… » for the charity Erase the Hate, and in it, Markle wears a white T-shirt reading, «I won't stand for racism.» The former star's mom, Doria Ragland, is black, and her father, Thomas Markle, is white.

The music industry is taking a day to reflect on Tuesday (June 2) as part of Blackout Tuesday/#TheShowMustBePaused, an industry-wide effort to "disconnect from work and reconnect with our community."In conjunction with the day of reflection -- which was coordinated by Atlantic Records executives Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang in reaction to the police-involved killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and others -- the Movement 4 Black Lives, a coalition of 100 black-led organizations, is

Following the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis last week, protests have swept the nation and social media has become a hub of activism.

James Corden broke down in tears during a heartfelt conversation with his friend and colleague, Reggie Watts. On Monday night, the Late Late Show host addressed the civil unrest in the nation following the death of George Floyd.

The actress is the latest star in Hollywood to use their voice in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing. As fans of Katherine Heigl know, she is also the mother of an adopted black daughter so she opened up about her feelings of rage and frustration at this time! The country has been taking their outrage to the streets in the form of rather violent protests but also on social media, where they have been demanding change and raising money to put an end to racial imbalance.

As a concerned citizen and a mother, Katherine Heigl is expressing her outrage at the murder of George Floyd and struggling to explain it to her children, particularly her black daughter.

“Today” show co-hosts Al Roker, Craig Melvin, Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer are using their platform to share the difficult conversations they’ve had to have with their children about being black in the United States.