The iconic Roots Picnic looked a little different this year. The annual event went digital in 2020, and served as a collaboration with When We All Vote, the voting rights organization headed by Michelle Obama.
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Toya Johnson shared an important message on her social media account about the days that we live in. Check it out below.
‘It’s 2020. Why must we still shout so loudly for our voices to be heard?! no justice no peace! #blacklivesmatter ’ Toya captioned her post.
The iconic Roots Picnic looked a little different this year. The annual event went digital in 2020, and served as a collaboration with When We All Vote, the voting rights organization headed by Michelle Obama.
The founder of Black Entertainment Television, also known as its acronym BET, Robert Johnson, says that black people don’t care at all about taking down confederate statues. During a conversation with Fox News, Johnson gave his opinion on the current political situation in the United States.
topple Confederate and other statues across the US as “borderline anarchists” — and argued the act means “absolutely means nothing” to black Americans.Johnson, who recently called for the government to provide $14 trillion in reparations to the descendants of slavery, told FOX News Wednesday that the movement to take down statues, cancel TV shows and fire professors is meaningless to help the black community.People tearing down statues “have the mistaken assumption that black people are sitting
Selena Gomez has teamed with PLUS1 to launch the Black Equality Fund, to "drive money and awareness to those who are at the forefront of the movement fighting for change." Joining with the non-profit that has been helping artists raise funds for causes close to their hearts since 2014, Gomez tweeted that "it's all of our responsibility to fight for equality & justice for the Black community.
Britney Spears took to her Instagram on June 23 to thank the LGBTQ community for “some of the best nights of my life.” She got dolled up in a frilly black dress to deliver her video in honor of Pride month, but instead gave fans a peek at how she and boyfriend Sam Asghari, 26, interact when having a small spat. The pop princess began her IG video by saying,” To all my friends in the LGBTQ community, Happy Pride month. You guys bring so much heart, passion and articulate everything you do.”
It is safe to say that the BTS fandom is listening to Stay Gold on loop. The beautiful song marks the Bangtan Boys' Japanese comeback.
After years of development, Johnson was supposed to start filming "Black Adam" this year, which got pushed due to the coronavirus pandemic.In his recent Instagram post, Johnson has shared he will be making an appearance at the DC FanDome event to talk about the project."The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change," Johnson shared on Instagram along with an artwork, which shows him in the supervillain avatar."I will be joining the epic DC FanDome on 08.22.20.
Megan Rapinoe has an inspiring message. During her virtual visit to The Late Show, the soccer pro opened up about the recent surge in activism across the nation in the wake of George Floyd's death. "Honestly, I'm really encouraged by it—I mean, and in the same breath, it's devastating that we have to get to this point," she told host Stephen Colbert.
before the UK lockdown was implemented back in March.A new campaign is now aiming for Jeff to be immortalised in the Bristol venue’s name when it re-opens after a major redevelopment.At present, it is named after Edward Colston, a prominent 17th Century slave trader who has been a controversial figure in the city for many years.The petition, which has been signed by more than 1700 people, calls for the venue to be named ‘Big Jeff Hall’ when it re-opens in 2021 following a £48.8 million
fitness fanatic has been training in her home gym during lockdown, but she made an awkward discovery during a recent workout.The former Emmerdale actress made a video revealing her blunder and urging fans not to do the same.She explained into the camera: "So I trained in my pyjamas today because I thought I wanted to be comfy."Gemma then stepped back to show she was wearing grey pyjama bottoms which had unfortunately caused her groin area to sweat."Big mistake, big, huge," the down-to-earth star
Kandi Burruss shared a message on her social media account about change. She also shared a post of herself from her time on The Masked Singer.
NeNe Leakes wanted to share a few words with her fans and followers on social media so she wrote the message that you can see below. Check out her strong words.
The death of George Floyd which has triggered protests across the US was “inexcusable”, Boris Johnson has said.