Kimberly Jones – an activist whose passionate speech about race went viral after the George Floyd protests – says Donald Trump needs to apologize to Black America about his Tulsa election rally.
30.05.2020 - 21:47 / variety.com
By Jordan Moreau
In a series of tweets on Saturday morning, President Trump threatened he would have used “vicious dogs” on White House protestors and blamed Antifa and the “radical left” for the demonstrations around the country.
Protests have erupted across the U.S. in major cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta and more after the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Floyd died on May 25 after a police officer apprehended him and knelt on his neck for several
Kimberly Jones – an activist whose passionate speech about race went viral after the George Floyd protests – says Donald Trump needs to apologize to Black America about his Tulsa election rally.
Elaine Low Senior TV WriterHackman Capital Partners-owned Television City, located in the Beverly/Fairfax District of Los Angeles, has pledged $2 million to support local community revitalization efforts and diversity initiatives in the entertainment industry.The move comes a week and a half after the company came under scrutiny on social media for allowing the Los Angeles Police Department to use the Television City studio complex amid the protests stemming from the death of George Floyd.
Jordan Moreau HBO Max has removed the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” from its library in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd.The removal comes after a Los Angeles Times op-ed called for the film to be taken down as it perpetuates racial stereotypes and glorifies the antebellum South.Starring Vivienne Leigh, Clark Gable, Hattie McDaniel and Olivia de Havilland, “Gone With the Wind” takes place on a plantation outside Atlanta after the American Civil War.
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez joined thousands of protesters at a Black Lives Matter rally in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 7, 2020), armed with posters made by her kids.The On the Floor hitmaker and her fiance were among the stars demanding justice for George Floyd, almost two weeks after the African-American man was killed at the hands of a white police officer in Minnesota.J.Lo documented their participation on Instagram, and revealed she had recruited her 12-year-old twins, Max and Emme,
In an attempt to combat the racial inequality in the USA, Michael B. Jordan called for Hollywood to invest in black staff during a protest.
Oprah Winfrey is hosting a discussion with Black thought leaders, artists and activists regarding the civil unrest across American in response to the murder of George Floyd next week as part of a two-night event that will be simulcast across 19 different Discovery-owned networks.
By Jordan Moreau
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
With the legacy of systemic racism being on the minds of just about every person in the US right now, due to the brutal killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, it seems like fitting, if not tragic timing for HBO to prepare to release Jordan Peele’s upcoming series, “Lovecraft Country.” READ MORE: Spike Lee Releases A Video Showing How George Floyd Murder Mirrors His Film ‘Do The Right Thing’ As seen in the new teaser trailer for “Lovecraft Country,” the series
"Now that you’re ignited, I need you on a weekly and daily basis to join a grassroots organisation"
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore issued a formal apology late Monday night for a comment he made earlier in the day during a press conference covering the protests, looting and curfew in Los Angeles. Moore ignited a firestorm on social media when he said of looters that the death of George Floyd was "on their hands, as much as it is on those [Minneapolis] officers'." The reaction to the comment was swift.
As protests and curfews continue across the country, amid unrest over police brutality and the death of George Floyd, one film is doing its part to help raise awareness about systemic racism, specifically within the United States criminal justice system.
Tyler Perry has called on fans who are protesting across the U.S. to “stop the violence” and return home.
As protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black people have grown nationwide, Michael Jordan is speaking out to express how "deeply saddened" he feels and voiced his support to protestors demanding change.
Michael Jordan has broken his silence on the protests going on around the country.