Ava DuVernay has launched The Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), a new media initiative to keep watch on police abuse and malpractice. Police brutality and racial prejudice in U.S.
01.06.2020 - 04:23 / billboard.com
As protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police continue across the country, Universal Music Group (UMG) plans to launch a company task force for inclusion and social justice initiatives.Chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge included the task force news in a recent memo to staff, which was first reported by Variety and has been obtained by Billboard. The task force will be led by chief counsel Jeff Harleston.
Ava DuVernay has launched The Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), a new media initiative to keep watch on police abuse and malpractice. Police brutality and racial prejudice in U.S.
Ava Duvernay has launched The Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), a new media initiative to keep watch on police abuse and malpractice.Police brutality and racial prejudice in U.S.
Perth has said it stands “shoulder to shoulder” with the Black Lives Matter movement.Perth Against Racism (PAR) spoke out after protests both in the USA and UK after the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota last month.The group said the UK had its own problem with racism and said it would support “actions of solidarity and anti-racism” while maintaining social distancing and COVID-19 safety issues.Theatre vows 'we will get through this' after announcing potential job
After a week of , there has finally been some real action—Derek Chauvin, the officer who ended George's life, is now being charged with second degree murder. The three officers who watched—Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao—. Justice is slowly, but surely being served, but Beyoncé doesn't want protesters to stop here.
Beyoncé has shared a message with her fans about the fight for justice. The Grammy winner took to Instagram on Wednesday night to post about George Floyd, just hours after three additional officers involved in his death were arrested. "The world came together for George Floyd.
"Let’s remain aligned and focused in our call for real justice."
George Floyd's daughter is opening up about her father's death. On Wednesday, Good Morning America aired a heartbreaking interview with 6-year-old Gianna Floyd, which comes just one week after her dad was killed at the hands of the Minnesota Police Department.
Lily Allen has accused Warner Music Group (WMG) executives of double standards due to their support of the Blackout Tuesday campaign.
Ellen DeGeneres wants to see justice served in the death of George Floyd. In a new video shared to social media on Monday, DeGeneres struggled to hold back tears as she shared her reaction to the global fight against racism and police brutality exactly one week after Floyd was killed while being arrested outside a corner store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "I have been posting my thoughts and my stance on this but I haven't spoken directly because I don't know what to say," the talk show host
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, the music will be paused.
JAY-Z has spoken.
Jay-Z has called Minnesota Governor Tim Walz demanding justice for the death of George Floyd.
Jay-Z has issued a public call for those in power to do what is right. A week after the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Minnesota man who was pinned to the ground by police officer Derek Chauvin's knee on his neck, Jay-Z has joined a flood of famous figures who have spoken out about the situation. In a statement issued on Sunday on his company Roc Nation's Twitter account, the famed rapper and executive addressed Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who has been appointed to lead
"I am human, a father and a black man in pain, and I am not the only one"
Jay-Z is fighting for justice after the death of George Floyd.
JAY-Z is calling on every politician, official and member of law enforcement to help enact change and fight racial injustice. The music mogul revealed on Sunday that he'd spoken with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and called for the prosecution of the police officers involved in the death of George Floyd — but added that justice in this case is just the beginning.
Talk is good, action is better. That’s the spirit of a post from Jay-Z, who is calling on Attorney General Keith Ellison to prosecute those responsible for the killing of George Floyd to the “fullest extent of the law.”
The Governor of Minnesota has revealed how Jay-Z personally contacted him to appeal for justice for George Floyd.
"It was so incredibly human," Governor Walz said