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Ellise Shafer editorIn the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on May 25, countless media and entertainment companies released statements and made donations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

If there’s one thing you can count on “The Real Housewives of Potomac”’s Monique Samuels doing through any hurdle, it’s finding a positive outcome.

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George Floyd. As Cedric the Entertainer told ET's Kevin Frazier, the show already points out differences between the experiences of white and Black Americans, so they're excited to dive deeper into that aspect when season three starts filming. «We're actually pretty excited about that,» Cedric explained.

was targeted by vandals on Tuesday night.The portrait of the American security guard was created in the weeks following his death on May 25.Akse - who has created a number of murals across the city - started work to repair the mural on Wednesday morning.He was seen wearing a facemask and using spray paints to rectify the artwork - which was repaired in just over 30 minutes.He told the Manchester Evening News: "I do not tolerate racism as I suffered from it since childhood, so I went back to fix

Lexi Underwood is determined to play her part in ending systemic racism as the massive George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests have now continued for close to two months. “We’re not going to let down or back off sustainable change”, she tells HollywoodLife in an exclusive interview.

“I’ve been a victim of police brutality,” Lil Baby, 25, says “nonchalantly” to writer Charles Holmes in the cover story of the August 2020 issue of Rolling Stone. Following the death of George Floyd by the hands of the police, Lil Baby (born Dominique Jones) hit the streets to protest.

Run The Jewels’ Killer Mike has reflected on the Black Lives Matter protests that have taken place in the US and around the world since May.The protests began after George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, when officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes, ignoring Floyd repeatedly saying he couldn’t breathe.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, Mike said the global protests had made him optimistic for the future.

Since the murder of George Floyd and the many Black Lives Matter protests that have spawned as a result, renewed attention has been placed on Tate Taylor’s Oscar-winning film, “The Help.” The discussion hasn’t been kind to the 2011 film, with critics and even actress Bryce Dallas Howard talking about how it isn’t a great example of a film that tackles racism, due to its filmmakers largely being white.

George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Their wrongful deaths, as well as those of many other Black lives, have sparked nationwide Black Lives Matter protests and demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, shining a light on racial injustice and oppression.With more people having conversations about race, many are looking to works of literature to better help them understand the issues that Black people face in the United States.

Eminem slams “dirty cops” and people who refuse to wear face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic in his new single.

Keke Palmer is using her platform to continue the conversation and encourage action amid the Black Lives Matter movement.

When Netflix announced that its celebrated series “Dear White People” had seen a massive increase in viewership during the social justice protests that erupted following George Floyd‘s death it was admittedly a “weird consolation prize” for creator Justin Simien.

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It’s interesting how things change over time, huh? One of the by-products of the George Floyd murder and the Black Lives Matter protests over the last month is how the world has come around to agree with the silent protest of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Also Read: Colin Kaepernick Joins Medium's Board of Directors, Will Write About Racism and Civil RightsThe series was conceived in 2019 by Kaepernick and Duvernay, and Starrbury completed writing last month, Netflix pointed out in its press release. That suggests that the concept and scripts both wrapped when George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

BET Awards with his stirring anthem “I Just Wanna Live” which was the perfect way to usher in a new rendition of the hip-hop classic “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy.Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited alongside Jahi from Public Enemy Radio for the tune updated to recognize the current landscape, recognizing the protests and rallies stemming from the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop and the countless people from the black community we have lost due to

Public Enemy opened the 2020 BET Awards last night with a powerful rendition of ‘Fight The Power’, which saw them joined by the likes of Nas, Rapsody, YG and The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove.Updating the track with timely verses, the performance saw the group referencing the Black Lives Matter movement and nationwide protests across the US after the death of George Floyd.“They say a suicide when dead bodies are swinging / Cowards are hunting Black men that’s what I’m seeing,” Nas rapped,