Weekend protest coverage boosts cable news viewership

What shoes are fit for an 89-year-old woman trekking nearly 1,400 miles from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. to fight for Juneteenth, the day slavery ended in America, to be recognized as a national holiday?

© Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP Actors Lily Collins, left, and Zac Efron attend the screening for "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 02, 2019, in New York.

Mikhail Prokhorov looks to unload the more than 13,000-seat arena.First reported by Bloomberg, Prokhorov's Onexim Sports and Entertainment is allegedly seeking investors to take over the home arena for the National Hockey League's New York Islanders.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNick Cannon knew exactly where he wanted to be.On Feb. 19, the multi-hyphenate comedian, TV and radio host, rapper, producer, entrepreneur and activist gathered with a small group of Debmar-Mercury executives in New York to discuss plans for the daytime syndicated talk show that Cannon will launch in September with the Lionsgate-owned distributor.The setting was a conference room at Lionsgate’s offices on Fifth Avenue near Times Square.

People across the country and around the world have taken the streets to protest since late May, demanding justice for George Floyd and other black citizens who have died in the hands of police.

 Jennifer Lopez and Barack and Michelle Obama are merely some of the A-list appearances expected on YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 commencement ceremony special at 3 p.m. ET on June 7. Lizzo and the New York Philharmonic are slated to open the show with a performance of Pomp and Circumstance.

Nick Cannon recently spoke to Access Hollywood and revealed his conversation with his kids about racism and police brutality. George Floyd was arrested by four policemen on May 25 in Minneapolis when one of them kneeled down on his neck for over 7 minutes and it resulted in his death.

Mark Hamill has lauded his Star Wars co-star John Boyega for giving an emotional speech during a Black Lives Matter protest in London.

Star Wars‘ Mark Hamill told co-star John Boyega he has “never been more proud of him” after the young actor gave an impassioned speech at London’s Black Lives Matter protest on Wednesday (June 3, 2020).

Bill Murray’s son has been slapped with charges of disorderly conduct and assault and battery on a police officer following his arrest at a Black Lives Matter protest.

Bill Murray’s son has been slapped with charges of disorderly conduct and assault and battery on a police officer following his arrest at a Black Lives Matter protest. Caleb Murray was busted in Massachusetts on Monday afternoon after taking part in a largely peaceful demonstration at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven, demanding justice for George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man who was killed at the hands of a white cop in Minnesota last week.

Amid national outrage over the recent death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, thousands of people have taken the streets to protest demanding justice for Floyd and other black citizens who have died in the hands of police.Dominican-American Amara La Negra (real name: Diana de los Santos) was among the protestors who marched in solidarity with Black Lives Matter in Miami over the weekend.

Maya Jama attended the peaceful protest held in London's Hyde Park in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on Wednesday.Thousands of people gathered in the capital's park to peacefully voice their outrage over the senseless killing of American man George Floyd at the hands of policemen last week.

LeBron James was among the pro athletes on Wednesday who were shocked by comments made by Drew Brees earlier in the day. The Saints star QB said in an interview with Yahoo News that, even after the killing of George Floyd and worldwide protests which resulted, he was still against any football player kneeling during the national anthem.“I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country," Brees said.

Love Island winner Amber Gill and fellow co-star Yewande Biala, along with Liam Payne and Game of Thrones actress Nathalie Emmanuel joined the Hyde Park protest in support of Black Lives Matter.They were just some of the famous faces that came out to hear Star Wars actor John Boyega's passionate speech following the wrongful killing of African-American man George Floyd, 46, in Minneapolis.The police officer involved in Floyd's death, Derek Chauvin, 44, has since been arrested and charged with

"Making history while witnessing history." Across the United States, countless emotional pictures have emerged of those participating in the protests ignited by the police killing of George Floyd. Crowds of people, including celebrities like Halsey, Ariana Grande and Nick Cannon among others, have been photographed marching in unity.