Rihanna was using her platform to encourage people to Rock the Vote, but an Instagram user told her that voting won’t help. During #BlackOutTuesday, politicians and celebrities wanted to make sure the public wasn’t so caught up in the movement that they forgot that many states were holding primary elections. Pennsylvania, Maryland, Indiana, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, and Washington, D.C. held congressional primary elections, so Rihanna took to her Instagram account to encourage people to vote. Most of her followers supported her efforts, but one wasn’t as thrilled. Pascal Le Segretain / Staff / Getty...
Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim were recently captured being assaulted by Atlanta police officers, six of whom were recently arrested and charged. Six police officers in Atlanta were arrested today (June 2) after a disturbing video circulated showing them assaulting two college students. On Saturday (May 30), 22-year-old Messiah Young and 20-year-old Taniyah Pilgrim were in a car stuck in traffic on an Atlanta street when police began knocking on their window. Soon they were surrounded by a number of officers as one took a baton to break the driver’s side window. They were pulled from the vehicle, tased, assaulted,...
Chuck Liddell calmed tensions in Huntington Beach as protesters took to the streets to march against the unlawful killing of George Floyd. A protest in California was escalating this past weekend, and Black Lives Matter supporters were surprised to see who stepped forward to make sure things didn’t turn violent. Huntington Beach is known for its sandy beaches and blue skies, but many people took time away from their “Safer-At-Home” schedules to gather together to protest the killing of George Floyd and others who have been victims of systematic racism. UFC fighter Chuck Liddell was one of the many...
Charlamagne Tha God and Rush Limbaugh exchanged a few words after the conservative talk show host denied that white privilege was real. Just weeks after Joe Biden told Charlamagne Tha God that black people weren’t really black if they opted to re-elect Donald Trump for president, The Breakfast Club host sat down with conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh. The two discussed the current political climate on the radio show, including the police-involved killing of George Floyd. While Limbaugh admitted that he was “sickened” by the 46-year-old unarmed man’s death, he was adamant that white privilege doesn’t exist. View this post on...
White NYC restaurant owner Svitlana Flom was captured calling the police multiple times on Janae Garcia after accusing the black woman of smoking in public. Over the years, people of color have been sharing disturbing videos of white citizens calling the police on them. From the woman who phoned authorities because there were black people barbequing in the park to Amy Cooper who recently feigned distress after a black man told her to leash her dog, black people have found themselves targeted by their white neighbors who don’t like their authority challenged. Svitlana Flom, a white woman who owns the French...
Rahul Dubey was at home when cornered protesters banged on his door for refuge after being tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed by police. A Washington, D.C. resident is being hailed after he opened his home to approximately 70 people who were reportedly cornered by police. D.C. enacted a 7:00 p.m. curfew to offset protests and riots in the area. A hoard of people, some who were trying to make their way home and others who remained defiant against the curfew, found themselves surrounded and “corralled by police in a one-way block,” according to the DCist. Then, officers launched an attack of pepper...
Karol G was at the center of controversy after she shared a photo of her black and white dog in her Black Lives Matter post. Millions of people have come together in solidarity to support Black Lives Matter today (June 2). The #BlackOutTuesday movement was launched so that record labels, management companies, and music industry professionals could pause from their regularly scheduled programming to instead spread awareness. It’s all about how people can get involved with helping BLM while fighting against police brutality and for equity and equality for black people. Celebrities, of course, have joined the movement as people...
Over the next four years, Bank Of America will donate $1B to combat racial and economic inequalities. Bank Of America is putting up some big bucks (as they should) towards fighting against economic racial disparities in the midst of protests across the country and the coronavirus pandemic. In a press release statement obtained by CNN, the CEO of Bank Of America spoke about the necessity of doing more for Black communities across America, especially after the devastating hit that many small businesses faced following the nation-wide shutdown. CEO Brian Moynihan acknowledged the “underlying economic and social disparities” that Black communities face...
The Weeknd calls on UMG, Sony and other labels and streaming services to donate big for Blackout Tuesday. Though The Weeknd for the most part, he has been a vocal supporter of Black Lives Matter over the years. He’s donated money in the past and last night, he revealed he donated a total of $500K to a few organizations that are supporting the protesters. “Keep supporting our brothers and sisters out there risking everything to push for actual change for our black lives. Urging everyone with big pockets to give and give big and if you have less please...
Tiffany Trump is the only Trump to show solidarity on Blackout Tuesday. The protests across America are a product of outrage of injustices that Black Americans have faced over the course of history. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have sparked a revolt of sorts with many demanding for change. Today, the music industry observed #BlackoutTuesday, though that quickly expanded past just music with everyone participating in the movement. Joe Raedle/Getty Images During this time, Donald Trump has created further division among Americans, even calling for “heavily armed military” to be deployed in the midst...