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Snoop Dogg Talks With Lil Wayne About Defunding The Police & Racism
Snoop Dogg advocates for the defunding of police departments and more on Lil Wayne‘s “Young Money Radio.” Snoop Dogg gave his opinion on racism, police brutality, and more during his appearance on the newest episode of Lil Wayne‘s Young Money Radio, Friday. Emma McIntyre / Getty Images “I’m always gon’ say it’s gotten worse but through technology and platforms like social media and people having phones with cameras on ’em, it’s being broadcasted,” Snoop said. “Racism been going on, police brutality been going on, we been trying to tell y’all. It’s just now getting filmed. We been getting beat...
Michael B. Jordan Gives Powerful Speech At Black Lives Matter Rally
Michael B. Jordan gave a fiery speech regarding racism in Hollywood, Saturday. Actor Michael B. Jordan gave a powerful call to action during Saturday’s Black Lives Matter demonstration in Los Angeles, telling Hollywood insiders they “need to go on notice.” Rich Fury / Getty Images “We are in the heart of Hollywood right now, one of the world’s most powerful industries and I am an active member of that. And they need to go on notice,” he said. “Anybody that deals with me, if you have racist beliefs, if you have a racist bone in your body, if you’re not with me, if you...
Mayor De Blasio Confirms NYC To Enter Phase 1 Of Reopening
New York City will begin to reopen on Monday. Mayor de Blasio confirmed the date earlier this week. New York City will begin the first phase of its reopening process Monday, June 8. Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed the date proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this week. Scott Heins / Getty Images “ were chosen because you can create physical separation,” said Mayor de Blasio. “That’s a lot of employees coming back to work … we want to emphasize safety throughout. We say ‘restart’ — we do not mean rushing back to something we used to think of...
J.K. Rowling Comes Under Fire For Tweets Labeled As Transphobic
J.K. Rowling is on the hot seat for tweets being labeled anti-trans. J.K. Rowling, author of the book-series Harry Potter, is under fire on Twitter for posts that fans have labeled as anti-trans. Bennett Raglin / Getty Images The author posted the link to an article titled “Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate,” with the caption, “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” Many took offensive to condescending tone of the tweet. She has since explained her position on the issue...
Justin Bieber Credits Black Culture For His Style, Dancing, & Fashion
Justin Bieber shows his appreciation for black culture in a new Instagram post. Justin Bieber is voicing his support for the black community with a new post on Instagram. The artist says he is both “inspired by black culture,” and has “benefitted off of black culture.” Stuart Franklin /Getty Images “I am inspired by black culture. I have benefited off of black culture. my style, how I sing, dance, perform, and my fashion have all been influenced and inspired by black culture,” Bieber says in the Instagram post. “I am committed to using my platform from this day forward...
"Rogue" NFL Employee Pressured League To Support Black Lives Matter
A “rogue” employee was the reason the NFL came out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Brydon Minter, described as a “rogue” NFL employee was by Yahoo! Sports, was reportedly responsible for the NFL’s video statement expressing support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the NFL players’ video message that came before it, this week. Cliff Hawkins / Getty Images Minter began by sending a DM to Saints’ wide receiver Michael Thomas, saying that he had a plan to put pressure on the NFL to support the Black Lives Matter movement. “Hey Mike,” he wrote. “Want to help...
San Jose Police Severely Injure Man Who Trains Them On Implicit Bias
San Jose police injured the man who taught them about implicit bias and procedural justice during protests, this week. Derrick Sanderlin, who teaches police about implicit bias and procedural justice, is severely injured, after being the victim of excessive police force during George Floyd-inspired protests in San Jose. Elsa / Getty Images Sanderlin claims to have seen officers shooting young women at close range with rubber bullets and decided to intervene: “I really just couldn’t watch it anymore,” he explained. “And just kind of made like a parallel walkover, put my hands up, and just stood in the line of fire...
Pete Davidson On His Future With "Saturday Night Live"
Pete Davidson says he hopes to stay on “Saturday Night Live” for as long as he can. Pete Davidson says he plans to be on Saturday Night Live for as long as the show will have him. Conflicting with previous statements from earlier this year, Davidson told Entertainment Tonight that he wants to stay on the show. Kevin Winter / Getty Images “I will be there as long as they allow me to be,” Davidson said. “I think I’m very lucky to be on that show and I’m really lucky to have Lorne Michaels as, you know, not only a mentor...
Gregg Popovich On Confronting Racism & Police Brutality
Gregg Popovich speaks on George Floyd, police brutality, and more. San Antonio Spurs’ Head Coach Gregg Popovich discussed his thoughts on police brutality and the death of George Floyd in a new video series for the team’s social media titled “#SpursVoices.” He says he is “embarrassed as a white person” to see how black citizens are being treated by police. Hector Vivas / Getty Images “In a strange, counterintuitive sort of way, the best teaching moment of this recent tragedy, I think, was the look on the officer’s face,” Popovich said in the powerful video.”For white people to see how...Recent Posts
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