LeBron James has had enough of the police brutality going on. Police brutality has been ramping up all throughout the United States in light of the protests combatting, you guessed it, police brutality. Various videos have been going viral which showcase the sheer brutality in which some cops are operating, seemingly for no reason at all. Perhaps the best example of this needless violence was showcased in a now-viral video that depicts a Buffalo police officer shoving an elderly man to the ground, causing him to bleed from his ear. In the video, none of the cops try to help...
Kanye West has continually been dragged despite his charitable donations and appearance at a Chicago protest. Kanye West finally broke his silence, donating $2 million to the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. He also put aside money in a college fund for Floyd’s daughter Gianna and donated to local businesses in his home state. In addition to that, West was spotted on the frontlines, protesting with Tony Williams and others in the South Side of Chicago. So why are people still mad at him? That’s the question that DJ Envy is asking himself this morning. It may have...
Protestors mocked Kendall Jenner’s infamous Pepsi ad, in which she appeared to have solved police brutality with soda, by giving officers a can of Pepsi. Despite everything, some protestors have still managed to maintain their sense of humour. At a demonstration in Los Angeles on Tuesday (June 2nd), just one of the many nationwide efforts to fight against police brutality and systemic racism, comedian Everett Byram took the opportunity to parody Kendall Jenner’s famously mocked and later revoked 2017 Super Bowl Pepsi commercial. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for DKNY As you are likely well aware, in the now-infamous ad, the model...
Lea Michele had been accused of racism by some of her co-stars before Imia Edwards stated that she burped in her face and called extras “cockroaches.” Lea Michele has been a trending topic all week after her former Glee co-stars have accused her of treating the show’s extras, specifically people of color, like trash. The lead actress in the series was initially called out after her support of the Black Lives Matter movement. “Remember when you made my first television gig a living hell?!?! Cause I’ll never forget,” wrote Samantha Ware, a black actress, in response. “I believe you told...
Nike is taking active steps to help the black community and combat system racism. After the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, numerous brands came out with statements in support of the black community and even sought to educate people of systemically racist power structures. Nike launched a ‘Don’t Do It” ad campaign which spoke out against racism but now they are making a statement in an even bigger way. It is being reported that Nike will now pledge $40 million to the black community over the next four years. This $40 million will be split amongst...
The Game shares an image he took with Breonna Taylor, on what would have been her 27 birthday. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella) While the four police officers who were involved in the all-too-casual killing of George Floyd have been fired and arrested, the situation is not too similar for another victim of senseless police killing: Breonna Taylor. The young Black female would have been 27-years old today, but she was shot and killed two months ago, when police barged into her apartment as she slept, to serve a search warrant. They believed that someone was packing drugs in her home, despite...
Meek Mill answered Donald Trump's notorious speech in which he asks black America what do they have to lose in supporting him. "What do you have to lose?," Candidate Trump asked. "You’re living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?" Here's Meek's retort, "Otherside of America." "Uh, we was starvin' for a thousand nightsLivin' like we tryna die tonightGlock .40 sound like dynamiteI was fuckin' up my cop moneySellin' soap like it's China whiteOG's said, "You fuckin' the block up"I...
On what would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday, the three officers involved in her death still have not been arrested. Here’s how to demand justice. Today would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday. The Kentucky woman was an emergency medical technician for the University of Louisville Health. She was killed on March 13th, 2020, after three officers entered her home with a “no-knock” warning to execute a search warrant. After her boyfriend fired a shot believing the officers to be intruders, striking one officer in the thigh, they in turn allegedly fired 20 shots, eight of which hit Breonna while...
Zion Williamson is currently in a legal battle with his former agent. For the last couple of months, New Orleans Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson has been in a legal battle with his former agent Gina Ford. Ford is suing Zion for wrongful termination of their contract and to gain leverage in the lawsuit, Ford has resorted to some pretty nefarious tactics. For instance, she recently served the courts a request to have Zion answer questions and effectively admit that he allegedly took “improper benefits” to attend Duke and wear Nike shoes. Well, Zion recently received a big win in this...
Candace Owens links Black Lives Matter to election years, saying that “white liberals” only care about black lives when there’s an election. Candace Owens recently voiced her controversial opinion about George Floyd, claiming that we should not be honoring him because he was “not an amazing person.” She has continued her divisive remarks by drawing a line between Black Lives Matter and election periods. Using her platform on Twitter, the conservative political commentator argued that “white liberals” only care about Black Lives Matter when an election is approaching. “This chart reveals how much the topic ‘black lives matter’ receives airtime in...