Gunna speaks out after his album “WUNNA” goes #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. With all of the protests that took place this weekend and will surely continue to impact the country all week, Gunna is having a hard time celebrating one of the most momentous times in his career. Normally, a #1 album would be enough reason to celebrate. After all, many artists dream of achieving something like this in their careers but, right now, it all seems so arbitrary. There are much more important things affecting us in the world right now, putting music and the arts...
Adam Silver wants NBA teams to look inward and reflect during these uncertain times. Protests continue to rage on throughout the United States following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There have been numerous statements made by high profile athletes and now, NBA commissioner Adam Silver is making a statement of his own. The vast majority of NBA players are black and Adam Silver understands that it is up to the league to support their players and become allies during this time. In an internal memo sent to each individual team, Silver urged staff to reflect on...
Jon Jones is sick of people hijacking the George Floyd protests to cause mischief. Protests continue to manifest throughout the United States in light of the police killing of George Floyd. People have had enough of police brutality and are trying to make a genuine change so that these incidents never happen again. However, some people have been hijacking the movement to cause mischief and vandalism. Last night in New Mexico, UFC legend Jon Jones went out and took matters into his own hands as he confronted vandals on the street and took paint cans away from them. In the...
Dennis Rodman released a new video on Instagram called “Rest In Power George Floyd.” Dennis Rodman was always an extremely vocal player both on and off the court during his playing days. He has also proven himself to be engaged politically although not in the ways you might expect. Of course, we mean his relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un. Regardless, Rodman has a large platform, and last night, he spoke up about all of the protests going on throughout the United States. In a video posted to Instagram called “Rest In Power George Floyd,” Rodman spoke about the looting...
Young M.A. helped de-escalate a situation between one of her fans and Atlanta police after she was pulled over for “blocking traffic.” Young M.A. is helping out in Atlanta, Georgia right now by doing what she can to fight for racial justice in America. Things have taken a serious turn in the country with protests taking place all weekend as property is destroyed and a message is sent. The people will not stand to be treated as second-rate humans anymore, standing united and voicing their concerns. The Red Flu rapper was interacting with one of her fans, who pulled over...
A Foot Locker on 54th and Wentworth in Chicago was looted for everything on Sunday night. Ever since the police killing of George Floyd, there have been various protests all throughout the country. For the most part, these protests have been peaceful but as soon as the police show up, they tend to escalate things and it all gets out of hand. Not to mention, some people, who aren’t even engaging in the actual protests, are looting and vandalizing stores as a way to profit off of everything that is going on. That is exactly what happened in Chicago last night...
Following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, Denzel Curry took to Twitter to gather his thoughts. Following the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, many have felt compelled to stand up in the face of racial injustice — a systemic injustice that has claimed the lives and shattered the safety of black people for years. Even now, disgraced police officer Derek Chauvin’s fate remains uncertain, with questions on whether George Floyd’s murderer will end up doing significant jail time to begin with. Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Amidst all the pain that these killings have caused, the...
Tokyo Jetz made a joke that she would “George Floyd” her hairstylist while on Instagram Live. Our nation is in serious pain right now after the preventable deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless other people of color who have lost their lives to police brutality and racist attacks in the last several months. As protests intensify, people continue to be outraged over the treatment of people of color in the world. Nobody should be treated as though they are a second-rate human and the fight will not stop until everyone is considered equal. Tokyo Jetz,...
Many are upset with Virgil Abloh following his response to the George Floyd protests. Virgil Abloh is perhaps the biggest name in all of streetwear and fashion right now although as it stands, he is catching quite a bit of heat on social media thanks to his recent stance on all of the protests going on across the United States. Following the death of George Floyd, people are upset and amongst the peaceful protesters, there have also been some riots and destruction of property. Fellow streetwear influencer Sean Wotherspoon had his store vandalized and Abloh decided to take aim at...
Wale deleted a post shading J. Cole after this weekend’s protests. The world is hurting. For the duration of the last week, protests have been aplenty as we fight back against racial injustice. The public is having their voice be heard and, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the famed rapper J. Cole joined along to march and chant for the equal treatment of people of color in America. Photos circulated on social media, showing the rapper participating in one of the organized protests in his city. While his efforts were being praised by the majority of his fans, one person...