First things first, despite some L's, Mitt Romney is still a savvy politician. But it was still surprising to many that the current Senator from Utah was out marching with Black Lives Matters protesters yesterday (June 8) in Washington.
One of the most recently impactful collectives in the culture is standing up for the people. They are speaking facts and reminding the world where the United States got their kitchen magic from.
The 51-year-old actor shared a tweet in where he essentially undermined the Black Lives Matter movement to center white people in the fight for justice and equality.
Online sneaker marketplace GOAT, is the latest company to announce it will become an ally in the fight against racial and social injustice.
Quiet as kept, Michael Jordan has been more woke for longer than people give him credit for. Today (June 5), Jordan Brand announced that it would be donating $100,000,000, to social justice causes over a 10 year period.
Reverend Al Sharpton took the entire world to church!
This action comes as Mayor Bowser has written a letter to President Trump demanding that federal law enforcement leave the city amid protests against police brutality.
As we march into the eighth day of protests denouncing of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and police brutality, those committed to change show they aren’t giving up. According to published reports, on Saturday (June 6), #HBCUs4BlackLives: Centering Our Youth announced an HBCU protest will be taking place in Atlanta to give the youth a chance to share their thoughts on the current state of affairs in our country.
Two of the officers were suspended from their jobs without pay after injuring the 75-year-old man, but it pales in comparison to the pain suffered by Black people at similar protests.
For what it's worth, King Bach's heart is definitely in the right place and as he noted himself, he shared the message at the risk of his brand and mainstream appeal.
Amber Rose has never been one to sequester her opinion, so when fans asked her to speak out regarding her position on current events--of course she had a lot to say. On Wednesday (June 3), Amber Rose took to Instagram to stand in solidarity with everyone fighting the cause for change including Black Lives Matter, LBGTQAI, and those who are advocating to legalize sex work. "I'm Pro Black af, Pro LGBTQ af, Pro Hoe, Pro Sex Work, Pro-Choice," Rose wrote. "If ur Fatphobic, Transphobic or ever screamed 'All Lives Matter' get the f*ck off my page."
Trina may have thought her apology would ease the dragging that is taking place on Twitter, but as she quickly learned--it wasn't. On Thursday (June 4) Trina took to the airwaves to apologize after calling protestors "animals" before calling for a stricter curfew. On today's episode of the Trick and Trina Morning Show, the "Nann" rapper said that her comments were taken out of context before adding that her animal comment wasn't meant towards Black people. "I apologize for some of the comments I made yesterday when I was expressing how I felt about what was going on in my community here in Miami, Florida," Trina said. "I can see why people were offended by my comments and wasn't trying to discredit anyone's actions with police so I am truly sorry for that part; but when I was calling people animals, I was talking about looters, not people who were protesting peacefully. I am Black. Why would I call Black people animals when I'm Black? That would mean I am calling myself an animal."
