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A viral photo showing the White House with its lights off, shared by numerous Democrats during demonstrations in Washington, D.C., is at least five years old and was edited to make it seem darker, the Associated Press reported on Monday. The image can be found in Getty Image’s stock photo collection. The original photo shows …
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Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick has launched a legal defense initiative for “freedom fighters” in Minneapolis as protesters and rioters continue to demonstrate against the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody last week. “In fighting for liberation there‘s always retaliation. We must protect our Freedom Fighters,” Kaepernick wrote in …
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In spite of his career at Vogue covering luxury, fashion guru André Leon Talley doesn’t much care about the looting of stores like Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana amid ongoing protests. “I think it’s more important to stay focused on the very important subjects of black lives, the human lives … Mr. Floyd lost his …
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Grant Napear was fired by his radio station and resigned as the Sacramento Kings TV play-by-play announcer Tuesday after his tweet over the weekend saying “All Lives Matter” amid the George Floyd protests was met with backlash. Napear, a graduate of Syosset High School on Long Island, tweeted “All Lives Matter…Every Single One!” on Sunday …
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Knicks owner James Dolan sent a second email to staffers Tuesday to “clarify’’ his stance on why the club didn’t issue a statement regarding the police-related death of George Floyd, according to a source. Dolan attempted to pacify unrest within the organization with the Knicks just one of two NBA teams not to issue a …
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The music industry silenced its sound on “Black Out Tuesday,” putting a full stop on all business amid widespread protests. The united stand aimed to “disconnect from work and reconnect with our community” in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed in Minneapolis while in police custody …
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Jay-Z’s Team ROC has taken out a full-page ad dedicated to George Floyd that will be appearing in multiple major newspapers across the country. Captioned “in dedication to George Floyd,” the bulk of the ad is text from a speech made by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Ala., in 1965. “Deep down in …
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Pete Alonso continues to speak out amid the police brutality and social inequality protests across the country that were sparked by the killing of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis. After posting a black-screen photo to his Instagram Tuesday for the #bblackouttuesday movement that has swept social media in solidarity with the protests, Alonso …
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Model Munroe Bergdorf called out former employer L’Oreal Paris after the company shared an Instagram post in support of Black Lives Matter on Monday. “Excuse my language but I am SO angry. F—K YOU @lorealparis,” Bergdorf tweeted along with a screenshot of L’Oreal’s message, which said that “speaking out is worth it” and voiced the …
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The 2019 film “Just Mercy,” which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms throughout June in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Warner Bros. said Tuesday. In the film, Michael B. Jordan plays attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, who helps a character …
A viral photo showing the White House with its lights off, shared by numerous Democrats during demonstrations in Washington, D.C., is at least five years old and was edited to make it seem darker, the Associated Press reported on Monday. The image can be found in Getty Image’s stock photo collection. The original photo shows …
