The cast of NBC’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has made a $100,000 donation to the National Bail Fund Network.
Dan Goor, co-creator of the show, made the announcement on Twitter to “condemn” the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police. “The cast and showrunner of ‘Brooklyn 99’ condemn the murder…
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After only six months as a co-host on The Real, Amanda Seales is leaving the show. The 38-year-old actress announced her departure during an Instagram Live, explaining that she wasn’t able to fully use her ‘voice’ and found the talk show lacking black voices ‘at the top.’
Read more →Seales said that her decision to leave …
Read more →The Weeknd has donated $500,000 to Black Lives Matter Global Network, Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp and National Bail Out. He’s urging his 23 million Instagram followers to follow his lead, saying, “Keep supporting our brothers and sisters out there risking everything to push for actual change for our black lives. Urging …
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Record Store Day 2020 will look dramatically different this year. Typically a one-day event, this year’s Record Store Day will be spread across three days: Aug. 29, Sept. 26 and Oct. 24. As always, artists will drop special titles for Record Store Day that can be purchased at independent…
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Garth Brooks has postponed his upcoming stadium show at Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium, which was planned for June 27. While there is no new date to reschedule the concert at this time, Garth did assure fans that originally purchased tickets will be honored at the new date. It’s the second time the Cincinnati show has…
“Riverdale” actress Vanessa Morgan announced she’s “not being quiet anymore” when it comes to the portrayal of black people in media. Morgan tweeted: “Tired of how black people are portrayed in Media. Tired of us being portrayed as thugs, dangerous or angry scary people. Tired of us also being used as side kick non dimensional…
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Tyler, The Creator took a stand after his GOLF shop was damaged during recent protests in Los Angeles. The Fairfax District in Los Angeles was hit by protestors and looters, leaving shops like Flight Club and others damaged. Other properties, including the flagship GOLF store — selling Tyler, The Creator’s clothing brand — was also…
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Conway the Machine has been moved to support those protesting during the recent rallies taking place across the U.S., and now he has released a new single called ‘Front Lines’.
Read more →Conway said: “In the middle of the covid pandemic, I’ve been quarantined finishing up FKTG. The Amaud situation and Breonna situation and now George …
Hollywood is making moves towards getting back to work, with the entertainment industry’s guilds and unions signing off on a 22-page guideline document designed to establish safety protocols for producing movies and TV.
The agreement (which can be viewed here)… comes after negotiations among actors, directors and crews, and will include extensive testing, temperature checks,
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Carole Baskin has won control of Joe Exotic’s former zoo. This is a major update in the real-life drama related to the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King.…
A federal judge ruled that Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue Corp will take over the 16,439-acre Oklahoma property that was heavily featured in the Netflix series. The current owners
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The music industry is standing in solidarity after the death of George Floyd with a “Blackout Tuesday” initiative. Floyd is the black man who was killed while being restrained by Minneapolis police.
Atlantic Records’ senior director of marketing, Jamila Thomas and Platoon’s senior artist campaign manager, Brianna Agyemang, are behind the blackout, which is also…
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After George Floyd lost his life last week due to asphyxia by way of sustained and forceful pressure to his neck and back, cutting off his airway, protests have taken place across North America and several artists have spoken out by way of their music. Now, Ty Dolla $ign is contributing with some powerful lyrics…
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