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Naomi Osaka Returns To Tennis After Withdrawing In Solidarity With Jacob Blake Protest
Source: Al Bello / Getty Naomi Osaka is returning to tennis after joining the onslaught of athletes who are refusing to play in solidarity with protestors in Wisconsin over the shooting of Jacob Blake and the murder of two peaceful protestors by 17-year old domestic terrorist Kyle Rittenhouse. According to CBS Sports, the young tennis star is returning to the court after initially pulling out in wake of the aftermath of Jacob Blake shooting and murder of two peaceful protestors. After the tweet from the world’s highest-paid female athlete, the US Open warmup announced there would be no play Thursday before resuming Friday. But later Thursday, Osaka told the Guardian newspaper in a statement she would return to the event on Friday to take on Elise Mertens in the semifinals. “I was (and am) ...
Chris Webber Gets Choked Up Talking About NBA Players Boycotting For Social Justice
Source: Allen Berezovsky / Getty Just when it seemed like the Black Lives Matter protests had begun to wind down, the unjust shooting of Jacob Blake put the battery back in the back of NBA players who decided to boycott yesterday’s playoff games and Chris Webber was moved to tears when realizing the movement was still going strong amongst his peers. During his NBA on TNT commentary yesterday in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, Chris Webber was visibly moved when learning that every team scheduled to play yesterday boycotted the games in the name of social justice. After pointing out that it’s been 4 years to the day since Colin Kaepernick first took a knee on the football field and began this discussion on a national level, Chris Went on to explain the importance of such a sign of solid...
Netflix’s New ’90s Fashion Documentary Is Required Viewing for Every True Fashion-Lover
Image: Getty Before watching The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion, I didn’t realise the extent to which Black culture shapes the fashion industry. I knew about logomania and Lil’ Kim’s purple pasty outfit from the VMAs in 1999 — but I didn’t understand how stylists Misa Hylton and Dapper Dan created a ’90s subculture now used by the likes of Kylie Jenner, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, and countless luxury brands to represent what is hot, young, and cool. The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion introduces us to some of the women behind hip-hop’s most influential style moments. Historians, stylists, designers, publishers, and editors from the US, London, and Milan explore how the ’90s “ghetto fabulous” aesthetic continues to transform contemporary culture —...
Netflix’s New ’90s Fashion Documentary Is Essential Watching for Every True Fashion-Lover
Image: Getty Before watching The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion, I didn’t realise the extent to which Black culture shapes the fashion industry. I knew about logomania and Lil’ Kim’s purple pasty outfit from the VMAs in 1999 — but I didn’t understand how stylists Misa Hylton and Dapper Dan created a ’90s subculture now used by the likes of Kylie Jenner, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, and countless luxury brands to represent what is hot, young, and cool. The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion introduces us to some of the women behind hip-hop’s most influential style moments. Historians, stylists, designers, publishers, and editors from the US, London, and Milan explore how the ’90s “ghetto fabulous” aesthetic continues to transform contemporary culture —...
Two Dead & One Person Is Injured During Protests of Jacob Blake Shooting, Young White Man Suspected
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty We can’t even protest about police violence without being worried about being fatally shot. Two people are dead, and one person was injured during an overnight shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the third night of protesting of the unarmed shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha police officer Tuesday (Aug.25) night. According to multiple reports on social media, a “young white man” identified as Kyle Rittenhouse who was photographed walking around with an AR-15 and interacting with riot police is suspected to be the shooter, law enforcement has not confirmed that he was involved. Two people were shot + killed + another wounded in #Kenosha after a white militia member opened fire during ongoing protests. Shooter identified himself on video as Kyle; seen earlie...
Jacob Blake Paralyzed From Waist Down After Being Shot In The Back By Cops
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Jacob Blake, 29, was shot in the back multiple times while walking away from cops. Now, the Black man and latest victim of police brutality is out of emergency surgery, but he is reportedly paralyzed from the waist down. As previously reported, on Sunday (August 23) police in Kenosha, Wisconsin were responding to a domestic violence call. Two women were arguing, but witnesses say Blake was trying to stop them. Blake, a father of six who was celebrating his 8-year-olds birthday that day, placed three children in his car. When the unarmed man tried to get in the SUV, an officer got into an altercation with him, shooting him reportedly 8 times in the back, at point-blank range. Some reports say seven shots were heard—but overkill is overkill especially considering...
Universal Music Group Launches Youth Task Force in Honor of Civil Rights Pioneer John Lewis
Universal Music Group (UMG) has established the Youth Task Force for Meaningful Change (YTFMC), paying homage to recently deceased civil rights pioneer and U.S. Rep. John Lewis. The new initiative is an offshoot of the music company’s social justice and equality-focused Task Force for Meaningful Change (TFMC) that launched globally June 4 and is co-chaired by UMG executive vp, general counsel and Def Jam interim chairman and CEO Jeff Harleston and Motown Records president and Capitol Music Group executive vp Ethiopia Habtemariam. As outlined in a staff memo obtained by Billboard, the 24-member YTFMC is comprised of “dedicated, entry-level employees” ranging from UMG’s °1824 — a division of student employees from various college campuses, working in creative and marketing roles —...
Tamika Mallory Addresses Criticism Over “BreonnaCon” Event For Breonna Taylor
Source: Jon Cherry / Getty Tamika Mallory addressed criticism after supporters of Breonna Taylor questioned if activists and influencers were using the deceased victim’s name to clout-chase after the media rollout for a BreonnaCon event organized by her foundation, Until Freedom. The multi-day “community convention” located in Louisville, Ky. featured a variety of activities and workshops intended to “direct resources, talent and energy towards achieving justice for Breonna Taylor,” according to an emailed press release screenshotted and shared via Twitter. Among the events was a “Bree-B-Q” described as a “community barbeque and concert honoring all the lives lost to police violence.” My spirit won’t rest til I speak on this #BreonnaCon situation some more. One of t...
Leslie David Baker AKA Stanely From ‘The Office’ Shuts Down Racists After Standing Up For Black Lives
Source: Joe Scarnici / Getty Leslie David Baker, a veteran actor best known for his role as the surly but sincere Stanley Hudson on NBC’s The Office series, isn’t letting racism kill his Black joy. After launching an idea for a spin-off series featuring Stanley, racist fans hit him with the “shut up and dribble” angle but Baker isn’t letting it slide one bit. TMZ has more: The veteran actor joined “TMZ Live” Monday to address how his ‘Office’ spin-off project led to him becoming the target of hateful attacks, because at the same time … he’s been a vocal supporter of BLM. Leslie says much like Black athletes being told to “stick to sports,” racists began coming out of the woodwork to tell him to “stick to acting” and bombarding him with other vile messages … and he’s had enough. The outlet ...
Two Minutes To Late Night Shows Allyship With Rage Against the Machine Cover
Jordan Olds, host of Two Minutes to Late Night, dropped an explosive new cover. But unlike his previous collaborations, Olds took a step down from this one and handed the space over to musicians of color, who covered Rage Against the Machine’s 1992 protest song “Killing in the Name.” “Frick you, I won’t do what you tell me! We made a thrash metal cover of Rage Against the Machine and based on the subject matter of the song we wanted to feature only non-white performers. Defund the police,” said a caption on the video. The cover included: Aaron Heard, member of Nothing and leader of Jesus Piece; electro-rap artist Miss Eaves; Creeping Death guitarist Trey Pemberton; Fever333 guitarist Stephen Harrison; Fucked And Bound bassist Rah Davis; Spotlights drummer Chris Enriquez; and guitarist Izzy...
Cops Shoot & Kill Black Man As He Walked Away In Louisiana
Source: Chris Graythen / Getty This should sound all too familiar. Louisiana police officers shot and killed a Black man that was walking away from them. The details of the encounter are sketchy, but the use of lethal force by numerous cops against one lone Black man is once again highly questionable at best. That’s because shooting someone 11 times in the back is rarely anything but the peakest of overkill. Reports TMZ: The man was at a gas station in Lafayette, Louisiana when someone called police to report a disturbance. At least half a dozen police arrived, and according to the eyewitness –who shot the video — he appeared to be holding a knife. You hear cops order the man on the ground, but he continues to walk. The woman who shot the video says she saw police tase him, but he was stil...
Black Father Of Three Anthony McClain Killed By Police During Traffic Stop
Source: MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images / Getty A community in Pasadena, California is demanding justice after local police fatally shot a Black man during a routine traffic stop that went horribly wrong. Blavity reports the incident took place Saturday evening when cops pulled over 32-year-old Anthony McClain and a driver who they suspected was in violation of a vehicle code. That’s cop code for “suspended license.” Police said the driver cooperated with authorities and was arrested on the scene, but McClain refused the search and fled into the street while in possession of a gun. This is where it gets tricky. According to police officials, McClain began to turn when the weapon became visible to the officer in pursuit. “Fearing for both his and the pu...
