#BlackOutTuesday: Treat Black artists better
The executives and labels, and media and streaming services need to do the right thing.
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, spoke to graduating teens at her former high school: ‘George Floyd’s life mattered’
In a speech given to the graduating class at Immaculate Heart High School, which is her former high school, Meghan Markle mentions the murders of George Floyd, and the many…
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Watch Apollo Theatre’s musical event ‘Let’s Stay (In This) Together’ exclusively on TIDAL
Tonight, TIDAL will stream a musical event by The Apollo Theater called, 'Let's Stay (In This) Together'. The event is in celebration of Black Music Month, the iconic black culture…
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K-Pop fans co-opt #WhiteLivesMatter hashtag in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement
If you're a White supremacist and you excitedly saw #WhiteLivesMatter trending on Twitter for the past few days, I bet you got the disappointment of your life when you realized…
Read President Obama’s essay ‘How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change’
The murder of George Floyd has changed our lives forever. In the absence of America's sitting President, President Obama wrote an essay and published it on Medium. If you missed…
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NAACP launches ‘We Are Done Dying’ campaign, National Day of Mourning in recognition of George Floyd’s funeral
As part of its initiative, the NAACP and its partners in civil rights and social justice want us to join them for a National Day of Mourning in recognition of…
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A conversation with President Obama: Reimagining policing in the wake of continued police violence
It's the first time President Obama addresses George Floyd's death on camera.
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Ebro Darden talks police policies, Colin Kaepernick, and Black Lives Matter protests on Hot 97: Watch
Yesterday, Ebro Darden discussed police policies, Colin Kaepernick, and Black Lives Matter protests on 'Ebro in the Morning' at Hot 97. During the conversation, Darden talks about why there is…
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Essex six-piece Hip-Hop band Monster Florence share ‘Handstand’: Listen
In a calming composition paired with heavy topics, British musical group Monster Florence share the minimalist track ‘Handstand’. If you want to listen to music that speaks to your soul,…
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Listen to Kaythoe’s energetic single ‘4X Crazy’
Southern artist Kaythoe is something like a ghost. As I listened to his impressive effort '4x Crazy', I was definitely feeling the beat, the aggressive lyrics, the flow—all of it! I wanted…