Taylor Swift finally broke her silence and publically extended her support of the ongoing Black lives Matter movement. Swift took to twitter and spoke about racial injustice and police brutality and urged people to use their vote as a tool to fight racism.

Ever since people in America started flooding the streets to protest against the tragic killing of George Floyd, several celebrities have come out in support of the cause, either by showing up for protests, or by sharing their thoughts via social media.

However, amid the civil unrest that has flared in the US cities, Swift stayed away from making any statements until now. The 30-year-old songstress addressed her 86 million followers on Twitter and asked them to vote for the correct.

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Laurence Fox has made his opinions known on the Black Lives Matter movement.

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These companies are changing their branding due to racial stereotypes

LOS ANGELES - A growing list of well-known brands are taking a stance against racist stereotypes.Aunt Jemima, Cream of Wheat and Uncle Ben’s are joining other prominent companies across the country to change or evolve their brands to eliminate racially stereotyped branding.The decisions come in the wake of renewed national discussion about race and marketing stereotypes following the death of George Floyd during an encounter with Minneapolis police on May 25.AUNT JEMIMA: The longtime American breakfast staple syrup, Aunt Jemima, will be changing its name and image.Quaker Oats owner PepsiCo announced that the brand’s name would be changed and that the image of Aunt Jemima would be removed from all packaging.RELATED: Aunt Jemima brand to

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John Legend spreads ‘Bigger Love’ with Juneteenth LP release

Juneteenth — the holiday marking the end of slavery in the US on June 19, 1865.“I’m excited that the album’s coming out that day,” says Legend of “Bigger Love,” which arrives two days before his “John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father’s Day” special airs on ABC. “And I’m excited that people are taking a moment to celebrate the ending of slavery in this country … It also reminds us that we still have a ways to go to get more free in this country.

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Hamilton MSP promises to fight inequality among black and other minority ethnic people

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse MSP Christina McKelvie has promised to do everything she can to fight inequality among black and other minority ethnic people in Scotland.The Equalities Minister said the Scottish Government has taken steps to tackle racism but “we need to make much greater progress”.She spoke in the Scottish Parliament last week as the world continued to react to the death of George Floyd who died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a police officer pressed down on his neck.Ms McKelvie called for more representation from ethnic minorities in Parliament, public boards and workplaces, saying: ”The people are there; we just need to make sure that we encourage that participation, then we can change some of those structural

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A look at dueling policing proposals considered by Congress

WASHINGTON – As Americans protest racial inequality and the death of George Floyd and others at the hands of police, their pleas are being heard in the chambers of the U.S. Capitol.

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‘The Black Lives Matter Foundation,’ unaffiliated with BLM, reportedly receives donations by mistake

LOS ANGELES - Following the recent anti-racism protests that have erupted around the world in the wake of the death of George Floyd during an encounter with Minneapolis police on May 25, a group known as “The Black Lives Matter Foundation,” has reportedly raised nearly $4 million from individuals and various corporations unaware that the foundation has nothing to do with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.BLM says on its website it was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager.RELATED: Hours after Aunt Jemima change announced, Uncle Ben's rice says it will 'evolve' brandBut the Black Lives Matter Foundation, which was founded in 2015 and is a completely

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Ava DuVernay on Changing the Narrative Around Police and the Power of 'Fearing Less' (Exclusive)

killing of George Floyd, and are available to stream for free online, while, which the director says “serves [as] a snapshot of the destruction that these systems actually have on real people,” is available on Netflix — and is part of the platform’s curated collection of content in support of Black Lives Matter. “I’m really pleased that people are finding it again,” she says of the Emmy-winning series.Meanwhile, DuVernay is using her platform and the renewed interest in these projects to affect change in the way stories about law enforcement are told moving forward.

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Black Lives Matter network establishes $12M grant fund

NEW YORK – An influential group behind the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement has established a fund worth more than $12 million to aid organizations fighting institutional racism, in the wake of the George Floyd protests.On Wednesday, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation said it was setting aside $6 million from money it received in donations to support black-led grassroots organizing groups. Last week, the foundation unveiled a separate $6.5 million fund for its network of affiliate chapters.Beginning July 1, affiliated chapters can apply for unrestricted funding of up to $500,000 in multi-year grants, the foundation announced.

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Is it time for the Dixie Chicks to rethink their name?

their appreciation of their homeland to “Dixie,” even if, according to legend, it’s the title of one of Abraham Lincoln’s favorite songs (one, incidentally, in which the author longs to be in “the land of cotton” because “old times there are not forgotten”).Regardless of its origin, for many Blacks, ‘Dixie’ conjures a time and a place of bondage.“Dixie,” however, didn’t bring down the Dixie Chicks. Judging by the response to Maines’ 2003 comment, many of the trio’s fans up to that point were the types of Southerners who still lived and would die for Dixie, or at least a Republican-centric vision of the good old U.S.

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Taylor Swift, Sting, Jessie J & More Provide Performances, Gifts For Annie Lennox’s Circle Music Auction

Annie Lennox enlisted the help of Taylor Swift, Sting, Emeli Sandé, and more as she launched the Circle Music Auction Tuesday.

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Aunt Jemima brand changing name, image after acknowledging racial stereotype

Quaker Oats is getting rid of the Aunt Jemima pancake brand and logo.The cancelation of the brand, which is more than 130 years old, comes as an acknowledgment that its origins are based on a derogatory racial stereotype.It’s another sign that corporations and society as a whole may be starting to really listen to long-standing calls for racial equality.Those calls have reached a fever pitch in recent weeks following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, leading to worldwide protests.The Aunt Jemima logo was based on the racist stereotype of the slave mammy, a submissive servant who dotes on her master’s family at the expense of her own.The company also ran racist ads for several decades.

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Trump Signs Order on Police Reform, Doesn't Mention Racism

Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would encourage better police practices. But he made no mention of the roiling national debate over racism spawned by police killings of Black men and women.

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Trump signs order on police reform, doesn't mention racism

WASHINGTON - Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would encourage better police practices. But he made no mention of the roiling national debate over racism spawned by police killings of black men and women.Trump met privately with the families of several black Americans killed in interactions with police before his Rose Garden signing ceremony and said he grieved for the lives lost and families devastated.

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Annie Lennox Launches The Circle Music Auction With Performances & Gifts From Taylor Swift, Hozier & More

Annie Lennox, who founded the feminist NGO The Circle in 2008, launched The Circle Music Auction Tuesday (June 16) to raise funds for women around the world who are disproportionally impacted by coronavirus.

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Fourth Black male found dead by hanging in U.S., authorities suspect suicide

anti-racism demonstrations.The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that the victim was found dead in the parking lot of Ehrhardt Elementary School in Spring, Tex., which lies just north of Houston. “Based on security video, witnesses and other evidence, preliminary indications are the male hanged himself,” the sheriff’s office said on Twitter.“There are currently no signs of foul play,” it added.

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Trump signs order on police reform, doesn't mention racism

WASHINGTON – Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he said would encourage better police practices. But he made no mention of the roiling national debate over racism spawned by police killings of black men and women.Trump met privately with the families of several black Americans killed in interactions with police before his Rose Garden signing ceremony and said he grieved for the lives lost and families devastated.

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Senate GOP to propose policing changes in 'Justice Act'

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans are proposing changes to police procedures and accountability with an enhanced use-of-force database, restrictions on chokeholds and new commissions to study law enforcement and race, according to a draft obtained by The Associated Press.The JUSTICE Act — Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 — is the most ambitious GOP policing proposal in years, a direct response to the massive public protests over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans.The package is set to be introduced Wednesday by Sen.

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U.S. city to send unarmed social workers, not police officers, to some 911 calls

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Senate GOP seeks policing changes, Democrats push for more

WASHINGTON – The Senate majority at stake, Republicans are abruptly shifting priorities to focus on policing changes as Congress rushes to respond to nationwide protests over the killings of black Americans by law enforcement officers.The GOP senators welcomed President Donald Trump’s executive actions Tuesday to create a database of police misconduct.

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Toronto Black-owned bookstore sees spike in interest, demand

Since the death of George Floyd, a Black-owned bookstore in Toronto featuring hundreds of books by Black Canadian authors and others, is seeing a huge increase in orders and interest. Caryn Lieberman reports.

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Chief: Minneapolis police resignations not a threat to public safety

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to confirm that seven officers have left the department since May 25, the day George Floyd died in police custody.The chief said there have been a total of 19 separations year-to-date. The Minneapolis Police Department averages 40 separations per year.Arradondo started the news conference with a plea for the public to not interfere with officers who are trying to do their lawful jobs.

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'Why I Protest': G-Buck On Why He Marches In Solidarity With Black Lives Matter

On June 1, hundreds of people protesting the killing of George Floyd spilled out into Philadelphia's Vine Street Expressway and, in a confrontation with the police, were hit with tear gas and rubber bullets. G-Buck, the Philadelphia-based electronic producer born Greg Washington, was there in the midst of it all.

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Why I Protest: Lele Pons on Why She Marches in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter

At over 41 million followers on Instagram, Lele Pons is using her platform—not only for silly videos or fiery selfies—but for issues that truly matter.

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Todrick Hall praises Taylor Swift for ‘using her voice’ to call out injustice

Todrick Hall has praised Taylor Swift for speaking out against systemic racism and injustice.The 35-year-old star is glad the Look What You Made Me Do hitmaker is using her platform to raise awareness of certain issues because she’s in a position to change the minds of people ‘who feel very differently’.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, he said: ‘I’m glad that she has gotten to a point now where she is sharing that with the world.‘I think that a lot of people who would initially gravitate towards her might be people who have very different political views.’Hall continued: ‘And very different views on the world in like, what should happen with the Black Lives Matter movement.

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News 6 hosts Real Talk: A Candid Conversation on racial inequality in America

ORLANDO, Fla. – The death of George Floyd, a black man whose final moments were spent with a white officer’s knee pinned to his neck, has sparked oftentimes uncomfortable but much-needed conversations about race relations in our country.Nationwide, as well as in our own backyard, we’ve seen protests and calls for change, including cries for more transparency and accountability within law enforcement agencies.But it wasn’t just Floyd.Demonstrators have also chanted the names of Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and other people of color who, like them, died at the hands of someone wearing a badge and holding a gun.[Floyd’s death spurs question: What is a black life worth?]Activists say that list proves that Floyd’s death wasn’t a

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Trump signs executive order on police reform

WASHINGTON - Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints.In Rose Garden remarks, Trump stressed the need for higher standards and commiserated with mourning families, even as he hailed the vast majority of officers as selfless public servants and held his law-and-order line, while criticizing Democrats.“Reducing crime and raising standards are not opposite goals," he said before signing the order flanked by police.Trump and the GOP have been rushing to respond to the mass demonstrations against police

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Trump to sign executive order on police reform

WASHINGTON - Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump was ready to sign an executive order Tuesday aimed at encouraging better police practices and establishing a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use of force.Mobile app users, click here to watch the announcement live.The Rose Garden announcement comes as Senate Republicans are preparing their own package of policing changes. Democrats have a package as well.The GOP is rushing to respond to mass demonstrations over the deaths of Floyd and other black Americans killed by police.

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Protester hit in face by rubber bullet shot by Florida police wants answers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – LaToya Ratlieff remembers the blood spilling from her head, covering her clothes, the car ride from a stranger to the hospital and the 20 stitches sewn into her head after being shot in the face by a police officer with a rubber bullet during a Fort Lauderdale protest.The 34-year-old was getting ready to leave on May 31 after several hours at a peaceful protest sparked by the death of George Floyd. As she made her way through the parking garage, something shifted in the air.

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President Trump to sign executive order on police reform

WASHINGTON – Embracing a new priority, President Donald Trump is set to announce executive actions on police procedures and Senate Republicans are preparing a package of policing changes as the GOP rushes to respond to mass demonstrations over the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans.It's a sudden shift for the Republican Party, one Democrats are watching warily, and a crush of activity that shows how quickly the mass protests over police violence and racial prejudice are transforming national politics.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declared that Republicans are developing “a serious proposal to reform law enforcement."The Senate Judiciary Committee will gavel in Tuesday afternoon for an extensive hearing on

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Taylor Swift and Caitlyn Jenner lead stars praising Supreme Court ruling giving LGBTQ workers protection

Taylor Swift and Caitlyn Jenner were among the celebrities celebrating a new Supreme Court ruling in the US that gives the LGBTQ community protection in the workplace. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that federal law, prohibiting discrimination based on sex, should also include sexual orientation and gender identity – meaning gay and transgender employees are now protected from being fired or discriminated against at work.

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Black protester who carried injured white man through angry crowd says he ‘did what we had to do’

During the Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday in London, spurred by the death of George Floyd, a Black man was seen carrying an injured white man to safety after he was being beat up.

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Missing Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau found dead in Tallahassee: police

Black Lives Matter demonstrations, reciting the names of people who had been killed by police, including Tony McDade of Tallahassee and George Floyd of Minneapolis.“I don’t want their names gone in vain,” Salau said during a protest in front of the Tallahassee Police Department in May.Salau was reported missing June 6.“Toyin was very passionate,” her friend Danaya Hemphill told the newspaper. “She was very vocal she was very loving, very spiritual, very caring.

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American Slavery Project to Hold Virtual Juneteenth 'Black Women and the Ballot' Presentation

American Slavery Project (ASP) is partnering with more than a dozen theater companies for a presentation of Black Women and the Ballot, a collection of three short radio plays that will be available to stream on Friday, June 19, also known as Juneteenth. This year's Juneteenth marks the 155th anniversary of the day slavery was abolished in the U.S.

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Todrick Hall Praises Taylor Swift for 'Using Her Voice' to Support Social Activism (Exclusive)

Todrick Hall is excited to see Taylor Swift using the power of her stardom to help fight injustice.

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‘Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over’: iPhone feature will record police interaction, send location

LOS ANGELES - A feature exclusively available for Apple users called “Shortcuts,” which was launched in 2018, allows users to conduct tasks on their phones that would normally require multiple actions with a single voice command of the iPhone’s artificial intelligence capability, Siri. The feature has been the subject of renewed focus recently as protests against police brutality continue across the U.S. in the wake of the death of George Floyd during a May 25 encounter with Minneapolis police.

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Seminole County lawyer wants Longwood to create citizen review board for police department

LONGWOOD, Fla. – The deaths of Rayshard Brooks and George Floyd, among many others, have raised questions about police brutality and whether officers are always justified in the use of force.That has prompted some cities to consider citizen review boards for its police department.One Longwood man is calling for his city to do the same.Longwood resident J.P. Gilbert said what happened to George Floyd was his breaking point.

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Activists in Camden call for police reform

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - Calls to reform and even “defund” the police are rising amid unrest in response to the death of George Floyd. Held up as a “model” for successful policing is the Camden County force patrolling one of the nation’s most troubled cities for seven years.Activists standing in front of city hall Monday, claim the “rosy view” of the county force is a “PR stunt.”"I see people shooting up. I see people making transactions.

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Activists in Camden call for police reform

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Ravens LB Judon blasts Goodell's 'black lives matter' speech

BALTIMORE – Ravens linebacker Matthew Judon criticized the timing of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's assertion that the league believes “black lives matter," saying Monday that the message should have been delivered long ago.In the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck, Goodell said on June 5, “We, the National Football League, believe black lives matter. I personally protest with you and want to be part of the much-needed change in this country.”Speaking in a video conference call with the Baltimore media, Judon said the comment was long overdue.“It’s not when Roger Goodell said black lives matter that now everybody can say it," Judon said.

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UN Human Rights Council to hold ‘urgent debate’ on racism and police brutality on June 17

GENEVA - Following a three-month-long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Human Rights Council announced on Monday that it was greenlighting a debate “on racism, alleged police brutality and violence against protesters sickened by the killing of American George Floyd in police custody.”“The tragic events of 25 May in Minneapolis in the US which led to the death of George Floyd led to protests throughout the world against injustice and police brutality that persons of African descent face on a daily basis in many regions of the world,” said Dieudonné W. Désiré Sougouri, Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

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Activists in Camden call for police reform

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - Calls to reform and even “defund” the police are rising amid unrest in response to the death of George Floyd death. Held up as a “model” for successful policing is the Camden County force patrolling one of the nation’s most troubled cities for seven years.Activists standing in front of city hall Monday, claim the “rosy view” of the county force is a “PR stunt.”"I see people shooting up.

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Bootsy Collins says black people “haven’t been allowed to advance that much” over the years

Bootsy Collins doesn’t think black people have “been allowed to advance that much” over the years.Speaking in a new interview, Collins, who rose to prominence with James Brown in the 1970s before later joining Parliament-Funkadelic, discussed how far the black community have come in light of recent events following the death of George Floyd last month.“A lot has changed over the years,” he told The Guardian. “We [black people] have been allowed to gain more, maybe, in terms of money – but the wider mindset is the same.

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Jon Stewart Says The Police ‘Patrol The Border Between The Two Americas’

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Autopsy: Atlanta man killed by police was shot in his back

ATLANTA – An autopsy found that the black man killed in a scuffle with Atlanta police outside a fast-food drive-thru was shot twice in the back, the medical examiner's office said.The killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks as he tried to flee after wrestling with officers and grabbing a Taser has rekindled protests in Atlanta that erupted in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.

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Mother of Trayvon Martin joins Miami protesters seeking racial justice, police support

MIAMI – The mother of Trayvon Martin joined hundreds of demonstrators at a rally in downtown Miami on Sunday, demanding racial equality following the death of George Floyd last month at the hands of a white police officer in Minnesota.Sybrina Fulton joined the demonstrators who carried signs that read “Stop Killing Us" and “We Are All Equal" at the Torch of Friendship, a 60-year-old monument erected as a welcoming beacon to the city’s Latin American and Caribbean neighbors. The protest organized by several churches was one of several across Florida on Sunday.Fulton's unarmed son, Trayon Martin, was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, while walking back from a central Florida convenience store in 2012.

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Senate GOP to restrict police chokeholds in emerging bill

WASHINGTON - Driven by a rare urgency, Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing changes that includes new restrictions on police chokeholds and other practices as President Donald Trump signals his support following the mass demonstrations over the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans.Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the sole African American Republican in the Senate, has been crafting the package set to roll out Wednesday.

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Celebrities who have apologised after racism accusations from blackface to offensive slurs

A growing number of comedians, actors and singers have been called out in recent weeks and held to account for their offensive behaviour in the past – whether that’s blackface or using racial slurs – finding themselves in the thick of racism rows. It’s been a progressive few weeks which have seen the Black Lives Matter protests gathering momentum around the world following the death of George Floyd, forcing society – and celebrities – to look closer at systemic racism.

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