Among the protesters demanding justice for George Floyd, police reform and racial equality is Access Hollywood and World of Dance host Scott Evans, who joined his friend E!'s Justin Sylvester on his latest episode of Just The Sip to talk about marching the streets of Los Angeles and much more.

At one particular protest, Evans recalled getting tear gassed and getting hit in the head with a rubber bullet—which he decided to keep. "Because I was like, I don't ever wanna forget what that was like," Evans explained on the podcast. "I don't ever wanna forget, you know, 'cause years from now, you remember one part of this.

You remember various details of it. I don't ever wanna forget where just saying, 'Black lives matter' wasn't enough." He added.

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Tiffany Haddish talks 'white guilt' at Juneteenth forum

George Floyd's death, Tiffany Haddish has become a prominent figure in the Black Lives Matter movement, often using comedy to make suggestions about how the country can better fulfill its promise of equality and freedom for all.On Friday, June 19, amid nationwide celebrations of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, the "Girls Trip" star addressed a crowd outside the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles during the comedy club's Juneteenth forum.In a clip from her appearance published by TMZ, Haddish stressed the importance of unity, recalling how the family that bought the house she was born in "worked together" to achieve their version of the American dream."Be a real American," she said.

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Steve Harvey Says Black Lives Matters Is ‘One Of The Greatest Movements Since The Civil Rights Movement’

Steve Harvey welcomed activist Kimberly Jones to his Facebook Watch talk show for a special Juneteenth edition, and the comedian/TV host had a lot to say about systemic racism in America and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Beyoncé Unveils Powerful New Track ‘Black Parade’ To Mark Juneteenth

Beyoncé is celebrating Juneteenth weekend with the release of a timely new track.

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Beyonce releases surprise new song titled Black Parade

Beyonce has delighted fans by releasing a surprise new song titled Black Parade, shortly after announcing a project by the same name to support black-owned businesses.

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'Why I Protest': Activist Carmen Perez-Jordan On Why She Marches in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter

When it comes to standing up and speaking out against social injustices, activist Carmen Perez-Jordan has dedicated more than 25 years fighting for equality and calling for an end to mass incarceration, community policing and gender equity.

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Juneteenth: Anti-Black racism protests, coronavirus reshapes holiday this year

Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.”But in 2020, as the coronavirus ravishes black America disproportionately, as economic uncertainty wrought by the pandemic strains black pocketbooks, and as police brutality continues to devastate black families, Juneteenth is a day of protest.Red velvet cake, barbecued ribs and fruit punch are optional.For many white Americans, recent protests over police brutality have driven their awareness of Juneteenth’s significance.“This is one of the first times since

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Laurence Fox vows he won't be silenced by Black Lives Matter after furious race row

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

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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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WATCH LIVE: Attorney Ben Crump compares 2018 South Daytona death to George Floyd

ORLANDO, Fla. – Attorney Ben Crump will hold a news conference Thursday in connection with the 2018 death of a black man he claims was held down by South Daytona police officers.Crump and co-counsel Jasmine Rand said they will release video from June 28, 2018, showing that two officers kept their knees on the back and neck of Timothy Coffman, who had a mental illness, for more than four minutes.Coffman died four days later.Crump claims Coffman was beaten with a baton, tased numerous times and held face down on the ground by four officers.“The officers obstructed his ability to breathe until he lost consciousness,” officials said.

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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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‘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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Inside John Legend's 'Bigger Love' Album, Which He Hopes Can 'Lift People Up'

John Legend finished recording his seventh studio album in February, he, like everyone, couldn't have imagined the state of society four months later, juggling both a global pandemic and a social revolution, with the police killing of George Floyd causing civil unrest in the streets of America.On a Zoom listening session for his Bigger Love album earlier in June, Legend said that the stirring 16-track project's lyrics "feel different now, given the circumstances," but views part of his duty as an artist to "lift people up.""This album is more focused on joy, love, hope, and on optimism," he adds. "I think my last album [2016's Darkness and Light] was kind of an album about being worried about being concerned and I definitely feel both.

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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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Hasan Minhaj Talks To Stephen Colbert About The War Between Gen Z And Millennials

Hasan Minhaj is right in the middle of the culture war.

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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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Protesters in Richmond tear down another Confederate statue

RICHMOND, Va. – Demonstrators in Richmond tore down another Confederate statue in the city Tuesday night, news outlets reported.The Howitzers Monument located near Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park campus was toppled after protesters who spent the night marching in the rain used a rope to pull it down from its pedestal.The paint-splattered statue was seen face down on the ground as the rain continued overnight in Virginia’s capital city, according to a video from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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Boy Scouts to require ‘diversity and inclusion’ merit badge in order to achieve Eagle Scout rank

BSA statement reads. “We realize we have not been as brave as we should have been because, as Scouts, we must always stand for what is right and take action when the situation demands it.

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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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'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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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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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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2 missing George Floyd protesters found murdered in Florida; suspect arrested

Mug shot for Aaron Glee, 49; Oluwatoyin Salau, 19, Victoria Sims, 75.

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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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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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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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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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Sofia Richie Fights To End Racism At Protest For All Black Lives Matter — Pics

Sofia Richie is making sure her voice is heard. The 21-year-old, who recently split from longtime boyfriend, Scott Disick, gathered with friends to march in a protest for All Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles on June 14. She held up a sign that read “Racism stops at my generation.” Her friends’ signs said, “Love is love,” in reference to Pride Month, and, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

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

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Police shoot black man dead in drive-thru as he runs away in shocking US footage

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Hallmark social media post sparks backlash over lack of diversity in its Vancouver productions

A post shared by Hallmark Channel (@hallmarkchannel) on Local casting director Kris Woznesensky tweeted back, “Last time we worked for them no interracial couples were allowed? Why?”“Also, why did the creative notes for black actors to be ‘less hood’? Do better.” He added.This is not the first time the media empire – known for its movies of the week and Christmas films – has been accused of not allowing interracial couples to be captured on film.In September of 2018, Lesley Horat alleged she was left out of a scene because the casting wrangler said there was a policy against interracial couples being represented on screen.

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Protesters urge Philadelphia officials to defund the police, retool budget plans

PHILADELPHIA - Hundreds of protesters marched in Philadelphia for the second weekend in a row amid nationwide demonstrations demanding deep changes to policing in the wake of George Floyd's death.Organizers of one march proposed that the police budget be decreased by about 50 percent and more money be provided for services such as libraries, parks and recreation and health and education services.

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Tiffany Haddish And Lil Rel Howery Join Black Lives Matters Protest Outside L.A. Comedy Club

Tiffany Haddish and Lil Rel Howery are speaking out about Black Live matter, with the comedians joining a protest Friday outside famed Los Angeles comedy club The Laugh Factory.

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Far-right activists gather around statues in London despite warning from police

London‘s Parliament Square despite police warnings to stay home to contain the coronavirus.Dozens gathered around the statue of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the Cenotaph war memorial, both boarded up. Officials fear far-right activists will seek confrontation with anti-racism protesters Saturday under the guise of protecting statues.

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Dave Chappelle discusses George Floyd’s death in free Netflix special

Dave Chappelle addressed the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests in a set which took place in Ohio earlier this month. The video, titled 8:46, was filmed 6 June, at his Dave Chapelle and Friends: A Talk with Punchlines show, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and was shared on Netflix’s YouTube channel on Friday.

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Judge orders Seattle to stop using tear gas during protests

SEATTLE – A U.S. judge has ordered Seattle police to temporarily stop using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices to break up peaceful protests, a victory Friday for groups who say authorities overreacted to recent demonstrations over police brutality and racial injustice.U.S.

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Minnesota Senate GOP to block most policing overhaul plans

MINNEAPOLIS – Key Republican lawmakers in Minnesota said Friday that they’ll block most of an ambitious changes Democrats want to make to policing in the state where George Floyd died and that they plan to approve only a limited set of police accountability measures.Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee, Warren Limmer, laid out their agenda shortly before the Legislature convened for a special session. They said there's only a limited amount of time to act because they intend to adjourn next Friday no matter what.

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Floyd's death spurs question: What is a black life worth?

MINNEAPOLIS – For 12-year-old Tamir Rice, it was simply carrying a toy handgun. For Eric Garner, it was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes.

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Bob Dylan Talks George Floyd, COVID-19 And His Favourite Eagles Songs In NY Times Interview

Bob Dylan hasn’t given a lot of interviews in recent years, but with the upcoming release of his first album of new material since 2012’s The Tempest, he opened up in a wide-ranging discussion with The New York Times.

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Angelina Jolie Gifts Her Kids Two 'Sweet Little' Bunnies While in Quarantine

Angelina Jolie is opening up about what life has been like for her during the coronavirus pandemic.In a rare interview with, the 45-year-old actress reveals what she's been reading, watching and listening to while quarantined at home with the six kids she shares with her ex, Brad Pitt.«I am in listening mode most hours of the day. I follow magazine, , the BBC World Service and BLM activists online,» she shares.

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Dave Chappelle speaks out on George Floyd, protests in new special, ‘8:46’

COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests triggered by the death of George Floyd, Dave Chappelle has partnered up with Netflix, once again, to release a surprise comedy special, 8:46.The 27-minute feature dropped on Friday morning through the streaming platform and was also released for free on the Netflix is a Joke YouTube channel — Netflix’s official hub for self-produced standup features and specials.Throughout 8:46,Chappelle focuses on controversial subjects, including Floyd’s death, the ongoing anti-racism/anti-police brutality protests triggered by it and the novel coronavirus, and despite the grim nature of the content, Chappelle keeps his audience laughing by poking fun at people like Kevin Hart, Laura Ingraham

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Why Brad Pitt Went Public With Support For Black Lives Matter By Joining Protest For George Floyd

Attending the Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles on June 7 was a no brainer for Brad Pitt. Brad, 56, attempted to go incognito at the protest by keeping his motorcycle helmet on, but fans immediately recognized the movie star, who was wearing a hoodie emblazoned with George Floyd‘s name. The actor’s an ardent supporter of the movement, and the proud father of a Black daughter — why wouldn’t he be there to fight alongside the protesters, a source asked HollywoodLife.

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Travis Scott Urges Fans To ‘Get Out Vote’ Amidst Fight To End Police Brutality In U.S. — See Message

Travis Scott has a very clear message for his fans: vote! The rapper took to his Instagram story on June 12 to spread the word to his 29.9 million followers. “We cannot forget to get out there and vote!!!” the 28-year-old wrote. The “Sicko Mode” hitmaker also took to Instagram on May 31 to share a message amid the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the nation. He spoke of, “this enraged feeling of us continuously losing our brothers and sisters to brutality at the hands of officers … The rage that we are feeling is from direct personal experience and the constant pain of wanting our voices to be heard. To be seen as equal and human, too.”

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