Filmmaker and rapper Boots Riley and activist Angela Davis delivered speeches at a Juneteenth march in Oakland, California. Related: Photos of the Juneteenth March in Oakland “We’re at a momentous point in history right now. We’ve been taught to look up to the Civil Rights Movement, for instance… The March …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers Drops Album Early, Encourages Donations for Racial Justice
Phoebe Bridgers has released her new albumPunisher ahead of schedule, and is encouraging fans to donate to organizations geared toward racial justice in order to listen to the LP. “I’m not pushing the record until things go back to ‘normal’ because I don’t think they should,” Bridgers wrote on Twitter. …
Read More »YG Calls for Defunding the Police in 'FTP' Protest Video
YG takes to the streets in the new music video for “FTP” (a.k.a. “Fuck the Police”), the track he released earlier this month in response to worldwide protests for anti-racism and the defunding of police departments. The powerful video, directed by Denied Approval, edits together viral videos of police brutality …
Read More »Far-Right 'Boogaloo Boys' Are Trying to Incite Violence at Protests
Three men with military backgrounds have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to instigate violence at the Las Vegas protests against the death of George Floyd. According to authorities, Andrew Lynam Jr., 23, Stephen Parshall, 35, and William Loomis, 40, all met at an anti-lockdown protest in April and self-identified …
Read More »Barack Obama to Livestream Talk About Police-Brutality Protests
Former President Barack Obama will be doing a livestream via his website Wednesday at 5 p.m. EST to address protests surrounding the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd. Floyd was killed by police on May 25th, after cops arrested him for allegedly using a forged $20 bill at a convenience …
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