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Rapper Travis Scott has pleased with fans to vote in the upcoming U.S. election, as Black Lives Matter protests sweep the nation. 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

Brad Pitt is proud to support Black Lives Matter, and he wants the world to know it, a source tells HL exclusively. That’s just one of the reasons he’s protesting publicly. Attending the Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles on June 7 was a no brainer for Brad Pitt. Brad, 56, attempted to go

Sony Corp on Friday unveiled more than two dozen titles for its upcoming PlayStation 5 console, including a sequel to its hit “Spider-Man” title and the latest “Gran Turismo” racer, as it builds anticipation ahead of the planned year-end launch. As rival Microsoft Corp prepares the launch of its next generation Xbox Series X console for this

You know, in 2017, as we were running the campaign, there was a remarkable energy of coalition-building, community organizing, using the platform of political organizing to create a new vision around the abolition—you know, what other ways can we respond to harm in our communities? So in that moment I think there was definitely a

Adam Levine is taking heat for sharing pro-BLM Instagram posts, after Maroon 5 played the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show when many Black acts boycotted performing due to how the NFL treated Colin Kaepernick. When Super Bowl LIII went down in Atlanta in 2019, there were a number of Black artists who allegedly turned down

She’s a cyber queen now. Much of the world, including that of the Royal Family, has been forced into lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. As such, people have learned to rely on technology now more than ever. And that includes the Queen, who made history by making her first-ever public video call in partnership with

For two weeks now in downtown Atlanta, as in every other major city in America, people have flooded the streets demanding justice for George Floyd and an end to police brutality. Photographer Wulf Bradley travels 40 minutes from his small town of Villa Rica, Georgia to capture the protests, and with his camera captures the

The NFL commissioner apologized for the way they treated athlete activists in the past. So, Snoop Dogg wants to know — why haven’t they given Colin Kaepernick a job yet? Snoop Dogg is demanding answers from the NFL, and right away. The rapper, 48, took to Instagram with a message for the 32 “racist” owners

In a similar manner to the recent cancellation of Cops — America’s longest-running reality series — A&E has made the decision to drop its hit police/crime docuseries Live PD. The American TV network confirmed the program’s cancellation on Wednesday in a statement that accredited its decision to the ongoing anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests triggered

Lily Adams knows, painfully well, about late surprises in a presidential campaign: She was a top communications strategist for Hillary Clinton in 2016. “There were polls four years ago that showed us up double digits in the last month before the election,” Adams says. “Polls don’t vote. I think that’s an Obama saying that I’m

Joy Behar let Donald Trump have it, calling out the president on ‘The View’ for claiming that peaceful protesters in Seattle are ‘domestic terrorists.’ He should really look at himself first, she said. Joy Behar wasted no time when it came to criticizing Donald Trump on The View. The co-hosts discussed the inflammatory tweets the

Lisa Vanderpump has broken her silence after multiple cast members of Vanderpump Rules were fired earlier this week for their past racist tweets and actions. Lisa released a statement on the firings of Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni on Wednesday. “Over the past two weeks, many things have been brought to

I think people just respect my rap [because] I didn’t skip steps. It’s a passion I picked up before [my] status as an NBA player. I took the route of any other aspiring artist; I started a platform on Instagram called #4BarFriday, where you rapped four bars and I got some big basketball names to

It was a ‘hero’s banquet – just in time for Pride. After Kylie Jenner celebrated her ‘inspirational’ father, the makeup mogul reunited with Caitlyn Jenner and Sophia Hutchins for a lovely dinner at in Malibu. How long do you think Kylie Jenner had Nobu hold that reservation? As California continues to ease coronavirus restrictions on

Rachel Lindsay, who starred as the only Black lead in The Bachelor series’ 18-year history, shared a blog post on Tuesday calling for the “systemic racism” within the franchise to be acknowledged. After making headlines earlier this month for speaking out in an interview with Afterbuzz, saying she can’t be “affiliated” with The Bachelor if

Now that we’re in the midst of the worst public health crisis in a century, though, it has to be asked: Who cares about swastika-wielding types when an invisible bit of genetic material can worm its way into your mucous membranes and hijack your lungs? The truth is that, as the Trump administration fumbles its

Kandi Burruss revealed that it was an ’emotional’ experience to teach her young son, Ace, that cops can be ‘the bad guys’ in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. Imagine learning that the “good guys” can be the “bad guys.” This was the heartbreaking conversation that Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker

It’s been more than two years since the passing of EDM musician Avicii, and to celebrate his legacy, an “immersive, interactive” and “intensively emotional” museum exhibition focusing on his life is set to open next year in Stockholm, Sweden. The Avicii Experience was announced in an official press release on Tuesday and will include a variety

The contrasts between Kennedy and Markey are not nearly as stark as those between Bowman and Engel. But Markey, viewed as progressive champion in the Senate who coauthored the Green New Deal with Ocasio-Cortez, has sought to cast his decades-younger primary rival as too green to be a senator and not progressive enough, tweaking a

Todd Chrisley served an excellent response to an Instagram troll who ignorantly told the ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ star to ‘marry your own color.’ Todd Chrisley, 51, won’t stand for racist comments. One troll had the nerve to leave such hate underneath an Instagram photo of the Chrisley Knows Best star with his seven-year-old biracial granddaughter, Chloe

The death of a stunt driver on the set of Deadpool 2 in Vancouver three years ago has been deemed accidental. On Aug.14, 2017, Joi ‘SJ’ Harris was riding a motorbike near the Vancouver’s Jack Pool Plaza, when she lost control and crashed through a window. She was pronounced dead shortly after. READ MORE: Vancouver

The protests that have exploded nationwide in response to George Floyd’s killing and the systemic racial injustice it has exposed have put the U.S.’s racist history back in the spotlight—particularly the country’s continued embrace of the Confederacy. In addition to Confederate statues coming down amid the protests, the unrest has even inspired the U.S. military

Samira Nasr — who is of Lebanese and Trinidadian descent — has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of ‘Harper’s Bazaar’! Learn more about the Canadian set to lead the iconic publication. Samira Nasr has been named the first woman of color to be the Editor-in-Chief of Harpers Bazaar magazine! The 153 year old magazine announced

By Staff The Associated Press Posted June 10, 2020 9:22 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals have been canceled this year due to coronavirus concerns. Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County’s public health officer, signed an order Wednesday canceling the popular

They have deliberately kept a low profile since arriving in LA, but Prince Harry and Meghan plan to become more visible soon, and specifically to get involved in the Black Lives Matter movement. The couple is already speaking with community leaders and activists and plan to make public some of the work they have been

Larsa Pippen showed off her ‘daily look’: a white string bikini, perfect for summer! The ‘RHOM’ alum’s comments section was flooded with fire emojis. Larsa Pippen, 45, knows how to take a good photo. This was evident when she shared a hot selfie of herself posing in a white string bikini, a set from fast

Less than two days after Daniel Radcliffe issued an apology to members of the LGBTQ2 community for a series of controversial tweets posted by J.K. Rowling last weekend, Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne has also spoken out against the British novelist. “As someone who has worked with both J.K. Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make

For Los Angeles’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, the protests have gotten extremely personal. After he imposed a citywide curfew, entertaining signs began to target the mayor himself. On June 2, hundreds of protestors staged a sit-in outside of Garcetti’s house in tony Hancock Park. One of his neighbors even joined the protest for a while, later

Businesswoman Bozoma Saint John is working with Kourtney Kardashian to amplify the voices of Black women! Here are five things you should know about her! On June 9, Kourtney Kardashian made the decision to bolster the incredible work of Black women by partnering with Chief Marketing Officer of William Morris Endeavor Bozoma Saint John. In partnership with

Days of Our Lives star Judi Evans contracted COVID-19 while she was in the hospital recovering from a serious horseback riding accident during the coronavirus pandemic. Howie Tiger Simon, a rep for Evans, shared an update on the 55-year-old actor’s condition in a Facebook post on Monday. He said that Evans ”nearly had both legs