• Stylist Jason Bolden calls out Celine for racial bias

    Stylist Jason Bolden calls out Celine for racial bias

    Fashion insiders are speaking out against brands who are all talk. The latest is celebrity stylist Jason Bolden, whose clients include Yara Shahidi, Cynthia Erivo, Taraji P. Henson, Janet Mock and more. On Wednesday, Bolden called out French luxury label Celine on Instagram after the company posted a message in support of Black Lives Matter. …
  • ‘Fortnite’ delays end-of-season event due to George Floyd protests

    ‘Fortnite’ delays end-of-season event due to George Floyd protests

    The ripple effects of the George Floyd protests have reached the world of video games. “Fortnite,” a free-to-play, shoot-em-up game that is among the most popular in the world, this week announced that it was delaying its end-of-season event in order to give employees and players more time with their families and friends. “We’re acutely …
  • Bruce Springsteen on George Floyd protests: US still ‘haunted’ by slavery

    Bruce Springsteen on George Floyd protests: US still ‘haunted’ by slavery

    Bruce Springsteen reflected Wednesday on the protest movement erupting across the nation in the wake of Minneapolis man George Floyd’s death. He said, “We remain haunted, generation after generation, by our original sin of slavery.” Springsteen made his comments on SiriusXM as part of his ongoing “Bruce Springsteen — From His Home to Yours” series …
  • ‘Sesame Street’ will air town hall discussion on racism for kids

    ‘Sesame Street’ will air town hall discussion on racism for kids

    It’s typically sunny days on “Sesame Street,” but the long-running PBS program will take on a serious theme this Saturday. “Sesame Street” and CNN will host a 60-minute town hall special for children and families at 10 a.m. to discuss racism. Called “Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism,” and airing in response to the death …
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks out on George Floyd killing, racism in open letter

    Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks out on George Floyd killing, racism in open letter

    Apple CEO Tim Cook has published an open letter decrying the police killing of George Floyd and the “much longer history of racism” that preceded it. The letter, which appeared on Apple’s website Thursday, is largely identical to the memo Cook sent Apple employees Sunday addressing Floyd’s death and the protests that have followed. “George …
  • Drew Brees apologizes for kneeling controversy: I’m not the ‘enemy’

    Drew Brees apologizes for kneeling controversy: I’m not the ‘enemy’

    Drew Brees does not believe he is the “enemy.” The Saints quarterback apologized for his comments on Wednesday, when he told Yahoo Finance that he would never support players who kneeled during the national anthem. The comments were quickly rebuked by Brees’ teammates, others in the NFL, athletes like LeBron James and some New Orleans …
  • Meghan Markle says ‘George Floyd’s life mattered’ in tearful speech

    Meghan Markle says ‘George Floyd’s life mattered’ in tearful speech

    Meghan Markle broke her silence about George Floyd’s police custody death during a virtual commencement speech Wednesday night for her former high school in Los Angeles. The Duchess of Sussex surprised Immaculate Heart students with a five-minute address to discuss the ongoing protests  and her own history as a biracial woman growing up in California, …
  • Pallets of bricks 'randomly' appear during protests sparking theories they were planted to stoke violence

    Pallets of bricks 'randomly' appear during protests sparking theories they were planted to stoke violence

    Pallets of bricks have ‘randomly’ appeared during protests across the US this Pallets of bricks ‘randomly’ appear during protests in NYC, Kansas City, Dallas and North Carolina sparking theories they were planted by cops or extremists to stoke violence. Those taking part in demonstrations against police brutality and the death of black man George Floyd …
  • Personal Leadership is Required to Address Today’s Crises

    Personal Leadership is Required to Address Today’s Crises

    Americans have watched the events of the past week in horror and with sadness for our country. Following the unjust death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man who died in the custody of four police officers, many of us have spoken with friends, colleagues, and more, sharing, among other things, the frustration of feeling …
  • Autopsy report: George Floyd tested positive for COVID-19

    Autopsy report: George Floyd tested positive for COVID-19

    A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19. The 20-page report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office came with the family’s permission and after the coroner’s …