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The doves are still crying, perhaps more than ever. And Sunday — which would have been Prince’s 62nd birthday — “When Doves Cry: Songs for a Revolution” will bring artists together in solidarity with the black community. Sponsored by Chelsea Music Hall, the event — slated for noon to 8 p.m. — will be a …
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In the wake of George Floyd’s death — and the Black Lives Matter movement that has intensified because of it — protest music is providing the soundtrack of the times once again. Jay-Z has released the “Songs for Survival Playlist 2” available exclusively on his Tidal streaming service to provide a sonic tonic to those …
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A&E has decided not to run new episodes of “Live PD” this Friday and Saturday, while Paramount Network has delayed the Season 33 launch of “Cops,” the long-running reality series that was scheduled to return on Monday. The decision to hold “Live PD” and “Cops” comes as protests over police brutality continue across the nation …
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Uber said it will make changes to its ride-hailing app and Uber Eats delivery service to support black-owned businesses. In an email to customers late Thursday, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber Eats will promote black-owned restaurants on its app, and that the service will not charge delivery fees to those restaurants “for the remainder of …
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Uber said it will make changes to its ride-hailing app and Uber Eats delivery service to support black-owned businesses. In an email to customers late Thursday, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber Eats will promote black-owned restaurants on its app, and that the service will not charge delivery fees to those restaurants “for the remainder of …
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“Selma,” director Ava DuVernay’s biopic about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be free to rent on streaming services for the month of June, Paramount said Friday. “We hope this small gesture will encourage people throughout the country to examine our nation’s history and reflect on the ways that racial injustice has infected our society,” …
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Oprah Winfrey will lead a conversation with black thought leaders, activists and artists next week called “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?,” Variety reports. The two-night special will air on the host’s OWN channel on June 9 and 10 at 9 p.m. ET and will also be simulcast across the network’s parent company …
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Before Rachel Lindsay was “The Bachelor” franchise’s first — and only — black lead in the ABC show’s 18-year history, the 35-year-old worked as a lawyer in Texas, where she experienced “subtle racism” inside the courtroom. “I started off as a prosecutor and I would be sitting there, waiting for the defense attorney to come, …
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LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky chastised his employees for airing “appalling” views on race during a virtual meeting on inequality that reportedly degenerated into a “dumpster fire.” Roslansky apologized after some staffers at the buttoned-up social network reportedly questioned concerns about police killing black people and likened corporate diversity to anti-white racism during a video town …
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Police misconduct arises from many causes. Overly strong unions protect officers from discipline and prevent institutional reform. Qualified immunity, the doctrine established by the Supreme Court that limits the ability of citizens to bring civil suits against government officials, shields police from accountability for their misconduct. And militarization – federal provision of military equipment to …
The doves are still crying, perhaps more than ever. And Sunday — which would have been Prince’s 62nd birthday — “When Doves Cry: Songs for a Revolution” will bring artists together in solidarity with the black community. Sponsored by Chelsea Music Hall, the event — slated for noon to 8 p.m. — will be a …
