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Ciara never fails to slay with her dance moves, not even at 9 months pregnant. The singer, who recently welcomed her third child with husband Russell Wilson, dropped her new Black power anthem “Rooted,” featuring Ester Dean on the evening of Aug. 12. Ciara announced the video on Instagram Thursday, Aug. 13, by sharing a…

A pro-police group of protesters beat down rival Black Lives Matter demonstrators in central Colorado in a chaotic scene captured on video. The group called Back the Blue was holding a defiant rally in Fort Collins, Colorado, about an hour’s drive north of Denver, when a counter-demonstration supporting the Black Lives Matter movement began. The…

Whataburger is facing backlash after firing a Black employee who wore a face mask with the words, “Black Lives Matter.” The incident occurred in Fort Worth, Texas, according to Fort-Worth Star-Telegram. On Aug. 4, Ma’Kiya Congious went to work while wearing the face mask, which is required by all employees while on shift for safety…

A history-making Black cartoonist is firing back at critics after some newspapers stopped running her comic strips because she covered the Black Lives Matter movement and COVID-19. Bianca Xunise recently made history as the second African American female in history to have her work syndicated nationally. She is also the first Black woman to have…

Megan Thee Stallion is planning to write a song about the Black Lives Matter movement. The 25-year-old rap sensation has teased fans that she is hoping to drop her first LP by the end of the summer, “if things go according to plan.” And she has also revealed she wants to address the recent anti-racism…

Terry Crews remains undeterred by the torrential downpour of criticism he’s gotten in the past month for renouncing the Black Lives Matter movement and saying it could lead us into a state of “Black supremacy.” The 51-year-old “America’s Got Talent” host logged onto Twitter on Wednesday, July 28, 2020, to try to put a positive…

Nick Cannon recently made a donation to the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. Cannon visited the Los Angeles-area museum to gain more insight on the history of the Jewish religion, according to a press release at the Simon Wiesenthal Center. “Cannon learned about the work of the Center and Museum…

Keke Palmer has shut down rumors her ABC Show, “Strahan, Sara and Keke,” was canceled because of her activism. The 26-year-old actress has been speaking out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in recent weeks, and after reports spread last week that her talk show — which also stars Michael Strahan and Sara…

Rap legend Ice Cube ripped fellow icon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the NBA, for his denunciation of Cube’s anti-Jewish rhetoric and imagery recently, likening Jabbar to a Judas. Jabbar wrote a column for The Hollywood Reporter entitled “Where is the Outrage Over Anti-Semitism in Sports and Hollywood?” where Jabbar lashes out at former NBA star Stephen…

U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is facing backlash after she condemned the Black Lives Matter movement. Loeffler is a co-owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream and a supporter of the current presidential administration, according to ESPN. The staunch Republican from Georgia made headlines last week when she spoke against “Black Lives Matter” being placed on players’…

Costco is facing backlash after several employees were reportedly punished for wearing Black Lives Matter face masks. The incidents occurred at Costco warehouses or stores in Louisville, Delaware, Chicago and New Jersey, when several employees who wore Black Lives Matter face masks were asked to either change their mask or go home, according to Courier-Journal.…

Virgil Abloh says he “wasn’t distinct and loud enough” about diversity in fashion but now believes that it is time to speak out more, amid the Black Lives Matter protests across the world. The Louis Vuitton Menswear designer has always tried to show the perspective of Black creatives through his work rather than talking about…

Activists are speaking out after another Black man was found hanging from a tree. A Change.org petition was started to call for further investigation into the death of Amani Kildea. Kildea, 20, was found hanging from a tree in Morristown, New Jersey, on June 28, 2020, according to Morristown Green. Authorities had ruled his death…

Will Smith has been racially abused by police “on more than 10 occasions.” The Bad Boys actor admitted he got stopped “frequently” by officers in Philadelphia, who used derogatory language toward him because of his skin color. Speaking on podcast “On One With Angela Rye,” he said: “I grew up in Philadelphia. I grew up…

On July 4, 2020, several activists in the Atlanta area will hold a rally to bring awareness to the fight for reparations. Scheduled to be held at Centennial Olympic Park, the rally will feature the Black Agenda Group and activists such as Brother Russell, Domani, Sire from “The Rap Game,” Billionaire P.A., and attorney Gerald…

A Black child was forced to leave a daycare center because she wore a Black Lives Matter shirt. The incident occurred in Russellville, Arkansas, according to KARK. On June 25, Deval Brockman allowed her 6-year-old daughter to wear a Black Lives Matter shirt at the His Kids Learning Center. Brockman received a call from the…

Either Terry Crews is a masochist who derives pleasure from receiving pain, or he just enjoys trolling Black America every week with some absurd and outlandish social media post. This is the sentiment many Twitter fans shared after the “America’s Got Talent” host fired off yet another tweet that got him summarily smacked down. Without…

The Detroit Police Department is facing backlash after an officer plowed through a group of protesters. The incident occurred on Sunday, June 28, 2020, near Patton Park in Detroit, according to the Detroit Free Press. After beginning in the afternoon, the protest against racial injustice was initially peaceful until the sun set and an officer…

Another incident of police brutality against an African American has surfaced. According to the Miami Herald, Safiya Satchell was sitting in her Mercedes SUV when she was approached by an off duty police officer who was working as security for a strip club in the immediate proximity of the incident, which occurred on Jan. 14.…

Vena “Pretty Vee” Excell is a comedian, actress and entrepreneur who has quickly made a name for herself. Her comical Instagram skits have helped her rise to social media fame, amassing over 4M followers. The Miami native continued her career by securing her spot a cast member on Nick Cannon’s popular TV show “Wild ‘N…