Lizzo sat down for a heartfelt interview with David Letterman at her Los Angeles home for the second season of his Netflix series, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. Filmed during Covid-19 quarantine, the episode had a noticeably different tone from past My Next Guest episodes that have taken place …
Read More »Youth Organizers: Brianna Chandler & Khalea Edwards of Sunrise STL and Occupy City Hall STL
Since May 2020, youth organizers across the country have been mobilizing against police brutality and working for systemic change in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. Some of them had organized for social justice before, but many of them took to the streets for the first time and without an …
Read More »Rihanna, Ariana Grande, More Sign Open Letter Urging New York Police Reform
Hundreds of music industry professionals — including artists, managers, record labels, executives, trade groups and publishers — have signed an open letter urging New York state to repeal statute 50-A, which shields police disciplinary records from public view. The letter was shared publicly on Monday alongside an accompanying petition. Rihanna, …
Read More »Anger Is the Message
When the world suddenly changed back in March due to COVID-19 — some have even been so bold as to say the world “stopped” — and governments, scientists, doctors, emergency workers, and everyday people banded together to combat the horrible spread of this latest virus, I also felt a dizzying …
Read More »Biden Visits Protest Site While Trump Endorses Violent Pushback
The difference between the two presidential candidates played out in stark contrast on Sunday. While Joe Biden was using social media to share a message of understanding, acknowledging the country’s pain, President Trump used the same medium to endorse a call for violence in response to the protests raging across …
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