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How to Watch YouTube Originals’ ‘Dear Class of 2020′ All-Star Commencement
YouTube Originals’ “Dear Class of 2020” commencement ceremony, featuring Barack and Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, BTS, Lady Gaga, Maluma and more, will officially commence Sunday, June 7 at 3:00 p.m. ET. The four-hour virtual graduation, which was pushed back a day to honor George Floyd’s memorial service, will open with Lizzo and the New York Philharmonic performing “Pomp...
Yelp is adding a new tool to easily search for black-owned businesses
Yelp is launching a new tool to allow businesses on the platform to identify themselves as black-owned, CEO Jeremy Stoppelman announced in a blog post Thursday. Customers will be able to search the Yelp app for black-owned businesses they want to support. Over the last week, Yelp says it saw a huge increase in the searches on the app for black-owned companies across various industries. The company...
Big tech companies are responding to George Floyd in a way they never did for Michael Brown
In the days since the death of George Floyd, technology’s biggest companies and their leaders have made public statements expressing solidarity with Black communities. The communications — which, really, are press releases — condemn racism and call for unity. Some at least name George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. Some have said “Black Lives Matter” outright. More meaningfully, many co...
The Premier League is returning with virtual crowd noise from FIFA games
The English Premier league is set to restart in the coming weeks, and Sky Sports is working with EA Sports’ FIFA division to create simulated chants and crowd noises designed for specific teams. The goal is to replicate “the vibrant atmosphere of Premier League clashes,” according to a press release. While some sports leagues are beginning to pick up seasons suddenly paused by the global coronavir...
Facebook moves to limit spread of extremist ‘boogaloo’ pages and groups
Facebook is limiting the spread of pages and groups linked with the word “boogaloo,” an internet slang term used in some far-right extremist circles to refer to the idea of an impending second American Civil War, as first reported by Reuters. The boogaloo term has since evolved into a disjointed anti-government movement with various and at times conflicting views. Facebook says it will no longer r...
Bill Maher Tells Killer Mike to Run for Office on Real Time
It’s been a busy week for Killer Mike. Last Friday, he delivered a moving speech directed at protestors in Atlanta and popped up to chime in on social issues, including New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees’ anti-kneeling stance. Oh yeah, he and El-P finally released RTJ4 this week. Killer Mike appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher where they discussed a number of issues wi...
Old White Man Shoved By Buffalo Cops, Suddenly “They” Care About Police Brutality?
Source: Erik McGregor / Getty As protests around the nation and the world continue to crop up in support of Black lives, a scene in Buffalo, N.Y. has illustrated what Black Americans have been saying about police brutality. After an elderly white man was shoved viciously to the ground and seriously injured Thursday evening (June 4), the suddenness of action and outrage clearly depicts that more wo...
Jay-Z Provides Ahmaud Arbery Lawyer With His Private Jet To Make Court Date
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz While Jay-Z hasn’t necessarily been a visible figure during the current protests that’s been spreading across America for the past week, behind the scenes he continues to do what he can to make sure justice is served one way or another. His latest behind the scenes assist involved Ahmaud Arbery’s lawyer, S. Lee Merritt, and making sure he was in the right pl...
Former MLB All-Star Carl Crawford Arrested on Domestic Battery Charges
Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty One time one of the MLB’s brightest stars, Carl Crawford‘s life has experienced quite a few downward trips since then but now it seems like the former MLB All-Star has officially hit rockbottom. According to TMZ, Carl Crawford was recently arrested on domestic violence charges at his Texas home and accused of choking his ex-girlfriend ...
LeBron James Calls Out Laura Inghram For Obvious Double Standard When It Comes White Athletes Speaking Out
Source: Al Bello / Getty Even Stevie Wonder can see that Laura Inghram is full of sh*t. LeBron James is not shutting up and dribbling no time soon. The “woke” GOAT hopped on Twitter and called out Fox News clown, Laura Ingrahm, for her insanely apparent double standard when it comes to how she reports on Black athletes compared to their white counterparts. Case in point, remember Ingrahm tol...
Fabrizio Romano: 26y/o close to signing new Tottenham contract
According to Italian transfer expert and football journalist Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Eric Dier over a new contract and the player is close to signing. At the moment, Eric Dier’s new contract ✍🏻 #THFC — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 5, 2020 The 26-year-old has just a year left on his current deal and has already been linked with a summer exit. Ho...
The Athletic journalist claims why Man Utd didn’t move for €60m player
Amidst all the concern that clubs around the world would struggle to secure big-money deals, Chelsea stunned everyone with the un-official capture of Timo Werner. According to reliable journalist and transfer expert, Nico Schira, Chelsea have secured the deal to sign the 24-year-old attacker who has been in sensational form for RB Leipzig this season. All the while, it was Liverpool who were leadi...
