InStyle magazine, Alicia Keys spoke about the February 23 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, how she's dealing during the coronavirus and where she's finding gratitude right now.
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The three men charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery — Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. — are appearing in court on Thursday for preliminary hearings.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the three men are appearing in court via video from the Glynn County Detention Center.
Arbery was shot and killed on February 23 when he was going for a jog in the Satilla Shores neighborhood in Georgia. A white father and son — the McMichaels — began following Arbery in
InStyle magazine, Alicia Keys spoke about the February 23 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, how she's dealing during the coronavirus and where she's finding gratitude right now.
The lawyers for Ahmaud Arbery – the 25-year-old black man who was fatally shot by two white men while jogging through his Georgia neighborhood back in February – were having trouble finding a flight earlier this week to get to Brunswick, Georgia for a court hearing. The two lawyers were about to lose hope that they were going to be able to make it on time, and then Jay-Z stepped in to help.
Beyoncé delivered a special message to graduates during YouTube's Class of 2020 broadcast.She spoke about starting her own business as a Black woman, and paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement.YouTube's Class of 2020 streamed on June 7, 2020, and featured appearances from Barack and Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Yara Shahidi, Billy Porter, Kerry Washington, Lizzo, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry.
Ellise Shafer editorBlerim Elmazi and S. Lee Merritt — lawyers representing Ahmaud Arbery, who was fatally shot while jogging in February — found themselves found themselves without transportation on June 4 when they needed to attend a court hearing in Brunswick, Ga.
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, as CNN reports. West has also established a fund to fully cover college tuition for Floyd's 6-year-old daughter, Gianna.
JAY-Z is lending his support to the attorneys representing the family of the late Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed while jogging in February. The incident was caught on film.
Jay-Z came through in a major way for the legal team representing Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man who was shot while jogging in Georgia earlier this year.“Court hearing in Brunswick, Georgia this morning. No flights to take us there last night,” Blerim Elmazi, one of the attorney’s for Arbery, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, June 4.
on June 5. Floyd, Arbery, and Taylor were all killed this year in senseless acts that have led to national outrage and protests surrounding police brutality and systemic racism.West also created a 529 college savings plan, according to , for Floyd's 6-year-old daughter, Gianna, and to help with legal costs for the Arbery and Taylor families.
grassrootslaw@shaunking @leemerrittesq #thepeopleslawyer @blerimelmazi #runwithmaud #itsonus."Court hearing in Brunswick, Georgia this morning. No flights to take us there last night.
With a court hearing scheduled Thursday and flights unavailable, attorneys representing Ahmaud Arbery's family say they "started losing hope" they'd be able to attend—that is until Jay-Z offered to help. According to Instagram posts shared by Blerim Elmazi and S. Lee Merritt, the rapper lent his private plane to the legal team so they could make it to a preliminary hearing in Georgia.
Jay-Z has provided a private jet to the attorney of Ahmaud Arbery, allowing him to attend the preliminary hearing of two men charged with his murder.Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael are accused of shooting Arbery, an unarmed black man, while he was out jogging in Brunswick, Georgia in February this year.Lee Merritt, who is representing Arbery, confirmed that the rap mogul lent him the jet ahead of the preliminary court hearing, which commenced earlier this week.Sharing photos of the
Kanye West has donated $2 million to the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
By Bruce Haring
Jay-Z is helping to get justice for Ahmaud Arbery.
Kanye West, 42, opened up his bank account on Thursday (June 4) and donated $2 million to charities associated with Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, the three recent black men, and women killed by police officers. Kanye also pledged to cover legal costs for the Arbery and Taylor families, a rep for the rapper told Variety, and he’s set up a college fund to cover tuition for George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna.
A Forbes headline from earlier this year declared that "Kanye West is now officially a billionaire (and he really wants the world to know)." This was further backed up by the magazine's new "The Celebrity 100" list it unveiled today (June 4), placing West as the highest-paid musician in the world and the second-highest paid celebrity.
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