Jennifer Lopez is like many other parents out there having tough and timely conversations with their children about racism in the wake of George Floyd‘s tragic death.
02.06.2020 - 05:05 / deadline.com
By Tom Tapp
Deputy Managing Editor
At a press conference held by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday, the city’s police chief, Michel Moore, initially sought to place blame on those fomenting violence.
“Last night,” said Moore, “just under 700 arrests. Of that, just under 70 were for looting and burglarizing.”
Of the incident that sparked the protests, the death of George Floyd after his arrest by Minneapolis police, Moore said, “His death is on their hands, as much as it is on those
Jennifer Lopez is like many other parents out there having tough and timely conversations with their children about racism in the wake of George Floyd‘s tragic death.
Jennifer Lopez has shared the conversation she had with her kids about the death of George Floyd. The superstar singer and actress took to Instagram on Sunday evening to post footage from the Black Lives Matter protest she attended in Los Angeles alongside her fiancé, Alex Rodriguez.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, spoke out about the death of George Floyd in a speech to high school students on Wednesday.
Meghan Markle surprised students at Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles this week by delivering a virtual commencement speech to her alma mater. During the five-minute address, the Duchess of Sussex spoke up about the ongoing protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd, and she also referenced her own personal history as a biracial woman growing up in California.
is speaking out about the killing of by police officers in Minneapolis.The Duchess of Sussex gave a powerful commencement address via video to the graduating students from her alma mater, Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, and she directly addressed Floyd's death, the ensuing protests, and Black Lives Matter.
On June 3, Meghan Markle gave a commencement speech to the graduating class of 2020 at Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles (the same school she graduated from herself). In her address, Meghan discussed the “devastating” state of America right now, following George Floyd’s death. She mentioned George, as well as other black men and women who were shot by white police officers, by name in the speech.
Meghan Markle spoke out about George Floyd’s death as she delivered a surprise commencement speech for the students graduating at her former high school in Los Angeles.
Meghan Markle tried to connect to some young adults regarding the death of George Floyd -- and the broader issues of racism and police brutality -- In a speech via video Wednesday to graduates of her old high school in Los Angeles.
Meghan Markle has shared an emotional speech as she spoke out following the tragic killing of George Floyd in America, declaring that his “life mattered”.The Duchess of Sussex gave a speech to the graduating pupils at her former school, Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, when she discussed her sadness over the killing of George at the hands of the Minneapolis police.
Shortly after the video was released of George Floyd being killed by a police officer and protests began to rise up around the US, Spike Lee released a short clip editing together the videos of Floyd and Eric Garner being killed alongside a similar scene in the director’s own “Do The Right Thing,” asking the question, “When will history stop repeating itself?” In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lee talked about the connection between his 1989 acclaimed film and the recent racist
Jedward have joined the Black Lives Matter protests in Hollywood.
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore issued a formal apology late Monday night for a comment he made earlier in the day during a press conference covering the protests, looting and curfew in Los Angeles. Moore ignited a firestorm on social media when he said of looters that the death of George Floyd was "on their hands, as much as it is on those [Minneapolis] officers'." The reaction to the comment was swift.