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Displaying all articles tagged:
Police Brutality
cable news
Jan. 6, 2021
Joy Reid Delivers Powerful Speech on Capitol Siege and Race on MSNBC
“White Americans aren’t afraid of the cops. White Americans are never afraid of the cops, even when they’re committing an insurrection.”
By
Chris Murphy
my album is dropping
Oct. 30, 2020
WizKid Drops New Album
Made In Lagos,
Dedicates It to His Native Nigeria
“We will get through this together. Together we move. #endSARS.”
By
Chris Murphy
my single is dropping
June 30, 2020
Kanye West Takes Us to Tuesday Church, Drops ‘Wash Us in the Blood’ Video
It’s the closest that noted Trump supporter Kanye has gotten to a protest song in a bit.
By
Justin Curto
my single is dropping
June 16, 2020
J. Cole Drops Surprise Single ‘Snow On Tha Bluff’
His first single of 2020.
By
Charu Sinha
giving
June 15, 2020
Tyler Perry Offers to Pay for Rayshard Brooks’s Funeral and His Kids’ School
Brooks was shot and killed by Atlanta police on Friday, June 12.
By
Rebecca Alter
black lives matter
June 12, 2020
Jay Pharoah Shares Security Video of LAPD Drawing Guns, Kneeling on His Neck
The actor describes how four police officers drew their guns on him, claiming he looked like a man they were searching for in the area.
By
Halle Kiefer
stand-up
June 12, 2020
Dave Chappelle’s
8:46
Is Powerful But Not Quite Perfect
The outrage is pure and unfiltered in the legendary comedian’s new set on George Floyd.
By
Craig Jenkins
protest songs
June 12, 2020
YG Releases ‘FTP’ Video Filmed at Black Lives Matter Protest in Hollywood
He co-organized the L.A. protest on June 7.
By
Justin Curto
vulture lists
June 11, 2020
All the New Protest and Benefit Music Released in Response to Police Brutality
Including songs from Leon Bridges, Meek Mill, YG, and many more.
By
Justin Curto
police brutality
June 10, 2020
Live PD
Cancelled After A&E Admits the Show Filmed a Police Killing
The network has left open the possibility of a future reboot.
By
Josef Adalian
police tv
June 9, 2020
Cops
Canceled By Paramount Network
The future of A&E’s
Live PD
is also uncertain.
By
Charu Sinha
black lives matter
June 9, 2020
Taylor Swift Tweets in Support of Black Lives Matter, Calls for Policy Change
“We need to elect people who will fight against police brutality and racism of any kind.”
By
Justin Curto
george floyd protests
June 9, 2020
The Quiet Trauma of Watching Police Brutality on a Screen
A conversation with a psychologist about how violent footage can “absolutely” traumatize viewers.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
police tv
June 5, 2020
Cops
Season Premiere,
Live PD
Episodes Pulled in Light of Protests
It’s unclear whether
Cops
will return to Paramount.
By
Justin Curto
last night on late night
June 5, 2020
Amber Ruffin Opens Up About Her Experiences With Racist Police
“Don’t let people get away with racist crap — not anymore. It’s a new day.”
By
Megh Wright
black lives matter
June 4, 2020
Kanye West Gives $2 Mil to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery Families
He also attended a protest in Chicago.
By
Justin Curto
commencement speeches
June 4, 2020
Meghan Markle Addresses Black Lives Matter in High School Graduation Speech
“I realized: The only wrong thing to say is to say nothing.”
By
Justin Curto
words of wisdom
June 3, 2020
7 Prescient Lyrics From Run the Jewels’
RTJ4
“You so numb you watch the cops choke out a man like me / And ’til my voice goes from a shriek to whisper, ‘I can’t breathe.’”
By
Justin Curto
last night on late night
June 3, 2020
Leslie Jones Wishes She Left Her Sledgehammer at Home
“What do you think that you’re gonna change by going out here with that?”
By
Megh Wright
black lives matter
June 2, 2020
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Cast Donates $100,000 to National Bail Fund
They issued a statement condemning the death of George Floyd.
By
Charu Sinha
blackout tuesday
June 2, 2020
12 Documentaries You Should Watch About Racism and Police Brutality in America
They are worth watching today and always.
By
Jason Bailey
black lives matter
June 2, 2020
Halsey Gave Medical Care to Protesters Injured by Police
“This is war on Americans. This is everyone’s problem.”
By
Justin Curto
justice
May 30, 2020
Beyoncé Calls for Justice in George Floyd Killing: ‘We All Witnessed His Murder’
“There have been too many times that we’ve seen these violent killings, and no consequences.”
By
Halle Kiefer
2020 election
May 29, 2020
Taylor Swift Tweets Directly at Trump: ‘We Will Vote You Out in November’
She @ mentioned him!
By
Justin Curto
deaths
May 27, 2020
George Floyd Was a Houston Rapper Who Worked With DJ Screw
Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25.
By
Justin Curto
movies
Oct. 16, 2018
Amandla Stenberg Knew
Hate U Give
a Success Based on All the White People Crying
“It’s amazing.”
By
Halle Kiefer
tv review
Mar. 5, 2018
Flint Town
Is an Alarming Portrait of Cops, Politics, and a Reeling City
A candid Netflix docuseries about the crises in Flint, Michigan.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
Jan. 10, 2018
Your Guide to the
Three Billboards
Backlash
See why critics are calling this film “unearned, manipulative, and altogether offensive.”
By
Nate Jones
small town america
Mar. 7, 2017
Dave Chappelle Visited His Town Council to Discuss Police-Tasing Incident
“Now we’re being policed by what feels like an alien force.”
By
Halle Kiefer
coming soon
Feb. 1, 2017
Gibson, Vaughn to Star in Police Brutality Movie
Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn will play cops suspended for their “strong-arming tactics.”
By
Hunter Harris
jeezy
Nov. 15, 2016
Jeezy on Black Lives Matter: ‘You Have to Speak Up and Say Something’
“It’s almost like nobody cares for no black men or black lives.”
By
Tolly Wright
black lives matter
Nov. 6, 2016
T.I. Calls Out Lil Wayne for BLM Comment
“There is no such thing as oppression not affecting you.”
By
Tolly Wright
tyler perry
Oct. 23, 2016
T. Perry Wants a
Madea
Police-Brutality Movie
“I think it would speak volumes to what so many people can’t say.”
By
Tolly Wright
police brutality
Oct. 12, 2016
Watch Harry Belafonte’s Police Brutality PSA
It’s called “Against the Wall.”
By
Karen Brill
last night on late night
Oct. 3, 2016
John Oliver Takes a Good Look at the Bad Apples Working in Police Forces
Nobody likes “lawful but awful” apples.
By
Tolly Wright
police brutality
Sept. 23, 2016
T.I. Addresses Police Brutality by Releasing
Us or Else
EP
The EP also features Meek Mill, Big K.R.I.T., Killer Mike, and Quavo.
By
Karen Brill
videology
Sept. 22, 2016
Watch Common’s ‘Black America Again’ Video
It opens with footage of Alton Sterling’s murder.
By
Dee Lockett
police brutality
Aug. 11, 2016
Chance the Rapper Drops Truth Bombs About Police Brutality and Rahm Emanuel
“In a time of crisis he tried to be strategic, and he should have been more compassionate.”
By
Dee Lockett
police brutality
July 13, 2016
Beyoncé, Rihanna Join Anti-Violence Petition
Alicia Keys, Chance the Rapper, and more speak for those killed by police brutality.
By
Dee Lockett
michael b. jordan
July 8, 2016
Read Michael B. Jordan’s Powerful Words About Police Brutality
“It could have easily been myself.”
By
Kit Steinkellner
police brutality
July 8, 2016
Jay Z Drops ‘Spiritual’ About Police Brutality
“I trust God and know everything that happens is for our greatest good, but man … it’s tough right now.”
By
Karen Brill
moment of silence
July 7, 2016
Beyoncé Honors Police-Brutality Victims on Tour
She paused her show in Glasgow on the Formation Tour.
By
Dee Lockett
police brutality
July 7, 2016
Beyoncé Writes Note Condemning Police Brutality
She’s urging people to contact their local governments and demand change.
By
Dee Lockett
alton sterling
July 7, 2016
Issa Rae Raised More Than $200,000 for Alton Sterling’s Family in Just 9 Hours
Alton Sterling was killed by police on Tuesday, leaving behind five children.
By
Dee Lockett
police brutality
July 6, 2016
Drake Writes Message About Alton Sterling Death
“No one begins their life as a hashtag. Yet the trend of being reduced to one continues.”
By
Karen Brill
formation
Apr. 5, 2016
Beyoncé: ‘Formation’ Isn’t Anti-Police, Duh
“Let’s be clear: I am against police brutality and injustice.”
By
Dee Lockett
sequential art
Nov. 25, 2015
Batman Just Became a Victim of Police Brutality
A Caped Crusader for the post-Ferguson world.
By
Abraham Riesman
boycotts
Nov. 5, 2015
Police Union Issues Ominous Threat to Quentin Tarantino, Promises ‘Surprise’
“The right time and place will come up.”
By
Nate Jones
police brutality
Nov. 4, 2015
Quentin Tarantino: ‘I’m Not a Cop Hater’
“Instead of dealing with the incidents of police brutality that those people were bringing up … they single me out.”
By
Nate Jones
and
Sean Fitz-Gerald
protest
Oct. 29, 2015
More Police Unions Across the Country Call for Quentin Tarantino Boycott
“The police officers that Quentin Tarantino calls ‘murderers’ aren’t living in one of his depraved big-screen fantasies.”
By
Greg Cwik
and
Nate Jones
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