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Post by Admin on Jun 4, 2020 7:27:45 GMT
Selena Gomez avoided posting a black square to her Instagram on Black Out Tuesday and did something bigger: The singer blacked out her site. People who went to selenagomez.com yesterday were greeted with a message urging them to reflect on how they can unite in the Black Lives Matter movement. She also called out four organizations to follow and donate to to support the movement. Gomez wrote, "It's my hope today you are taking the time to do some introspective thinking about how we can all come together and listen to one another with an open heart and mind. This country is long overdue for meaningful changes to our broken society. Black lives matter." She then called out Black Lives Matter's global network Instagram, When We All Vote, Color of Change, and the NAACP. Her beauty company, Rare Beauty, meanwhile, shared a blacked out post on its Instagram. It echoed Gomez's site message. "To our community, we are going dark tomorrow to take part in #BlackoutTuesday," Rare Beauty wrote on Monday night. "It's our hope that we can all take time to do some introspective thinking about how we can all come together and listen to one another with an open heart and mind. We're also thinking through how we can take action against systemic racism and make change. The country is long overdue for meaningful changes to our broken society. Black lives matter. #theshowmustbepaused." http://instagram.com/p/CA66RTAnw6H This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2020 6:25:02 GMT
Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga are continuing to support the Black Lives Matter movement by inviting Black leaders and anti-racist organizations to take over their Instagrams and reach out to their millions of followers directly. Gomez and Gaga announced on their Instagram accounts yesterday that the takeovers will begin today as they seek to amplify Black voices on their platforms. "We all have an obligation to do better and we can start by listening with an open heart and mind," Gomez said in her post. Gomez and Gaga both have incredible reach on Instagram: Gomez has 178 million followers, while Gaga has 42.1 million followers. Both have been sharing posts themselves in support of the movement and wanted to do more. http://instagram.com/p/CBBd1ggjehH Gomez wrote, "I have been struggling to know the right things to say to get the word out about this important moment in history. After thinking about how best to use my social media, I decided that we all need to hear more from Black voices. Over the next few days I will be highlighting influential leaders and giving them a chance to take over my Instagram so that they can speak directly to all of us. We all have an obligation to do better and we can start by listening with an open heart and mind." This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. http://instagram.com/p/CBCE8QOlid5 Gaga wrote, "Starting tomorrow, I’m giving over my Instagram account to each of the organizations I’ve recently donated to, in an effort to amplify their important voices. And after I vow to regularly, in perpetuity, across all of my social media platforms, post stories, content, and otherwise lift up the voices of the countless inspiring members and groups within the Black community."
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Post by Admin on Jun 19, 2020 22:44:13 GMT
Selena Gomez, who has been using her social media platforms to voice support for the black community, has urged people to take ‘Juneteenth’ to have conversations with their family and friends about the importance of Black Lives Matter. Taking to Instagram, the Lose You To Love Me singer wrote to her post, “I want to thank all of the amazing people that took the time to speak to us directly. I am blown away with your knowledge, eagerness to teach and commitment to ensuring Black voices are not silenced.” http://instagram.com/p/CBmLPCEDXkG Selena said, “Educating ourselves is the first step if we hope to make any progress in bringing an end to systemic racism. As much as one might want to believe things have gotten better we cannot deny any longer that they have not. We need to acknowledge that social, political and economic discrimination against Black communities continues to exist. There is a deep pain that needs to be healed. Unless this is recognized history will continue to repeat itself over and over.⠀ “Tomorrow is Juneteenth which commemorates the day slaves in Texas were told they were free on June 19th, 1865. Please take the day to have conversations with your family and friends about the importance of Black Lives Matter and how we all need to join together to ensure equality and justice and then continue these conversations every day!” the singer further said.⠀ ⠀ “Everyone needs to have their voices heard and we can do that by VOTING! We will not let voter suppression stop us!" ⠀ She went on say “This is just the beginning and we will continue to hear from other Black voices and as well as other marginalized communities I am committed to doing the work and I hope you join me.”
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2020 3:03:02 GMT
George Clooney is opening up his wallet for a good cause.
The actor, 59, will be donating $500,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative, he tells PEOPLE in a statement.
"Thank you President Trump for 'making Juneteenth famous.' Much like when Bull Connor made 'Civil Rights' famous. My family will be donating 500 thousand dollars to the Equal Justice Initiative in honor of your heroic efforts," Clooney's statement reads.
Connor was a historically strong opponent of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.
Clooney's remarks come after Trump boasted to the Wall Street Journal in a recent interview that he made the June holiday "very famous" while discussing his controversial decision to host a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday, June 19, amid ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. The rally was eventually moved to the next day, but will still be held in Tulsa, the site of the Tulsa Race Massacre.
"I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous," he told the newspaper. "It’s actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it."
This isn't Clooney's first time speaking out about the issue of systemic racism in America.
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2020 7:12:29 GMT
Stephen Colbert joked that Trump probably didn’t know enough about American history to realize why the initial date was offensive. On Wednesday, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Colbert’s suggestion was confirmed by Trump himself: the president said one of his Secret Service agents, who is black, informed him about the meaning of the holiday, which celebrates when the last enslaved people in the United States learned about the Emancipation Proclamation.
“I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous,” Trump said in the interview. “It’s actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it.”
Impersonating Trump on Thursday’s episode of The Late Show, Colbert added in response, “In fact, I announced the rally that upset everyone on the tenth. So I’m starting a new holiday just for white people called Junetenth, celebrating the day they all learned about Juneteenth. You’re welcome.”
As Colbert noted, in the interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump tried to prove he “popularized” the holiday by asking one of his aides if she had heard of Juneteenth. Not only had she heard of it, but the unnamed White House staffer had to inform Trump his administration had already sent out a statement celebrating Juneteenth in 2019.
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