Music News Sports Eminem defies NFL by kneeling during Super Bowl halftime show by Lochie Schuster The NFL has denied rumours that they told Eminem not to kneel during this year’s Super Bowl halftime performance. In a tribute to Colin Kaepernick, Eminem took a knee during…
Music News Rihanna throws $15 million behind social justice charities by Lochie Schuster The Clara Lionel Foundation, led by Rihanna is giving $15 million dollars to social justice charities, spread between 18 organisations. Another day and another instance of Rihanna being a freakin’…
News George Floyd’s murder trial against Derek Chauvin begins by Mike Hitch CW: Police Brutality and Violence. Former Minneapolis policeman, Derek Chauvin, “squeezed” the life out of George Floyd while arresting him last May, a prosecutor told jurors. Opening statements in Derek…
News World George Floyd’s family to receive $35 million from the city of Minneapolis by Ria Pandey George Floyd’s family is being paid $27 million (USD) by the city of Minneapolis to settle the lawsuit filed over the circumstances of his death. On May 25, 2020, George…
Film and TV News ‘I May Destroy You’, one of the biggest shows of 2020, gets snubbed by the Golden Globes by Ria Pandey Every awards season, Hollywood never fails to unearth its slimy, exclusionary culture. With the acclaimed I May Destroy You already snubbed, this year is no different. Michaela Coel’s I May…
News World Black Lives Matter has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Ria Pandey After gaining global momentum during the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement has officially been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Co-founded in 2013 in response to the murder of…
News Politics World Newly elected congresswoman gets mistaken for Breonna Taylor by Republicans by Mike Hitch Democratic representative-elect, Cori Bush, has called out Republican colleagues who mistook her for Breonna Taylor on her first day. After being elected to represent the First Congressional District earlier this…
News Politics World A video of the Proud Boys initiation has gone viral and it’s so unbelievably cringe by Jenae Madden Following this week’s protests in D.C., the Proud Boys initiation ritual is doing the annual rounds on Twitter and oh my god, you have to see this. On Saturday, Washington…
News World Jay Z pays fines for protesters arrested during Alvin Cole demonstrations in Wisconsin by Happy Jay Z and Team Roc have offered their support for Wisconsin protestors who are calling for justice for 17-year-old Alvin Cole. Jay Z has offered to post bond and cover…
News World Breonna Taylor: protests erupt as no officers are directly charged for her death by Claudia Schmidt Following the long-awaited Breonna Taylor grand jury decision, protests have erupted in Louisville leaving two police officers injured. A decision has been handed down in the highly publicised Breonna Taylor…
News World Christian crowdfunding site raises over $250,000 for BLM protest killer, Kyle Rittenhouse by Jenae Madden Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo has raised over a quarter of a million USD for Kenosha killer, Kyle Rittenhouse, stating that his murdering of BLM protestors was in “self-defence.” Currently, Kenosha,…
News Politics World Portland: Trump supporter shot dead in clash with BLM protesters by Jenae Madden Over the weekend, a fatal encounter between counter-protesters and BLM supporters in Portland left one man dead as political tensions in America continue to heighten. America is in a period…
News World Protests erupt in Wisconsin after police shoot black man Jacob Blake in front of his children by Rachel Daniel Violent protests have erupted in Wisconsin after police shot Jacob Blake, a black resident of Kenosha, as his three sons watched on. Violent protests have swept across Wisconsin after police…