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Popular Clothing Retailer Fashion Nova Pledges $1M To Combat Racial Injustice
Keke Palmer Urges National Guardsmen To 'March With Us' During Protest: 'Be The Change'
Fashion Nova, the clothing retailer known for its relation- ship with Cardi B, is backing up its words with money. The company announced it’s do- nating $1 million to organiza- tions fighting for racial equality on Wednesday (June 3).
“Last Friday we announced that we were working on a plan to support the #black- livesmatter movement,” the company wrote via Insta- gram. “We have spent the past
four days since then working with black community lead- ers, influencers and ambassa- dors to develop a plan. Today, Fashion Nova Cares an- nounces our dedication to on- going action. We are pledging to spend $1 million dollars throughout 2020 in donations for community re- sources and activism, aware- ness campaigns and other initiatives to help in the fight for racial equality and oppor- tunity.”
Keke Palmer wants to see change.
The Singled Out host, 26, made a passionate plea to members of the National Guards during a peaceful demonstration in Hollywood on Tuesday, urging officers to "be the change" and march with people protesting racial injustice and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death.
In a video tweeted by NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz, Palmer delivers an emotional speech to a group
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of armed guardsman while standing in the middle of a crowded street.
Referring to President Donald Trump's recent pub-
lic address, in which he threat- ened to deploy the military in response to the protests, Palmer tells the soldiers, "You have to pay attention to what's going on or else we have a president that's trying to incite a race war."
"The borders are closed. We can't leave. We have people here that need your help," she continues. "This is when y'all stand together with the com- munity, with society, to stop the governmental oppression. Period. We need you, so march with us."
Ice-T Applauds Firing Of 'Law & Order' Spinoff Writer Over 'Light Up' Looters Comment
Ice-T has played Detective Odafin Tutuola on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for over 20 years and will be for at least the next three sea- sons.
On Tuesday (June 2), Vari- ety tweeted its story about a writer for a Law & Order spin- off show, Craig Gore, who was fired for saying in a Face- book post, “[I’ll] light moth- erfu**ers up who are trying to
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f**k with my property.”
The show’s creator Dick
Wolf said in a statement, “I will not tolerate this conduct, especially during our hour of national grief. I am terminat- ing Craig Gore immedi- ately.”
The gangsta rap pioneer shared the tweet and ap- plauded Wolf’s decision, writ- ing, “Oh s**t.. The Big Boss is cleaning house. RESPECT.”
The Weeknd, Drake Both Donate $100K To National Bail Out
The Weeknd gave $500,000 to organizations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement following George Floyd's death.
Music superstars The- Weeknd and Drake have both donated $100,000 to Na- tional Bail Out.
The Weeknd, 30, and Drake, 33, gave to the organ- ization Monday after singer- songwriter Mustafa the Poet encouraged them to donate. Mustafa the Poet himself gave $400.
"MY TORONTO KINGS @champagnepapi @the- weeknd SWIPE UP & MATCH MY DONATION BUT ADD 3 ZEROS! LETS HELP RE- UNITE BLACK FAMILIES," he
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tweeted Monday.
National Bail Out is a black-
led collective working to end pre-trial detention, specifically for black women.
Mustafa the Poet, 23, shared a screenshot of The Weeknd's $100,000 receipt, while Drake posted his own re-
ceipt on Instagram Stories. The Weeknd gave an ad- ditional $200,000 to the Black Lives Matter Global Network and $200,000 to the Colin Kaepernick Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative, bringing his dona-
tions to $500,000 in total.
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