Happy Juneteenth: Last News

The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg has written and released a song in response to a racist backlash against the Star Wars prequel show.The show is set 100 years before Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and the first four episodes are streaming now on Disney+.It was created by Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland and stars Stenberg (The Hate U Give, Bodies Bodies Bodies) in the twin lead roles of Osha and Mae.

Amandla Stenberg, star of The Acolyte, is calling out “intolerable racism” and released a song to express their sentiments.

Lizzo jumped to her Instagram earlier Sunday to recognize and observe Juneteenth.The Truth Hurts singer shared a powerful message to explain the importance of Juneteenth and its positive mark in history.The federal holiday is the 'oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States,' according to the official website. Celebration: Lizzo shared a post on her Instagram story in order to honor the Juneteenth holiday on Sunday The post on the singer's story explained that the holiday is, 'A day to celebrate the autonomy of our bodies and freedom from slavery.'The message also stated that the day was, 'A time of remembrance of those who built back this country and space for black Americans to honor our ancestors.'Other big name celebrities took time to share their own posts on their social media.

Kandi Burruss had an exciting message for her fans on social media. She will promote black-owned businesses during the next month.

Taylor Swift has opened up about the importance of Juneteenth in a series of posts on Twitter.The 30-year-old ME! singer shared an article from The Root that included a video of the history of the holiday – when the Emancipation Proclamation was read to Texan slaves on June 19, 1865, after the South lost the U.S.

Taylor Swift has promised to be “loudly and ferociously anti-racist” going forward and to “not let privilege lie dormant”.The pop star made the pledge earlier today (June 19) as an acknowledgement of Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the US.After sharing a video from the publication The Root explaining why Juneteenth should be a national holiday in the States, Swift said that she would be giving all of her employees the day off “in honour of Freedom Day from now on”.

Taylor Swift is the latest star to throw her support behind making Juneteenth a national holiday in the USA, and has given her staff the day off. Juneteenth – aka 19 June – is the date which marks the official end of slavery in the USA, when black people in Texas finally learned slavery had been abolished in 1865. There have always been calls to make the date a holiday across all states in the USA, but with the spotlight being on Black Lives Matter in the wake of George Floyd’s death, several stars have shown their support for it finally being made official.Taylor shared a video from The Root magazine explaining why it should be a national holiday, telling her fans: ‘Happy Juneteenth!‘I want to thank @the.root and @thedanielleyoung for

Taylor Swift is opening up about the importance of Juneteenth and why the day should be celebrated as a National holiday.