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Black Lives Matter movement, the country-pop trio behind the Grammy-winning smash “Need You Now” announced on Twitter Thursday that they were renouncing their name because of the racist history of the “Southern ‘Antebellum’ style.” Hence forward, they would be known as Lady A.The only problem is that name already belongs to another artist: a Seattle blues singer who has released multiple albums under the name Lady A. In fact, the 61-year-old black woman, whose real name is Anita White, is gearing up to release the LP “Live in New Orleans” on July 18, her birthday.“This is my life.

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Blues singer Lady A berates Lady Antebellum over name change: ‘This is my life’

Black Lives Matter movement.The country group announced their decision to drop ‘Antebellum’ from their name permanently, simply going by ‘Lady A’.The Need You Now singers – consisting of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood – had used Lady Antebellum for 14 years, but revealed the change this week, to avoid causing offence to the black community.However, it has emerged that a blues singer goes by Lady A, and has done for two decades.Speaking about the band’s move, Anita White claimed no one from their camp reached out to consult her before their announcement.‘This is my life. Lady A is my brand, I’ve used it for over 20 years, and I’m proud of what I’ve done,’ the 61-year-old said.

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Dave Chappelle sounds off on George Floyd, blasts Candace Owens in surprise special

debuted for free on its YouTube comedy channel late Thursday.In a set rife with his signature searing social commentary (warning: the language is raw), the comedian touches on everything from George Floyd’s death to being unable to accept a Grammy Award on the day Kobe Bryant died, to the hypocrisy of conservative TV host Laura Ingraham — and even throws in a signature bit about Ja Rule for levity.“It’s hard to figure out what to say about George Floyd, so I’m not going to say it yet,” Chappelle opens, flipping through a black notebook, later adding, “I got to tell you, this is like the first concert in North American since all this s–t happened, so like it or not, it’s history.

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BTS to celebrate 7th anniversary with nine customised emojis which shows solidarity with Black Lives Matter

We're just a day away from BTS' very special day, which is their seventh anniversary since their debut in 2013. In less than a decade, the septet has managed to become one of the biggest names in the music industry thanks to their sheer hardwork and unbelievable talent.

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Meghan Markle’s best friend Jessica Mulroney’s TV show pulled after accusations of white privilege

Meghan Markle – has issued an apology after the comments of Canadian blogger Sasha Exeter, who published a 12 minute video about an ongoing feud with Mulroney.Exeter shared a video to Instagram, in which she claimed that Mulroney ‘took offence to a very generic call to action that I shared on my IG stories’ to speak out about Black Lives Matter. She said: ‘What happened next was a series of very problematic behaviour and antics that ultimately resulted in her sending me a threat in writing last Wednesday.‘Listen, I am by no means calling Jess a racist but what I will say is this – she is very well aware of her wealth, her perceived power and privilege because of the colour of her skin.

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Why Beyoncé protégées Chloe x Halle paused their second album release

Grammy-nominated sister act of Chloe and Halle Bailey — pushed pause on the release of their second album, “Ungodly Hour,” originally scheduled to drop June 5, in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the resulting Black Lives Matter protests.“We’ve been really heartbroken by what’s been going on, so we just felt like during this time it was more than us,” says Chloe, 21. “It was more than about our album, and we wanted to put the attention on the injustices [against] our people and getting proper justice.”Adds Halle, 20: “These past weeks have just felt so much bigger and more important than releasing music at this time, which is why we decided to push it a week.

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‘Glee’ star Lea Michele was a mean girl ‘from day one,’ says Samantha Ware

tells Variety in an interview released Thursday. “As soon as she decided that she didn’t like me, it was very evident.”Michele, 33, has been rocked by allegations of on-set abuse after Ware confronted her co-star on Twitter about her past behavior on June 1.

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Lady Antebellum Is Changing Their Name Amid Black Lives Matter Protests

antebellum from our name and move forward as Lady A, the nickname our fans gave us almost from the start," the statement continued.Lady A goes on to explain their inspiration for their original name while apologizing for the pain they've caused. “When we set out together almost 14 years ago, we named our band after the Southern ‘antebellum’ style home where we took our first photos.

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Faith Stowers Feels "Vindicated" After 'Vanderpump Rules' Fired Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute

Vanderpump Rules costar Kristen for their racist behavior. We were not aware and that is unacceptable on our part.

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Keke Palmer Is Ready for a Revolution

Actress and comedian Keke Palmer wrote an essay for Variety about why she has been waiting her "entire life" for a revolution.Palmer has been active at the recent Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles.A video of her pleading with National Guardsmen to march with her and protesters went viral last week.Change is brewing in the United States.

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Here's Why Skai Jackson Is Using Her Platform to Expose Racist Bullies on Twitter

and tags the schools they go to, urging for the institutions to take real action. In short: Skai's been taking names, and today, she's explaining why."I would always just get DMs from my fans, because people know I'm ," Skai told .

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HBO Max Removed ‘Gone With The Wind’ Due To The Film’s “Racist Depictions”

Almost every studio in Hollywood has a skeleton in its closet in regards to a film in its catalog that doesn’t stand up to the test of time. Disney has “The Song of the South,” as well as a lot of older cartoons with racist depictions of characters.

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'So You Want to Talk About Race' Is Back on the Bestseller List. Ijeoma Oluo Wants to Live in a World That Doesn’t Need Her Book

New York Times a shift in Amazon’s bestseller list. Seven of the top 10 books, it noted, focused on race and anti-racism work.

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Meghan Markle is passionate about Black Lives Matter movement & the campaign matters to her says Royal expert

Meghan Markle became the first royal to voice her opinion in the matter of protests for George Floyd's death. The Duchess of Sussex has been pro Black Lives Matter campaign ever since it began and a royal expert has recently revealed that she and Prince Harry are gearing up to get more involved in the movement.

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Arrested Development star Alia Shawkat issues apology for using n-word in interview

Brad Pitt, has been calling for justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, marching at Black Lives Matter protests and calling for the police to be defunded on social media over the past week.However, the star came under fire after a video from SXSW Festival in 2016 circulated on Twitter.In the clip, Alia quotes the Drake song We Made It, saying: ‘We were all in the penthouse together and everybody was looking around like “n**** we made it”, you know what I mean like, everyone was so excited.’After being called out over the clip, the Search Party star wrote an apology, which she shared on Instagram and Twitter.Shawkat wrote: ‘I am writing this to address a video that was posted of me quoting a song with the n-word in it as part of an

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock: ‘A weight has lifted since I spoke out about racism’

Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock has found a “weight has lifted” since she candidly spoke about racism in an emotional video recently. The 28-year-old spoke about her experiences of racism while being a member of the chart-topping group in a post on Instagram at the weekend, and on Tuesday, she explained why she made the video and talked about the response to it.

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Skai Jackson Talks Exposing Racists on Social Media: 'I'm Gonna Use That Platform for Good' (Exclusive)

Skai Jackson is using her platform for good. Amid worldwide protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, the 18-year-old actress is doing her part to shine a light on the ugly racist underbelly of the internet, posting receipts on her social media pages to «expose» repugnant behavior.«I would always just get DMs from my fans, because people know I'm an advocate for anti-bullying,» Jackson told ET's Melicia Johnson this week. «So I would always just look at my messages and see a bunch of my fans saying, 'Look at what this person said to me, I don't know how to deal with this.'»«The more I saw it, it became 20 in a day, I was like, you know what? No! I'm gonna speak out about it, 'cause I think it's really important.

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How Black Women Are Prioritizing Self-Care Amidst The Movement

How are you feeling right now?There’s a layer of stress, anger, and confusion—and a tiny bit of hope that’s sprinkled throughout the day.How have you been organizing over the past few weeks?I’ve been really trying to sort out what's most helpful to share on my platform, not only to educate, but to help my community cope with their mental health through all of this. There’s a lot of information out there, but I want to make sure is providing coping tools and resources, and that we’re taking a beat to step back to understand what our followers need right now.

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Wretch 32 shares distressing footage of his dad being tasered by police at home sending him falling down stairs

Wretch 32 has shared upsetting footage of his father being tasered by police after they entered his home in London. A body-cam clip shared on Wretch 32’s Instagram account shows police entering a residential property with a distressed woman heard in the background saying: ‘Excuse me I’m not resisting don’t touch me, social distancing. ‘Please don’t touch me, what the hell!’ The officers then make their way up the stairs and are heard ordering: ‘Police with taser, stay where you are.’ They then appear to taser an older man who falls backwards down the flight of stairs. A woman shouts: ‘Oh my God,’ as one police officer asks: ‘Are you OK?’ The man is seen lying motionless on the floor. Wretch captioned the video: ‘This is how the police

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Patrisse Cullors talks queer pride, Black Lives Matter, political art

(For June, which is designated LGBTQ Pride Month, Q Voice News will feature a series of interviews and first person essays under the theme What Pride Means To Me. Q Voice News launched the series last year. Check out 2019’s essays on What Pride Means to Me.)

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The Pop World Kept Putting Nija Charles in a Box. Then She Wrote 'Rain on Me'

Billboard's Hot 100 last week, when it debuted—yes, debuted—at the top spot.In a tweet celebrating this success, Nija talked about how the music industry so often puts her and other Black creatives in boxes. "This record means so much to me because this is a POP record," Nija wrote.

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