Willie Jones Releases Patriotic Video For ‘American Dream’ On Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Kanye West has called out Billie Eilish after she ‘threw shade’ at Travis Scott and wants her to apologise. The Gold Digger rapper was referring to Billie, 20, recently stopping her concert in Atlanta to help a fan who she noticed was struggling to breathe. The Bad Guy singer then took an apparent swipe at Travis, 30, following the Astroworld tragedy, which left 10 dead and many more injured after a crowd surge.Continuing her performance, she reportedly said: ‘I wait for people to be okay until I keep going.’ On Thursday, Kanye, 44, shared a photo of a headline about the incident and wrote in the caption: ‘Come on Billie we love you please apologise to Trav and to the families of the people who lost their lives no one intended this to happen.‘Trav didn’t have any idea of what was happening when he was on stage and was very hurt by what happened and yes Trav will be with me at Coachella but now I need Billie to apologise before I perform.’ Billie is said to have responded in the comments: ‘Literally never said a thing about travis.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla The re-start of the National Basketball Association’s season late last summer after the pandemic put it on what seemed like an interminable pause may have been lackluster in terms of numbers, but that was then, and this is 2021. NBA ratings aren’t in “big trouble” like one former sitting president may have led you to believe.Through this past Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, Jan. 18 was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S., and Rihanna marked the occasion in a very personal way.

Rihanna has revealed that she made a secret trip to Memphis, TN over the summer of 2020 to the exact spot where civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was tragically gunned down on April 4, 1968. The 32-year-old shared three photos in front of the Lorraine Motel, which in 1991 became the National Civil Rights Museum. It sounded like she had hoped to post them on the MLK national holiday on Jan. 18, but wrote “finally found ’em’ as she began the caption of her Jan. 19 post about her visit.

EXCLUSIVE: R&B recording artist Ledisi (Selma, American Soul) is set to play legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the biopic, Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story.  Columbus Short (ABC’s Scandal, Stomp the Yard) will take on the role of Martin Luther King Jr., a close friend of Jackson’s. Janet Hubert (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Walking Dead, The Steve Harvey Show) also co-star.

The Mission Continues, a charity that organizes veterans to volunteer in their communities. The Mission Continues shared photos on Twitter of volunteers receiving their donated lunches, as well as a photo of a note from Meghan and Harry.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and St Louis rapper Smino is celebrating with a new song and animated music video for "MLK Dr." The clip comes with creative direction from Brick & Smino and was animated by Oliver Fredericksen, and it visualizes some of Smino's lyrics in the jazzy, soulful song to humorous effect.

People all over the world are paying tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Day: afederal holiday in the United States that marks the birthday of the civil rights icon.In honor of MLK Day, British model Iskra Lawrence posted photos of herself with partnerPhilip Payne and their nine-month-old biracial son.Along with the adorable family snaps, she shared their belief that -- it's never too early to talk about race with your children.

Angelique Jackson After more than 50 years, Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Tommie Smith shared the full story behind his raised-fist salute atop the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games in the documentary “With Drawn Arms” — and, by doing so, offers a greater insight into the meaning behind his silent protest and its aftermath.In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, CAA hosted a virtual conversation with Smith and filmmakers Afshin Shahidi and Glenn Kaino.

Stevie Wonder is using Martin Luther King Jr. Day as an opportunity to highlight the lack of progression around racial inequality in the U.S. 

Black Lives Matter movement, celebrities decided to honor the late Dr. King's inspiring legacy by posting messages to social media. Some stars like Russell Wilson, Michael Strahan and more shared quotes from the noted speaker, while others were inspired to act based on his teachings. Stevie Wonder shared a powerful, musical message to Dr.

Joe Biden’s inauguration concerts continue tonight with one tied to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, with a lineup that includes Yo-Yo Ma, Andra Day and Bebe Winans.

The co-hosts on The View came together on the January 18 episode of their daytime talk show to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For her part, Meghan McCain not only shared what she had learned over the course of the last year, but expressed so much gratitude to her friend and co-host, Sunny Hostin. “On a very personal level, I have really been deeply grateful for the conversations we have had on this show…I particularly want to thank my co-host, Sunny.”

Giving thanks. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sent a special treat to the staff of a local Los Angeles charity in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Editor’s note: Yoruba Richen is the director and Mehret Mandefro and Lacey Schwartz Delgado are executive producers of American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free, a documentary that looks at the historical importance and overlooked contributions of Black performers. Focusing on Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier, the docu — also executive produced by Alicia Keys — airs tonight on PBS in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Richen, Mandefro and Schwartz Delgado wrote this guest column for Deadline.

Ellise Shafer administratorGrammy-winning artist Stevie Wonder posted a video in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in which he called on the Biden-Harris administration to help reconcile the inequality that persists in America.Wonder structured the video like a letter, beginning the message by recalling the time he met King and the influence he has had on his life and music.“Dear Dr.

Black Lives Matter movement, celebrities decided to honor the late Dr. King's inspiring legacy by posting messages to social media. Some stars like Russell Wilson, Michael Strahan and more shared quotes from the noted speaker, while others were inspired to act based on his teachings. T.I., Alicia Keys and many other Black stars shared a moving video featuring 17 ways to you can be killed if you are Black in America, sharing messages like «jogging,» «sitting in a wheelchair» and «sleeping in your bed,» while naming the Black victims who suffered such fates. After sharing the video, T.I.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday. The song — with its jubilant “Happy birthday to ya!” chorus — has been sung at countless birthday celebrations in the 40 years since it was released as a single in 1981 after first appearing on Wonder’s 1980 album “Hotter Than July.”But the R&B legend gave perhaps the most important performance of the tribute tune at a Washington, DC rally he spearheaded, which was held on King’s birthday, Jan.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have helped out The Mission Continues.

Morgan Freeman will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr Day tomorrow with a series of 12 videos that will begin playing hourly on Freeman’s Instagram page, at 8 AM Eastern time. Each video recalls Dr. King’s words, most of which have much to say about life in current  difficult times as they did when he said them back in the ‘60s.

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