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iOne Digital stands in solidarity with all things Black.

Activism is multifaceted. We need soldiers on the streets. We need financial backers. We need organizers. We need prayer warriors. And, we need storytellers. iOne Digital has long been committed to sharing Black stories, fighting for Black lives, and championing Black success. Each day our team remains committed to magnifying one simple truth: Black lives have always mattered.

As we move into a different phase in the fight for social justice, we implore our community to finance the movement, engage in the movement, and to remain devoted to those who tell our stories, from our lens. Here’s how.

Donate Your Dollars, Consistently. Our leadership and activism must have funding. Find Black-led organizations that align with our goals, such as Black Visions Collective, The National Bail Out Collective, and Until Freedom, and invest in them regularly to ensure that we have the resources to continue our fight.

Find Your Role. We are all in this fight. Spread the word. Join local organizations. Send resources. Withhold financial support from companies. Engage in active prayer. Determine how you can support creating change.

Beware of Those Who Wish to Co-opt the Movement. Look beyond the hashtag. Follow the official sites of movement leaders for directives. Go to the main content hubs for organizations such as Black Lives Matter, Until Freedom and NAACP for facts and actions steps.

We stand together.

Glossier is springing into actionwith a $1 million pledge to help fight “systematic racism, white supremacy, and the historic oppression of the Black community.” 

On Saturday, the world-famous beauty brand announced a donation in the amount of “$500k across organizations combatting racial injustice” and an additional $500K to Black-owned beauty businesses in the form of grants.

The brand shared the news in an Instagram post naming Black Lives Matter, The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, The Equal Justice Initiative, The Marsha P. Johnson Institute, and We The Protesters recipients of the donation. Details surrounding the grant initiative will be released later this June.

“We’re inspired by so many people in our community who are using their voices and making change,” reads the post. “We see you and are with you.”

#BlackLivesMatter

A post shared by Glossier (@glossier) on May 30, 2020 at 4:40pm PDT

Glossier is one of the first beauty companies to openly make a financial contributionto organizations focused on combatting racial injustice following death of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.

The post Glossier Makes A $1 Million Pledge To The Black Community appeared first on Essence.

As thousands of Black Live Matter supporters flooded Los Angeles streets over the weekend, rising artist Chika was one of the many who were arrested for protesting against the White police officer who killed George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Known for her fiery lyricism on everything from Kanye West to women’s rights, Chika and her manager Krystle Hartsfield were demonstrating against social injustices at Trader Joes at Fairfax and 3rd in Los Angeles. On Instagram, the rapper documented her time protesting and her interaction with police, which included the moment she was put in handcuffs.

Slipped out. Fuck 12.

A post shared by CHIKA (@chikalogy) on May 30, 2020 at 7:03pm PDT

“I’m in here because I watched them put their hands on my manager as she was trying to leave,” said Chika, who explained she told the officer her manager was leaving and therefore no longer actively protesting. But then the 23-year-old heard an officer say, “get her too.”

A post shared by CHIKA (@chikalogy) on May 30, 2020 at 7:12pm PDT

Chika, who was born to Nigerian-American parents and raised in Alabama, was handcuffed and detained for seven hours. She said she was cited for “failing to disperse;” the artist has a court date set for October.

“No one on this bus did anything wrong. Every single person in here is in here unlawfully… but I’m okay though. I’m f–king okay though,” Chika said.

She was not the only celebrity protesting this weekend. Tessa Thompson, Michael B. Jordan, Nick Cannon, Kehlani, J. Cole, Lil Yachty, Tinashe and more were advocating in support of Black Lives Matter throughout the country. At the same Los Angeles location where Chika was arrested, Insecure actor Kendrick Sampson was hit by rubber bullets from LAPD.

Hear Chika’s full account of her experience, here.

The post Rapper Chika Arrested For Protesting In Los Angeles appeared first on Essence.

In times like these, it feels impossible to know what to do, what to say, or how to cope with the world we are living in. Last night, after watching the news for hours, many of us felt helpless and hopeless. And at a time when we want more than anything to be close to our friends and family, COVID-19 is keeping us apart.

I’m a firm believer in pop culture therapy. And after the week we’ve all had, it’s time to break out our respective grilled cheese movies. Allow me to explain: the grilled cheese movie is a film from your childhood that, when watching it, gives you the comfort, coziness, and satisfaction of a grilled cheese sandwich (or PB&J. Or whatever vegans and lactose-intolerant folks find soothing.)

We’re talking about cinematic comfort food here, friends. Last night, at a complete loss, I turned on Back to the Future Part III. And that ridiculous movie was everything my soul needed. It’s been years since I revisited the film, but each beat felt familiar, each joke landed, and each emotional moment was deeply felt. It made me feel a little bit better in this raging hellscape of a world.

A grilled cheese sandwich movie should be something from your childhood that, while it may not hold up, is enjoyable nonetheless. Sometimes comfort comes via hoverboard or flying time-traveling train.

What are your grilled cheese movies?

(image: Universal Pictures)

• Here are the winners of the 2020 Nebula Awards. (via io9)
• The Batman returns to work as the UK government is lifts restrictions on filming. (via The Guardian)
• RIP Michael Angelis, the narrator from Thomas the Tank Engine, has died at the age of 76. (via CBR)

HEY! I'm offering 4×6 portrait commissions for $50 donations made to #BlackLivesMatter related organizations of your choosing.

Simply DM or e-mail me proof/receipt along with the character of your choice.

Here's a helpful link on where to donate: https://t.co/cjHNm6rPwx pic.twitter.com/wJ8cb69hN8

— ADAM GORHAM / Self Isolated (@AdamTGorham) May 31, 2020

• LA cops assault Insecure actor Kendrick Sampson during protests (via Variety)
• Photorealistic Simpsons characters or nightmare fuel? You decide. (via Nerdist)
• Josh Gad reunites the LOTR cast. (via Nerdist)
• Guys … what.is.happening.

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