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On Sunday, Donald Trump retweeted a video that shows one of his supporters yelling “White power” at counterprotesters, according to the Wall Street Journal. Trump called backers who had gathered at a Florida retirement home “great people.” That tweet has since been deleted.

According to a White House spokesman, the impeached president did not hear what the White supremacist shouted on the video before tweeting it out. However, the alleged misstep does little to help an image already plagued by numerous and persistent instances of racism. 

On Sunday morning, Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and denounced Trump’s actions saying, “There’s no question: He should not have retweeted it; he should just take it down.” He also called the tweet “indefensible.”  

screenshot of Donald Trump's tweet that shares footage of a supporter screaming "white power"On Sunday, Donald Trump tweeted in support of the men and women who gathered to cheer on his 2020 reelection. In the clip, one of his supporters shouts “White power.”

Twitter sleuths identified the man in the video as a retired Miami firefighter Roger Stokes. According to the local news outlet, the video was taken of him and other supporters at The Villages retirement home in Florida on June 14. The video accompanied a story about the Villagers for Trump golf cart rally that took place in The Villages to celebrate Trump’s birthday.

The white supremacist racist in this clip shouting ‘White power’ is a retired @CityofMiamiFire firefighter, named Roger Stokes.I call on the Miami Fire Department, @MiamiDadeFire + @IAFFLOCAL587 to denounce Roger Stokes and these indefensible comments.??pic.twitter.com/wQEVCAozjR

— Fernand R. Amandi (@AmandiOnAir) June 28, 2020

Sharon Sandler, a Democrat who spoke to the Village News, described the Trump supporters in the retirement community as a “cult” and suggested that a number of the people who took part in the golf cart rally were “Nazi lovers.” She stood in front of the cart driven by the man who shouted “White power” with a sign that characterized Trump as a “bigot and racist.”

On Twitter, Trump showed real enthusiasm for the people who came out to show him support, including the racist in the golf cart. “Thank you to the great people of The Villages,” he wrote in the caption accompanying the retweet of the video.  “The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats will Fall in the Fall. Corrupt Joe is shot. See you soon!!!”

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June 29, 2020

Trump Promotes Video Of Supporter Yelling ‘White Power’

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On Sunday, Donald Trump retweeted a video that shows one of his supporters yelling “White power” at counterprotesters, according to the Wall Street Journal. Trump called backers who had gathered at a Florida retirement home “great people.” That tweet has since been deleted.

According to a White House spokesman, the impeached president did not hear what the White supremacist shouted on the video before tweeting it out. However, the alleged misstep does little to help an image already plagued by numerous and persistent instances of racism. 

On Sunday morning, Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and denounced Trump’s actions saying, “There’s no question: He should not have retweeted it; he should just take it down.” He also called the tweet “indefensible.”  

screenshot of Donald Trump's tweet that shares footage of a supporter screaming "white power"On Sunday, Donald Trump tweeted in support of the men and women who gathered to cheer on his 2020 reelection. In the clip, one of his supporters shouts “White power.”

Twitter sleuths identified the man in the video as a retired Miami firefighter Roger Stokes. According to the local news outlet, the video was taken of him and other supporters at The Villages retirement home in Florida on June 14. The video accompanied a story about the Villagers for Trump golf cart rally that took place in The Villages to celebrate Trump’s birthday.

The white supremacist racist in this clip shouting ‘White power’ is a retired @CityofMiamiFire firefighter, named Roger Stokes.I call on the Miami Fire Department, @MiamiDadeFire + @IAFFLOCAL587 to denounce Roger Stokes and these indefensible comments.??pic.twitter.com/wQEVCAozjR

— Fernand R. Amandi (@AmandiOnAir) June 28, 2020

Sharon Sandler, a Democrat who spoke to the Village News, described the Trump supporters in the retirement community as a “cult” and suggested that a number of the people who took part in the golf cart rally were “Nazi lovers.” She stood in front of the cart driven by the man who shouted “White power” with a sign that characterized Trump as a “bigot and racist.”

On Twitter, Trump showed real enthusiasm for the people who came out to show him support, including the racist in the golf cart. “Thank you to the great people of The Villages,” he wrote in the caption accompanying the retweet of the video.  “The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats will Fall in the Fall. Corrupt Joe is shot. See you soon!!!”

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June 29, 2020

Wyclef Jean, Raphael Saadiq and India.Arie Perform On ESSENCE Festival’s First Night Of Concerts

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It was a trip down memory lane from the comfort of your living room. ESSENCE Festival’s Evening Concert Series kicked off Saturday night and provided a much-needed dose of nostalgia, served with music and your choice of wine. Given the current state of the nation amid civil unrest and a relentless pandemic, it was the virtual girl’s trip we so desperately needed.

Wyclef Jean, Raphael Saadiq and India.Arie took us on a melodic escape as they performed their classics during Saturday night’s epic concert that benefited and celebrated essential workers, Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs.

Jean opened his set with a radical guitar solo while a kick snare played in the background. The multi-instrumentalist gave us a taste of his skills on the keyboard before transitioning into his powerful anthem, “If I Was President”. We couldn’t help but rock to the island beat while reciting the song’s profound words that ring true today. 

We then went on a spiritual journey with Arie, whose pristine vocals provided healing and restoration. The R&B singer and her live band (Sis had her sound on point!) brought the soulful vibes with a heartfelt performance of her empowering song from 2000, “Strength, Courage and Wisdom”.

After a quick intermission, we returned to Saadiq serenading us with an acoustic performance of his 2019 release, “This World is Drunk,” followed by his beloved classic “Ask Of You”.

“Everybody in the world is going through so much and I just want to say, choose a way to raise your voice and say something that you think needs to be said to the world today,” said Saadiq before thanking ESSENCE for allowing him to be apart of this year’s festival.

Missed it? Hit the play button on the performances above. There’s plenty more performances during week two of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture. With names such as Michelle Obama, Patti Labelle, Swizz Beatz, Big Freedia and DJ D Nice on the lineup, you won’t want to miss it!

View the full week two roster, here.

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June 28, 2020

Watch Chris Evans and Paul Rudd Have a Charming Chat

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Happy Friday! How you would like to watch 43 uninterrupted minutes of two of the nicest guys in Hollywood? You can, because Chris Evans and Paul Rudd, a.k.a. Captain America and Ant-Man, recently chatted with each other for Variety’s at home Actors on Actors series. Please note that they’re both rocking some great quarantine beards in this informal talk.

Evans and Rudd recently met “virtually” from their respective homes and discussed a little bit of the everything. They of course chatted about their experiences with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Additionally they delved into Paul Rudd’s performance on Friends, embarrassing dance videos of Rudd that Evans has stored on his phone, and their new projects. That includes Defending Jacob on Apple TV+ and Living With Yourself on Netflix.

Paul Rudd and Chris Evans interview

Variety

After some playful banter resulting in Rudd bringing out Thanos’s gauntlet, they got down to it. They asked each other thoughtful questions resulting in both actors reminiscing about past projects. They also spent quite a bit of time talking about what it was like working in the MCU. Evans played Steve Rogers from 2011-2019 and Rudd played Scott Lang from 2015-2019. So, they both have a bit of history of working within the franchise.

Both Evans and Rudd are very polite to each other during the video. Neither one seemed to want to talk about himself for too long, so they kept the interview to a quick back and forth style. The interview ends with both actors saying how awful these types of interviews usually are, but doing it together made it less so. All in all, it’s a delightful interview to take you into the weekend.

And if you need a little extra oomph, you may as well watch Sir Patrick Stewart and Henry Cavill‘s installment of the Actors on Actors series.

It is equally charming.

Featured Image: Variety

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June 28, 2020

Disneyland reopening delayed and Splash Mountain News

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Guys, I have some bad news! Disneyland just announced that they have postponed the reopening on July 17 for both Disneyland and California Adventure Parks and the resort hotels are also postponed as well.  However, Downtown Disney still has plans to reopen on July 9 as scheduled. Disney will give some updates after July 4 which is Independence Day. Disney must still negotiate with Its unions before reopening, but union members have been critical of the company’s “rapid time able” to reopen in the recent spike of coronavirus cases in Sothern California. With all that being said, Disney World may have to delay the reopening dates as well as the other theme parks. So yes, it is sad to hear this, but it is understandable.

In other news, Disneyland and Disney World will be remaking Splash Mountain to a Princess and the Frog theme ride following an online debate about the under stones inherent in the current story based on 1940s Disney movie “Song of the South”. A date has not been set for the debut of the Splash Mountain ride makeovers. This makeover will be led by Imagineering senior creative producer Charita Carter who is also working on the new “Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway dark ride which is set to debut at Disneyland’s Mickey’s Toon Town in 2022.

Stay tuned for Disneyland updates.

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