Over the weekend, Usher was announced as the headlining performer of the Super Bowl Lviii Halftime Show in Las Vegas. With a catalog going back 30 years that includes 18 Top 10 hits (nine of which reached Number One), Usher is in many ways a no-brainer for the showcase. The halftime show is a rite of passage for American music’s top-tier stars, and Usher deserves to be in that pantheon.
Since the announcement, music fans have celebrated the R&b icon getting his figurative flowers, joking about what Y2K-era outfit they...
Since the announcement, music fans have celebrated the R&b icon getting his figurative flowers, joking about what Y2K-era outfit they...
- 9/26/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Refresh for updates: Influential voices ranging from Hollywood stars to politicians flocked to Twitter to share their support for the Milwaukee Bucks, who opted out of Wednesday’s NBA playoff game against the Orlando Magic in response to the Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting of Jacob Blake.
Kenosha police officers shot Blake multiple times in the back on Sunday. Footage of the encounter has since gone viral and sparked several protests in multiple states including California.
The NBA, following the Bucks’ walking off the court, announced Wednesday afternoon that it will postpone all of tonight’s playoff games. Major League Baseball has later followed suit, postponing the Milwaukee Brewers-Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners-San Diego Padres games.
Figures from all sorts of industries, from entertainment to sports, responded to the. Milwaukee team’s demonstration. Some called the NBA’s decision to postpone the games “a pivot point for the...
Kenosha police officers shot Blake multiple times in the back on Sunday. Footage of the encounter has since gone viral and sparked several protests in multiple states including California.
The NBA, following the Bucks’ walking off the court, announced Wednesday afternoon that it will postpone all of tonight’s playoff games. Major League Baseball has later followed suit, postponing the Milwaukee Brewers-Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners-San Diego Padres games.
Figures from all sorts of industries, from entertainment to sports, responded to the. Milwaukee team’s demonstration. Some called the NBA’s decision to postpone the games “a pivot point for the...
- 8/27/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Rappers Ybn Cordae and Trae tha Truth were among 87 people arrested at a protest demanding justice for Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday.
The demonstration, per the Louisville Courier-Journal, was organized by the group Until Freedom and was composed by about 100 people, who marched to the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and sat on the front lawn. Police eventually arrived, surrounded the protesters, and began making arrests.
Along with Ybn Cordae and Trae the Truth, others arrested included Bronx rapper Mysonne, NFL player Kenny Stills, Porsha Williams...
The demonstration, per the Louisville Courier-Journal, was organized by the group Until Freedom and was composed by about 100 people, who marched to the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and sat on the front lawn. Police eventually arrived, surrounded the protesters, and began making arrests.
Along with Ybn Cordae and Trae the Truth, others arrested included Bronx rapper Mysonne, NFL player Kenny Stills, Porsha Williams...
- 7/15/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The National Football League may believe it has bought peace in our time by aligning with rap mogul Jay-Z and his Roc Nation for various social justice initiatives and entertainment.
But the shadow of Colin Kaepernick still looms over the league, and some players are listening to his siren calls for continued protests.
Responding to Jay-Z’s comments last week that the league has “moved past kneeling,” Kaepernick today urged his supporters via an Instagram post to “stay strong” and “continue to fight.”
The comments were addressed to Carolina Panther Eric Reid, and Miami Dolphins Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson II, all of whom have raised objections to business as usual by the league. All three continue to kneel during the national anthem, a movement started by Kaepernick when he was playing for the San Francisco 49ers. After leaving the team for free agency, he has never played again, and...
But the shadow of Colin Kaepernick still looms over the league, and some players are listening to his siren calls for continued protests.
Responding to Jay-Z’s comments last week that the league has “moved past kneeling,” Kaepernick today urged his supporters via an Instagram post to “stay strong” and “continue to fight.”
The comments were addressed to Carolina Panther Eric Reid, and Miami Dolphins Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson II, all of whom have raised objections to business as usual by the league. All three continue to kneel during the national anthem, a movement started by Kaepernick when he was playing for the San Francisco 49ers. After leaving the team for free agency, he has never played again, and...
- 8/18/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The National Football League may have found the perfect solution to its ongoing national anthem protest problem – pay it no mind.
Thanks to an unofficial decision not to enforce any national anthem conduct code for this season – and with the cooperation of networks that no longer cover the song’s performance – the spotlight on athletes who choose to protest during the anthem has withered.
As it stands, only a handful of die-hard NFL players are continuing to demonstrate during the national anthem, most of them holdovers from last year’s protests.
In today’s early games, Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson kneeled during the national anthem before their game against the New York Jets, while defensive end Robert Quinn raised his right fist, a continuation of the protest he has staged since the start of the 2016 season.
All three players have said they will continue protesting...
Thanks to an unofficial decision not to enforce any national anthem conduct code for this season – and with the cooperation of networks that no longer cover the song’s performance – the spotlight on athletes who choose to protest during the anthem has withered.
As it stands, only a handful of die-hard NFL players are continuing to demonstrate during the national anthem, most of them holdovers from last year’s protests.
In today’s early games, Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson kneeled during the national anthem before their game against the New York Jets, while defensive end Robert Quinn raised his right fist, a continuation of the protest he has staged since the start of the 2016 season.
All three players have said they will continue protesting...
- 9/16/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
There are three weeks left until the National Football League starts its regular season, and no resolution is in sight to the ongoing dispute over how players should conduct themselves during the playing of the national anthem.
The NFL and the NFL Players Association are allegedly negotiating the sticky issue, and while that’s happening, no players or teams are being penalized for demonstrations during the anthem. But the issue is far from quiet, as players continued protesting this week during the pre-season games, and one network that carries the games, ESPN, has said it will no longer televise the song’s performance.
While the negotiations presumably drag on, the usual national anthem protests continued by many of the player who previously engaged on the issue.
Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and cornerback De’Vante Bausby both stayed in the tunnel leading to the field as the anthem played, while...
The NFL and the NFL Players Association are allegedly negotiating the sticky issue, and while that’s happening, no players or teams are being penalized for demonstrations during the anthem. But the issue is far from quiet, as players continued protesting this week during the pre-season games, and one network that carries the games, ESPN, has said it will no longer televise the song’s performance.
While the negotiations presumably drag on, the usual national anthem protests continued by many of the player who previously engaged on the issue.
Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and cornerback De’Vante Bausby both stayed in the tunnel leading to the field as the anthem played, while...
- 8/19/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The first weekend of the National Football League’s pre-season is in the books ,and already the ongoing controversy over player protests during the national anthem has become a focus.
Despite the league’s efforts to have a cooling-off period while it seeks a solution to the ongoing demonstrations with the NFL Players Association, it appears that things are already starting to escalate.
Dolphins players Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson kneeled and Robert Quinn raised his fist during the national anthem. In response, two police unions urged their members to not buy tickets to the games.
The Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association issued a Facebook statement on tickets.
“The Palm Beach County Pba recently offered our members discounts to a Miami Dolphins game because the franchise said they were going to honor all first responders. We entered into this partnership with the understanding that the Dolphins organization would require...
Despite the league’s efforts to have a cooling-off period while it seeks a solution to the ongoing demonstrations with the NFL Players Association, it appears that things are already starting to escalate.
Dolphins players Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson kneeled and Robert Quinn raised his fist during the national anthem. In response, two police unions urged their members to not buy tickets to the games.
The Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association issued a Facebook statement on tickets.
“The Palm Beach County Pba recently offered our members discounts to a Miami Dolphins game because the franchise said they were going to honor all first responders. We entered into this partnership with the understanding that the Dolphins organization would require...
- 8/12/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Thursday night marked the first full slate of NFL preseason games, as well as the litmus test for what could be one of the most contentious seasons in the league’s history. The offseason was dominated by talk of how the league and its teams might discipline players who choose to kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality, an issue President Trump has long been “working overtime” to amplify. On Thursday, Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson both knelt during the anthem prior their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,...
- 8/10/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump is pissed off at two Miami Dolphins receivers who continued the "take a knee" demonstration into the 2018 NFL season ... and now he's calling for them to be suspended. Both Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson took a knee during the national anthem at the Miami Dolphins pre-season opener versus the Tampa Bay Bucs on Thursday. Other players raised their fists. Enter Trump ... who tweeted first thing Friday morning -- calling for swift action against the players.
- 8/10/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Trump hated it ... but, Colin Kaepernick had nothing but love for Kenny Stills and other NFL players who demonstrated during the national anthem on Thursday night. Stills -- along with his Miami Dolphins teammate, Albert Wilson -- took a knee before their preseason game against the Bucs on Thursday night. Kaep was watching and approved. "My brother [Kenny Stills] continued his protest of systemic oppression tonight by taking a knee," Kaep wrote. "Albert Wilson joined him in protest.
- 8/10/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
During at least two NFL pre-season games Thursday night, several players protested during the national anthem despite the league’s attempts to clamp down on the practice.
At the game between the Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson knelt, while defensive end Robert Quinn stood with his fist raised.
The players’ protests came just one day after the team submitted a nine-page disciplinary document to the NFL that discussed possible punishments for anthem protests, including fines or suspensions.
Photos courtesy of @CTJPhoto and David Santiago. pic.twitter.com/kbIprYQ7wZ
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) August 10, 2018
Also Read: EA Sports Replaces Colin Kaepernick's Name in 'Madden 19' Soundtrack After Backlash
Colin Kaepernick later tweeted in support of Stills and Wilson.
My brother @kstills continued his protest of systemic oppression tonight by taking a knee. Albert Wilson @iThinkIsee12 joined him in protest. Stay strong brothers!
At the game between the Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson knelt, while defensive end Robert Quinn stood with his fist raised.
The players’ protests came just one day after the team submitted a nine-page disciplinary document to the NFL that discussed possible punishments for anthem protests, including fines or suspensions.
Photos courtesy of @CTJPhoto and David Santiago. pic.twitter.com/kbIprYQ7wZ
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) August 10, 2018
Also Read: EA Sports Replaces Colin Kaepernick's Name in 'Madden 19' Soundtrack After Backlash
Colin Kaepernick later tweeted in support of Stills and Wilson.
My brother @kstills continued his protest of systemic oppression tonight by taking a knee. Albert Wilson @iThinkIsee12 joined him in protest. Stay strong brothers!
- 8/10/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
The National Football League players were back at it Thursday night by protesting during the national anthem.
After a quiet Hall of Fame game last week in which there were no protests, there were several demonstrations in the first full week of preseason games on Thursday, including kneel-downs and fists in the air. The NFL and Players Association previously said no one would be punished for protests while both sides attempt to negotiate a compromise. The NFL said in May that players had to stand at attention or stay in the locker room, with teams facing fines and individual players subject to team penalties.
Despite that cooling-off declaration, Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson kneeled before their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Stills was a frequent protestor last year. Defensive end Robert Quinn raised his fist, and Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and cornerback De’Vante Bausby also raised fists.
After a quiet Hall of Fame game last week in which there were no protests, there were several demonstrations in the first full week of preseason games on Thursday, including kneel-downs and fists in the air. The NFL and Players Association previously said no one would be punished for protests while both sides attempt to negotiate a compromise. The NFL said in May that players had to stand at attention or stay in the locker room, with teams facing fines and individual players subject to team penalties.
Despite that cooling-off declaration, Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson kneeled before their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Stills was a frequent protestor last year. Defensive end Robert Quinn raised his fist, and Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and cornerback De’Vante Bausby also raised fists.
- 8/10/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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