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'Bridgerton's Ruby Barker Speaks Out About Hospitalization Amid Mental Health Struggle

Ruby Barker is opening up to her fans about her mental health. On Thursday, the actress shared a video telling her followers that she was currently receiving treatment at a hospital, explaining that she has been «really unwell for a really long time.» Although the 25-year-old star didn't disclose her diagnosis, she did share that she is «better» after struggling with her mental health.«I just want to be honest with everybody, I have been struggling,» Barker said in the video. «So, I'm in the hospital at the minute, I'm gonna get discharged soon and hopefully get to continue with my life.

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Vancouver film company apologizes after crew member told to remove Black Lives Matter shirt

Black Lives Matter T-shirt because it was “too political.”The lighting technician, who Global News has agreed to call Billy because they fear speaking out could limit future employment, said the incident happened Wednesday on the set of the true crime film Gone Mom.“My boss came up to say my producer saw me wearing the shirt, and told me not to wear any more Black Lives Matters shirts or anything that’s too political on set,” Billy said.They refused to remove the shirt, and told the employer they weren’t coming back the next day.“Black Lives Matter is a human rights movement, and it’s not a political one.

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Coronavirus: Museum London reopens with special hours for senior citizens, immunocompromised people

COVID-19 safety precautions in place.The museum closed its doors to the public on Boxing Day after the province implemented a stay-at-home order.The region is currently in the red-control tier of the province’s colour-coded framework. Full details can be found on the province’s website or by viewing the full regulation itself.It’s believed the region is on track to move to the orange or even yellow level next week.The new schedule seeks to protect senior citizens and those who are immunocompromised by giving them an hour a day at the museums away from the general public.

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A look back at Saskatchewan’s top news stories of 2020

coronavirus pandemic — locally and worldwide.While COVID-19 seemed to make headlines on a daily basis, other major stories of the year covered the opioid crisis and mental health, the weather, the carbon tax, Black Lives Matter, and not one but two elections.Here are Saskatchewan’s top 10 news stories of 2020.Who should control greenhouse gas policies like the carbon tax?The federal government says it has the right to impose minimum carbon pricing on any province that does not have an equivalent scheme.It was a central campaign promise of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau when his party formed government in the 2015 federal election.

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‘A year we have nothing to compare to’: Calgary police chief reflects on 2020

COVID-19 forced the Calgary Police Service to adapt its delivery of services in 2020 and created challenges never seen before when it came to enforcement, keeping staff safe and balancing the budget.Along with dealing with the pandemic, the public perception of the CPS and its forces was pushed to the forefront in light of the death of George Floyd.Black Lives Matter demonstrations were carried out in the city and anti-racist hearings at city hall highlighted serious concerns from citizens regarding their faith in the service and feeling safe and protected in Calgary.

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Michelle Obama Reflects on Black Lives Matter Movement and 2020

Michelle Obama is looking back on 2020.From the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to heightened awareness over the Black Lives Matter movement following the tragic death of George Floyd, the former first lady is opening up about what this unprecedented year has taught us.«Black Lives Matter. For me, the holidays have always been a chance to slow down and reflect,» Obama wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, accompanying her post with a video from. «We've endured so much this past year, from the devastation of the pandemic to the ups and downs of a hard-won election.

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2020: A year in review with Calgary Police Commission chair

Calgary Police Commission chair Bonita Croft. Croft sat down with Global News to look back at an eventful year for the police’s civilian oversight body.“None of us expected that we would have a COVID-19 pandemic,” Croft begins.

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Violence, defund the police and COVID-19: looking back on 2020 with Edmonton’s police chief

Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale McFee talked about the major year we’re leaving behind and what he’s hopeful to see for his force and the city in the future.While McFee feels violence in Edmonton has been “way too high for way too long,” he said his force was making strides at the beginning of the year. Then the pandemic happened.“When COVID hit, everybody was buying every gun off every shelf,” he said.According to McFee, there were two phenomena at that point in time.

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Biggest Stories of 2020: COVID-19, Kobe Bryant, a Royal Exit and More

coronavirus pandemic or the reckoning with long-simmering social injustice issues, the year challenged us all in unexpected ways.But on a lighter note, the year also saw the reunion we've all been waiting for, a jaw-dropping move by the royals and another stunning achievement by none other than Beyonce.As this year comes to a close, ET is looking back on the biggest stories that not just spurred Hollywood into action, but captured the world's attention.No one could escape the coronavirus pandemic this year, which forced countries into lockdowns and quarantine for months. Aside from the devastating death toll, the economy was hit hard, and the entertainment industry wasn't immune.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reveals Battle With Prostate Cancer and Racial Inequality in Health Care

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is getting candid about his health struggle, and the struggle faced by Black Americans due to racial inequality in the nation's health care system.

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Protests, some violent, break out in U.S. cities over unknown election results

Donald Trump converged on vote-counting centres in Detroit and Phoenix as the returns went against him Wednesday in the two key states, while thousands of anti-Trump protesters demanding a complete tally of the ballots in the still-undecided election took to the streets in cities across the U.S.“Stop the count!” the Trump supporters chanted in Detroit. “Stop the steal!” they said in Phoenix.

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Trump clearly condemns white supremacy 2 days after refusing to in debate with Biden

Donald Trump said Thursday that he condemns white supremacy and far-right groups, two days after refusing to do so clearly during his first debate with Joe Biden.The statement, made during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, came in the middle of various attacks on both Biden for not condemning Antifa and the media for pressing the White House for clarity on Trump’s position. ‘Incredibly disturbing’: Trump draws ire for ‘legitimizing’ white nationalist group “I’ve said it many times, let me be clear again: I condemn the KKK, I condemn all white supremacists, I condemn the Proud Boys,” Trump said.

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Donald Trump refuses to condemn white supremacists during first U.S. presidential debate

Donald Trump refused to directly condemn white supremacists during the first U.S. presidential debate Tuesday evening.Fox News journalist and debate moderator Chris Wallace asked Trump if he would condemn white supremacists during a segment focusing on race tensions in the U.S.

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2 police officers shot amid protests in Kentucky after no charges in Breonna Taylor death

Breonna Taylor’s death poured into America’s streets as protesters lashed out at a criminal justice system they say is stacked against Black people. Violence seized the demonstrations in her hometown of Louisville as gunfire rang out and wounded two police officers.Activists, celebrities and everyday Americans have been calling for charges since Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by white officers who entered her home during a narcotics investigation in March.

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Little Mix and Diversity stars unite for black mental health campaign

Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Diversity dancer Ashley Banjo and other black celebrities have teamed up for a video about mental health awareness on World Suicide Prevention Day.

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Trudeau announces $221M business loan program for Black entrepreneurs

Black Canadians get business loans with national banks.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Black Canadians and put a spotlight on inequality in Canada.The total value of the program was pegged at $221 million over four years, with $93 million of that coming from the federal government and the rest from Canadian financial institutions.The new program will include $53 million for Black business organization to help entrepreneurs access funding, mentorship, financial planning and business training.Another $6.5 million will go to collect data on the state of Black entrepreneurship and identify the barriers preventing Black Canadians from succeeding in business.Ottawa and eight major financial

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Reality check: A look at Trump’s claims on John McCain, Black Lives Matter protests

Donald Trump said he never called John McCain a loser — he did — and denigrated the record of the late Republican senator on veterans affairs despite routinely appropriating one of McCain’s crowning achievements on that front as his own.Trump distorted events in Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the past week and his own hand in them before a furor over his reported comments on fallen soldiers diverted his rhetoric.

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Trump moves to cancel ‘divisive’ racial diversity training programs at White House

Donald Trump is seeking to stop federal funding for certain racial diversity training programs at the White House, which a memo calls “divisive, anti-American propaganda.”The memo from Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought alleges employees have been required to attend training sessions “where they are told that ‘virtually all white people contribute to racism’ or where they are required to say that they ‘benefit from racism,'” citing unnamed media reports.

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Portland shooting suspect shot, killed by police in Washington state: reports

Portland last weekend was shot and killed by police in Washington state Thursday as investigators moved in to arrest him, according to multiple reports.The man, Michael Reinoehl, 48, was killed as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him in Lacey, Wash., a U.S. Justice Department official told the Associated Press.

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Black man dies after New York police put hood on him, pin him down

police officers put a hood over his head, then pressed his face into the pavement for two minutes, according to video and records released Wednesday by the man’s family.Daniel Prude died March 30 after he was taken off life support, seven days after the encounter with police in Rochester. His death received no public attention until Wednesday, when his family held a news conference and released police body camera video and written reports they obtained through a public records request.

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Demi Lovato reflects on mental health disorders, the coronavirus pandemic, and Black Lives Matter in a personal letter

Demi Lovato , puts her quarantine time and platform to fair use. Aware of her privileges, the pop superstar is committed to being an ally of the Black and Brown community and has dedicated the necessary resources to raise awareness about mental health and social issues like racial discrimination, economic deprivation, and stress.Like Lovato, in 2019, when we were getting ready to farewell the decade and receive the new year, we had no clue of the challenging months ahead.

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Man shot, killed after encounter with police in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Monday afternoon, the LA County Sheriffs Department says. Kenosha braces for Trump visit as tensions mount over Jacob Blake shooting In a tweet Monday evening the LA County Sheriffs Department said the incident happened just after 3 p.m.During the contact, a fight ensued between the suspect and deputies. The suspect produced a handgun and a deputy-involved “hit” shooting occurred. The suspect’s handgun was recovered. The suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene.— LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) September 1, 2020According to the sheriff’s department, the man was riding a bike when tried to stop him for a vehicle code violation.However, they said the man ran from the scene.

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Lady Gaga dominates VMAs during ceremony focused on pandemic and social unrest

Lady Gaga dominated the MTV Video Music Awards during a ceremony that focused heavily on the deadly impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the social unrest still erupting across the US.

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‘Vandalism of our history’: Premier Jason Kenney condemns toppling of John A. Macdonald statue in Montreal

series of nationwide demonstrations which called for police to be defunded.The statue’s head was disconnected from its body during the incident. Protesters in Montreal topple John A.

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Kyle Rittenhouse charged with murder in shooting deaths of protesters in Kenosha

Jacob Blake. Kyle Rittenhouse faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.

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NHL suspends games in solidarity with anti-police brutality protests

NHL has postponed all four of its playoff games scheduled for Thursday and Friday in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin last weekend.The players requested the postponements and the league supported the decision, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association said in a joint statement released at 6 p.m. ET.The New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers were scheduled to play in Toronto, while the Vancouver Canucks and Vegas Golden Knights were slated to square off in Edmonton on Thursday.A Tampa Bay Lightning-Boston Bruins game in Toronto and a Colorado Avalanche-Dallas Stars contest in Edmonton on Friday also are off the schedule.

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Jacob Blake’s father says son paralyzed from waist down after Kenosha police shooting

In a new interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, the father of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man shot in the back seven times by police, says his son is paralyzed from the waist down.The father, also named Jacob Blake, told the publication that there are now “eight holes” in his son’s body. The Sun-Times indicates that there were eight shots, but the majority of news outlets, including Global News, are reporting seven, based on the eyewitness video.As for the reported paralysis, doctors aren’t sure if the injury is permanent, according to Blake’s father.

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Black man shot multiple times after turning his back to police in Kenosha, Wisc.

A 29-year-old Black man is in serious condition after police shot him in the back multiple times on Sunday, in an incident captured on video in Kenosha, Wisc.Jacob Blake was rushed to a hospital in Milwaukee for surgery after the incident, which happened in front of a crowd of onlookers who recorded video of the shooting on Sunday around 5 p.m. Rayshard Brooks death — Could the police shooting in Atlanta have been prevented? A 20-second video shows Blake walking away from three police officers and attempting to get into his SUV.

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Louisiana police shoot, kill Black man outside convenience store

Louisiana police said her son was intelligent, shy and had sought therapy for social anxiety. Her lawyers said they plan to sue over the death of Trayford Pellerin, who police said had a knife and was trying to enter a convenience store.The shooting Friday night was captured on video, and the state ACLU condemned what it described as a “horrific and deadly incident of police violence against a Black person.” Both the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center quickly called for an investigation.Pellerin’s death prompted a crowd of protesters to gather Saturday and demonstrate against the latest fatal police shooting.

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HFX Wanderers FC launch initiative to support Black Lives Matter

HFX Wanderers FC announced it is standing with the Black Lives Matter movement through a new partnership with a Black-owned Nova Scotia clothing company.“We wanted to make sure that people know that we, as of recently, are an anti-racist organization and club,” says Marvin Okello, the Wanderers’ first inclusivity officer who spearheaded the initiative.The club has commissioned Birt Beals and Kyleisha Dixon, co-owners of Creations by Kyy, to produce Black Lives Matter shirts to be sold at the Wanderers Fan Shop on Quinpool Road.“We print these T-shirts right here in Nova Scotia and I hope when people see the message they see this, they feel that we are all together,” Beals says in a news release.Okello agreed.“It’s great to have something to

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Woman faces possible life in prison after allegedly buying paint for BLM protest

police officer and bought red paint for a Black Lives Matter protest could face up to life in prison after Utah authorities charged her under a law meant to punish gang members.“This is so far beyond just the enforcement of the law, it feels retaliatory,” said Madalena McNeil, who is facing a potential life sentence if convicted of felony criminal mischief and riot charges. ‘Thoughts and prayers’: NRA mocked with familiar words of sympathy Prosecutors say the charges are worthy of a gang enhancement, which allows them to increase the punishment if McNeil is found guilty.

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Regina’s Matt Dumba becomes 1st NHL player to take a knee during anthem

Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel for a national anthem during the league’s restart on Saturday.The Regina native made a speech about social and racial justice prior to Edmonton’s first game of the NHL restart — the second overall — before he kneeled for The Star Spangled Banner.Players from the Oilers and Blackhawks stood around the centre-ice circle for both anthems prior to the Edmonton-Chicago game. NHL season resumes with Carolina Hurricanes win over New York Rangers Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse and Blackhawks goalie Malcolm Subban each put a hand on Dumba’s shoulder as he kneeled for a recording of the American anthem.

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NBA returns with players, coaches, refs kneeling during national anthem

NBA had a strong, powerful re-opening night message. Coronavirus: NBA announces July 30 start for rest of season, playoffs in August When it comes to demanding change, the league stands united — and Thursday, the four teams that played on the first night of the league’s restart showed that by not standing.They were unprecedented images for the league in unprecedented times: The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans knelt alongside one another during “The Star-Spangled Banner,” their way of joining the chorus of those demanding racial justice and equality in society.

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Organizer of Sydney anti-racism protest, 5 others arrested over coronavirus concerns

Sydney was illegal due to the coronavirus pandemic threat.Organizer Paddy Gibson was among six people arrested in a park known as The Domain before the rally was due to start at noon. Two police officers were photographed leading a defiant Gibson away.Police outnumbered protesters.

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More Canadians say racism is a ‘serious problem’ today than 1 year ago: Ipsos poll

racism as a serious problem today than one year ago, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News.One year ago, less than half (47 per cent) of Canadians polled viewed racism as a serious issue in the country. But that number shot up 13 points in one year.

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Baseball’s back: Yankees, Nationals kneel, Fauci throws first pitch in season opener

baseball season as part of an opening day ceremony Thursday night that featured references to the Black Lives Matter movement, the coronavirus pandemic — including an off-the-mark first pitch by Dr. Anthony Fauci — and the home team’s 2019 championship.Players from both clubs wore T-shirts saying Black Lives Matter during batting practice at Nationals Park, and the letters “BLM” were stenciled into the back of the mound at the center of the diamond.

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Halifax non-profit sees boost in donations to support Black youth, fight food insecurity

Black Lives Matter movement continues to make waves in Canada and around the world, hope for change is blooming in Halifax.Last month, Kolade Kolawole-Boboye and Makye Clayton shared with Global News their experiences of growing up Black in Halifax and the racism they have had to endure. The two young men met and became friends when they were kids at Hope Blooms, a non-profit that encourages Black youth in Halifax’s urban centre to positively impact the community and become change agents.The young men’s stories have since resonated with the public, and donations came flooding into Hope Blooms in the weeks after their experiences were shared.“Kolade and Makye’s story resonated with people… it sparked something in people.

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Portland mayor, others call on Trump to pull U.S. troops from city amid protests

Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal property they were sent to protect.“Keep your troops in your own buildings, or have them leave our city,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said at a news conference. Homeland Security head calls Portland protesters a ‘violent mob’ Democratic Gov.

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Violence rises in U.S. cities amid coronavirus, anti-racism protests, unemployment

coronavirus pandemic and street protests over the police killing of George Floyd, exhausted cities around the nation are facing yet another challenge: a surge in shootings that has left dozens dead, including young children.The spike defies easy explanation, experts say, pointing to the toxic mix of issues facing America in 2020: an unemployment rate not seen in a generation, a pandemic that has killed more than 130,000 people, stay-at-home orders, rising anger over police brutality, intense stress, even the weather. 11-year-old boy shot, killed while getting his phone charger in D.C.

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Baie D’urfe to remove all signage at Fritz farm, enforcing ‘no sign’ policy

Police officers in Montreal, Terrebonne pay tribute to hospital workers “Even more so than me, I feel like this is a great reminder of her great work and everything that she puts towards fighting every single night in the hospital,” O’Gorman said.“I do not think the signs are obstructing any park activities… they are close to the path, they are not in the grand field at all. They’re not hurting anyone.

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Facebook groups shift from attacking coronavirus restrictions to Black Lives Matter

Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracies theories that have pivoted to a variety of new targets. Their latest: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests of racial injustice.These groups, which now boast a collective audience of more than 1 million members, are still thriving after most states started lifting virus restrictions.And many have expanded their focus.

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Trump says protesters want to ‘defame’ heroes, ‘wipe out’ history

Donald Trump made a direct appeal to disaffected white voters four months before Election Day, accusing protesters who have pushed for racial justice of engaging in a “merciless campaign to wipe out our history.”The president dug further into American divisions Friday, offering a discordant tone to an electorate battered by a pandemic and wounded by racial injustice following the high-profile killings of Black people. He zeroed in on the desecration by some protesters of monuments and statues across the country that honor those who have benefited from slavery, including some past presidents.

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Halifax Pride’s ‘Pride//AMPLIFIED’ will have virtual and in-person events

COVID-19.The festival will also focus on continuing conversations around police brutality toward Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC). Hundreds rally for Black Lives Matter vigil in Halifax: ‘We stand in solidarity’ “Now, more than ever, voices in the 2SLGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities must be heard.

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‘Ken and Karen’: Couple aims guns at protesters passing mansion in St. Louis

St. Louis, Mo., on Sunday, drawing a retweet from the president and fierce debate on social media.The incident happened on Sunday evening while Black Lives Matter protesters were passing through a lavish gated community on their way to the mayor’s residence to demand her resignation.Video recorded from the march shows a middle-aged white man brandishing an AR-15-style rifle on the front step of the home, which is located just inside the gate of a private street.

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National anthem should be changed to John Lennon’s ‘Imagine,’ activists say

told Yahoo Entertainment.The song would join a long line of cultural mainstays that are rebranding after the Black Lives Matter protests — foods such as Eskimo Pies and Aunt Jemima syrup among them.The song was originally a poem written in September 1814, during the Battle of Baltimore, by Francis Scott Key, who owned slaves. The poem was eventually set to music and became the country’s official anthem in 1931.

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Mark Segal on the 1969 Stonewall Riots and Why We Have to Fight Every Day (Exclusive)

Pride is being recognized amid the protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has become a stark reminder that these modern-day celebrations once started as a protest. “We were enraged because, in a sense, 2,000 years of repression built up in us. And the New York City Police Department that night, when they violently came into Stonewall and beat people up against the wall and extorted money from people, got us angry,” continues the now-69-year-old activist and journalist, who has since written the memoir .

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Billy Porter on How the Emmy Win for 'Pose' Changed His Life (Exclusive)

season 1 first debuted in June 2018, there was no doubt that longtime stage actor Billy Porter was long overdue for a breakout moment. On co-creators Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals’ groundbreaking FX series about the ballroom scene and LGBTQ community of color, Porter plays ardent emcee Pray Tell, whose heart is as big as his mouth.

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How David Oyelowo Is Fighting for Racial Equality Through Children’s Stories (Exclusive)

Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 flick . Now, actor David Oyelowo is continuing to do his part off screen to push for equality amid the Black Lives Matter movement.The 44-year-old star, whose activism and acting have gained him fans like Brad Pitt, has kicked off a special podcast as part of his focus on helping educate the next generation on racial equality.“[We’re] trying to get our children to think beyond themselves,” Oyelowo told ET’s Kevin Frazier during a Zoom interview.

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