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The very same reason why protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police are taking place across the country and around the globe. LAS VEGAS – APR 15: Drew Brees at the Academy of Country Music Awards 2018 at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV (Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock.com) Early Thursday[...]

With the country seeing protests in almost every major city, many of which have seen police brutality and tactics that have gone public across the internet, it only makes sense that LEGO does not want their products or anyone associated with their toys to become a target So the request to have advertising and marketing[...]

Over the weekend, Bleeding Cool reported that DC Comics has withdrawn a tweet using the Rafael Grampa upcoming cover of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child. This came after criticism from Chinese critics that it made reference to Hong Kong protests, featuring Batwoman dressed in black throwing a molotov cocktail and that the use[...]

In a bizarrely contradictory new policy claiming to support social justice while introducing fines for teams whose players kneel during the National Anthem, NFL owners have unanimously approved a new set of rules to curb the controversial protests The policy states that the owners "have reaffirmed their strong commitment to work alongside our players to strengthen our[...]

Even as the protests continued in Charlottesville, many from the entertainment and comic industries were taking to Twitter to voice their opposition to the message of racial divide and violence. https://twitter.com/funnykeithlyle/status/896429496105971713 Hell of a day for the President to forget how to tweet pic.twitter.com/ABffmwwH8D — J.K[...]

Others said there wasn't. Today, the actual, flesh and blood Captain America, Chris Evans, joined in. During another day of mass protests in America, this time about Trump's decision to not disclose his tax returns, the protests turned violent at Berkeley, California where Pro-Trump protesters (notably including white supremacist, 'alt-right' and neo-Nazi groups) clashed with anti-fascism protesters[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes, I've been following the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong for more than a week It's a culmination of the tension between Hong Kong and the Mainland Chinese government since the Handover in 1997 As violence against the protesters (predictably) erupted this past weekend, things are looking increasingly apocalyptic and everyone's holding their breath[...]

Over a hundred people were arrested today as Occupy Wall Street held a series of peaceful protests around Manhattan's financial district in a one year anniversary of the movement. They included the cartoonist and comic creator Molly Crabapple. She tweeted; Arrested Twittering from police van Just grabbed off sidewalk, along with everones else here Arresting officer Plouffe[...]

There are questions about his behaviour during the May Day protests in Seattle But Phoenix Jones also stars in a new music video with a song about… himself, from Quickie. There's also a PhoenixCam version of the Seattle protests, put online to prove that Phoenix did not pepper spray protesters as has been claimed[...]

It's a busy day for Phoenix Jones, the most high profile of the Real Life Superheroes, in his home town of Seattle. First, the self-styled supervillain Red Velvet posted a sophisticated-looking video calling him out and challenging Phoenix to unmask himself (which he already has) And then the May Day protests on the streets of the city[...]