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On April 11, Minnesota police shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. According to the New York Times, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon stated that Kim Potter, the cop who fired her gun, had mistaken the weapon for a taser. Wright leaves behind his almost 2-year-old son Daunte Jr. and Chyna […]

It’s no secret that Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” is one of the greatest protest songs of all time. However, frontman Dee Snider isn’t going to sit by silently and let “moronic” anti-mask protests claim it.  Read More: Here’s how Vivienne Westwood inspired this new punk vans collab In a viral Twitter video […]

These young people took a bit of advice from My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade hit “Teenagers” and showed off how “scary” they can be on TikTok.  Youths from around the world have been protesting their governments for a variety of reasons. Many American teens have shown up to Black Lives Matter protests in support […]

Breonna Taylor would have been 27 years old today (June 5). Taylor was an EMT in Louisville, KY and worked at two different hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. “Breonna Taylor was full of life and loved social gathering with her friends and especially her family,” her obituary reads. “She loved life and all it had […]

After spending his time this week joining Black Lives Matter protesters on the streets, Machine Gun Kelly linked up with Travis Barker for a cover of Rage Against The Machine‘s “Killing In The Name.” The black and white video released today (June 4) shows footage of the duo recording the track spliced between shots composed from the ongoing protests in honor of George […]

FEVER 333 are taking to the streets with protesters amid the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd. All proceeds from their livestream performance are going towards Black Lives Matter and the Minnesota Freedom Fund. Read More: Lili Reinhart reveals she’s bisexual while urging fans to join BLM protests The band has been […]

As protests over the killing of George Floyd make their way across the globe, Star Wars actor John Boyega is joining the Black Lives Matter movement in London and says he doesn’t care if he loses his career for doing so. Protests in London have been happening since the weekend and Boyega joined the crowd in Hyde Park today in solidarity. Read More: […]

Throughout history, people have used their right to protest social issues to create meaningful changes or bring awareness to problems after calling for a better world. Music has long attached itself to this by capturing the voices of the oppressed. Whether it’s fighting for human rights, ending systemic racism, accepting refugees who escaped war-torn countries […]

People are calling for boycotts against fashion store Dolls Kill after the company’s owner made an Instagram post allegedly in support of police officers. This isn’t the first time they’ve had claims of racism against them though as the company has had several instances of displaying unapologetic cultural appropriation. Read More: Cole Sprouse is using his arrest […]

Cole Sprouse is using his platform to highlight the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement while explicitly putting attention on the issues at hand instead of himself. In an Instagram post, he shares what he’s seen happening in Santa Monica and the importance of what is happening all across the United States as well as […]

As the protests over the death of George Floyd and continued police brutality carry on throughout the country and across the globe, the notorious hacker group Anonymous emerged over the weekend and are showing solidarity with the protesters in various ways. One thing Anonymous did this weekend was disrupting the Chicago Police Department’s radio scanners, and with […]

Since the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, a large number of protests have occurred not just across the United States, but other parts of the world as well. A number of artists have put their words into actions and have taken to helping out on the front lines of […]

Last year, we learned that Ticketmaster began testing facial recognition technology to allow people to enter a show using their image. Now, many musicians such as Tom Morello, Anti-Flag and Atmosphere are protesting against the technology, fearing it could be used for more than just ticketless entries to shows.  Read more: Tyler Joseph thanks twenty […]

Vic Mensa announced a rally to protest the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement where his project 93PUNX will perform over the long weekend.  The event will take place at the ICE Los Angeles headquarters on September 2.  Read more: Simple Creatures are fed up in angsty anthem “Thanks, I Hate It” Mensa posted on Instagram […]

Billie Eilish, Nine Inch Nails, Halsey the 1975, Foo Fighters, Vic Mensa and more than 130 other artists have joined a Planned Parenthood protest to fight against restrictive abortion laws.  Planned Parenthood’s music engagement campaign Ban Off My Body launched the online petition signed by dozens of artists as part of many upcoming initiatives to […]