On Thursday, June 4, news broke that Gabrielle Union filed a discrimination and retaliation complaint against NBC Universal, Simon Cowell, and others. The former America's Got Talent judge filed an official harassment, discrimination, and…

On Tuesday, June 2, you likely saw a flood of black squares filling your social feeds. Dubbed #BlackOutTuesday, the campaign was intended to be a sign of solidarity from non-Black people in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. These…

The students at Liberty High have been through the wringer, losing friends year after year and experiencing all kinds of trauma. Now, as Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why comes to a close with Season 4 out June 5, there might finally be a light at the end of…

On most days, hashtags like #WhiteLivesMatter would be filled with terribly racist sentiments and misguided detractors of the Black Lives Matter movement. But on Wednesday, June 3, Twitter users are seeing something completely different. K-pop stans…

He may be best known for wielding a lightsaber and fighting against the First Order in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, but in real life John Boyega is proving to be just as much of a hero as his Star Wars counterpart. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter…

Following accusations of mistreatment from former co-workers, Lea Michele apologized to her Glee co-stars for her reported on-set behavior in a statement posted to her Instagram on Wednesday, June 3. Her response comes two days after co-star…

Long before the glitter and rainbow paraphernalia, Pride began because of the Stonewall Uprising, a police raid of a gay New York City club in June of 1969, which turned into six days of protests, largely led by Black and Latinx queer and trans…

Vanessa Morgan is done being quiet — and she's not letting anyone come for her costars, either. After a Twitter user claimed that Ashleigh Murray was "written off" the show for being a "diva," Vanessa Morgan slammed Riverdale for sidelining its…

After a weekend of widespread protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, resulting in thousands of arrests across the country, Riverdale star Cole Sprouse announced that he was arrested while protesting in Santa Monica. The actor recounted the…

NYC-based designer Victor Glemaud has quite the fashion-industry resume: a degree from FIT, prominent roles at Paco Rabanne and Tommy Hilfiger, and time spent as a publicist for Versace and Marc Jacobs. Today, however, the Haitian-born Glemaud is…

Following the killing of George Floyd, when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, demonstrations against police brutality of Black people have erupted across the country, with no signs…

It's been a week and 4 days since George Floyd was killed. As a Black woman, I've experienced the full range of human emotions since. I feel fear for a rise in hate crimes and the safety of protestors on the front line; anger at an autopsy that…

In the week since George Floyd’s death on May 25, thousands have taken to the streets to protest police violence against black people. Demonstrations have occurred in all 50 states, in nearly 150 American cities, and internationally in places like…

Black style influencers are often tasked with doing double duty: advocating for their own humanity in between eyebrow tutorials and outfit of the day posts. It can be emotionally draining and it comes with a grave risk to their livelihoods and even…

Mostly, my non-Black friends are doing all of the right things this week, both online and off. But that doesn’t stop me from being mad. They’re going to protest marches directly in the line of fire, reassuring me that they’re fine despite the pepper…

As protests against police brutality grow in size, many police departments are responding with more violence: They've targeted medical tents, journalists, and used weapons like tear gas and rubber bullets to combat even peaceful protesters. These…

Even after hundreds of years of violence embedded systemic racism into this country's DNA, for some, white privilege is still a thorny concept to grasp. A new trend on TikTok manages to un-complicate the subject in under a minute. It's called the…

Brit Bennett's latest novel, the family epic The Vanishing Half, has already been compared to The Bluest Eye, the works of James Baldwin, and Nella Larsen's Passing. Yet Bennett notes a more surprising parallel: the strippers-turned-scammers…

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones has some advice for protestors: leave the sledgehammers at home. The actor and comedian dialed into Late Night With Seth Meyers on June 3 and discussed the nationwide protests that have been…

Throughout history, protests have proven effective in bringing about change — and the present era is no different. Whether participating in the Women's March or joining the Black Lives Matter movement, people stand on the front lines to make their…

Following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless others, thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest police brutality and systemic racism. And just as necessary conversations are happening about…

On Tuesday, June 2, you likely saw a flood of black squares filling your social feeds. Dubbed #BlackOutTuesday, the campaign was intended to be a sign of solidarity from non-Black people in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. These…

This mat talk could not have come at a better time. In a recent interview to celebrate Pride Month, Cheer star Jerry Harris gave advice to kids struggling with sexuality. While the star from Netflix's hit docuseries discussed being a gay icon with…

In the wake of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and others, Instagram has become the nucleus of vital information pertaining to protests, calls-to-action, and general support of the Black Lives Matter movement. But it's not…

Following the wave of Glee actors weighing in on the Lea Michele scandal and giving their own anecdotes of her alleged diva behavior, Amber Riley publicly weighed in on the Lea Michele's controversy and apology for what she called the "first and…

Meghan Markle's speech to the graduating class of her high school alma mater, The Immaculate Heart High School, was a powerful call to action. In it, she gave the world her first official statement about the killing of George Floyd and and the Black…

A limited edition T-shirt from Fear of God will help raise funds for the family of George Floyd, the 45-year-old Black man who was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis last week. His tragic death has sparked days of protests against…

Retinol: As close to a magic potion as a regular human can get. But alas! It’s actually science. Retinol is the “scientific name for vitamin A,” Dr. Craig A. Kraffert, a board-certified dermatologist and president of Amarte Skin Care, tells Bustle.…