MILEY, COLDPLAY, USHER: Set for COVID-19 Concert
Usher , Jennifer Hudson, Justin Bieber and Quavo are among the acts performing on Global Citizen's Global Goal concert this Saturday.
The concert's goal is to "combat the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color by calling on world leaders to make testing, treatments and vaccines available to everyone, everywhere." The show is hosted by Dwayne Johnson and will air on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, NBC and of course you can catch it here!
Every weekend there seems to be a big streaming concert.
BEYONCE: Using Her Platform to Uplift Black Business
Beyonce is using her platform to shine a spotlight on Black businesses.
Queen Bey celebrated Juneteenth by dropping a new song called “Black Parade.” Profits from the track will benefit BeyGOOD’s Black Business Impact Fund, to support Black-owned small businesses in need. She also posted an extensive directory of Black-owned businesses, ranging from arts, design and beauty to fashion, housewares, restaurants, and health and wellness.
HURRICANE CHRIS: Faces Murder Charge
Hurricane Chris was arrested for killing a man and charged with second-degree murder in Louisiana this past Friday.
According to TMZ, Chris, was taken into custody after he and another man got into a scuffle over the car Hurricane was driving. Chris told Shreveport police that he'd fired his gun in an act of self-defense, but the video footage doesn't back up his account.
Hurricane is also charged with illegal possession of stolen property because the car they were arguing over, had been reported stolen in Texas.