You won't be hearing from Sacha Baron Cohen, Viola Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio or Kim Kardashian West on Instagram today. The celebrities are among thousands of people going silent for 24 hours to protest against the misinformation and hate speech allowed on the social media site and its parent
Eva Longoria Bastón and America Ferrera have joined forces with prominent Latina figures to launch a new digital lifestyle platform to support and empower their Latina sisters. It's called She Se Puede - which translates to "she can" - and will cover everything from health to parenting, food,
Well, Keke Palmer just nailed her hosting duties at the MTV Video Music Awards, didn't she? Not only is she the first Black woman to host the show since 1987 when "Downtown" Julie Brown co-hosted the event but she's also the first woman
Lewis Hamilton has honoured the late Chadwick Boseman after winning the Belgium Grand Prix on Sunday. The defending world champ who claimed his 89th career win and is closing in on Michael Schumacher's Formula One record, posed in the Wakanda salute - made famous by Chadwick's character
Tennis star Naomi Osaka has joined basketballers and baseballers across America who are boycotting their events to protest racial injustice and police brutality. The protests follow the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who survived seven bullets from police in Kenosha, Wisconsin this week. Naomi, who was due to
WNBA teams are joining others in sport in boycotting their matches and demanding justice for the countless Black lives lost at the hands of police brutality. All three games which were supposed to be played on Wednesday night in the U.S. have been postponed including the match between the
"Some things are bigger than basketball," tweeted Alexander Lasry, Senior Vice-President of the Milwaukee Bucks moments after his players decided to boycott Game 5 of their playoff series against Orlando Magic. The team is demanding justice for Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot in the
There's a video doing the rounds today featuring some of Australia's most prominent athletes, artists and actors calling on every one of us to challenge racism and support First Nations people and people of colour. It's part of the #DoMore campaign and features personal
Oprah Winfrey has announced that November 3 which is Election Day in the U.S., will be a company holiday at the Oprah Winfrey Network. The media queen and philanthropist made the announcement on her social media pages on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave women in
Dolly Parton has everyone talking today about a brilliant, in-depth interview she gave to Billboard where she discusses her support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The country music legend, businesswoman and philanthropist explains that although she hasn't taken part in any BLM marches, she can get
Joan Smalls has pledged to donate half her earnings for the remainder of 2020 to organisations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. The supermodel and activist has teamed up with marketing agency FlyteVu and digital agency Aardvark Brigade to re-launch the online donation platform Donate My Wage, making it
There's no denying there's a diversity crisis in Hollywood and Ryan Reynolds wants to do something about it. The Deadpool actor has announced he's launching an initiative to help train and mentor people from under-represented communities. In a video posted to his socials,
There's no doubt the hit Freeform drama The Bold Type is paving the way when it comes to representation on screen. From having a bi-racial lead character with her own complex story lines to sharing narratives about a lesbian Muslim woman and the transgender community, this show
Last year, Valentina Sampaio became the first openly transgender model for Victoria's Secret. A few years earlier, she was the first trans model to appear on a Vogue cover. Now she's making history again, this time as the first trans model to grace the pages of
Bella Hadid is asking her 31.5 million Instagram followers to share posts about where their parents were born "to remind them how proud you are of where you came from!" The supermodel and humanitarian posted the message on the social media platform after it removed a post
It's Pride month in the US and Tan France is using his platform to show support for his fellow LGBTQ+ fans who are thinking of "coming out." The Queer Eye star has posted a message on social media acknowledging how difficult this can be, but reassures
