The Daily Populous

Friday June 5th, 2020 morning edition

image for Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ And Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Alright’ See Massive Spotify Gains Amid George Floyd Protests

MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE - JUNE 14: Childish Gambino performs on What Stage during the 2019 Bonnaroo ... [+] Arts And Music Festival on June 14, 2019 in Manchester, Tennessee.

(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival ) FilmMagic for Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival.

As protesters gather across the United States to demand justice for George Floyd, the unarmed black man killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin last week, listeners are revisiting songs that express the black experience in America.

Two songs in particular—Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright”—rocketed up the U.S. Spotify chart on Tuesday (June 2).

Both songs take starkly different approaches to the trials and tribulations of being black in America.

“This Is America” and “Alright” also made big splashes on the global Spotify chart yesterday, peaking at Nos.

Both songs appear on Spotify’s Black Lives Matter playlist, which has nearly half a million likes. »

North Korea, Iran scold U.S. for ‘double standard’ on crushing protests

Authored by globalnews.ca

Trump has also claimed without evidence that the protests are illegitimate, and described the protesters as “terrorists,” “thugs” and “lowlifes.”.

1:31 Crackdown on Iranian protests killed 1500, report says Crackdown on Iranian protests killed 1500, report says.

3:12 Struggle for equality: Seeking understanding amid protests and turmoil Struggle for equality: Seeking understanding amid protests and turmoil. »

GRAPHIC VIDEO: Two Buffalo police officers suspended after violently shoving elderly man to ground

Authored by news.wbfo.org
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The man is in serious, but stable condition at ECMC as of Thursday night, reportedly with a concussion and lacerations.

“Tonight, after a physical altercation between two separate groups of protesters participating in an illegal demonstration beyond the curfew, two Buffalo Police officers knocked down a 75-year-old man.

New York Civil Liberties Union, in a statement, said "the casual cruelty demonstrated by Buffalo police officers tonight is gut-wrenching and unacceptable." »