"Been here since day one and we still have not received the same rights and privileges."
Thousands are gathering at the Lincoln Memorial for the #MarchOnWashington, 57 years after MLK Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” address from the same spot
"I feel like it's very hypocritical to say, 'In God we trust,' when America don't love us."
"I always said that Black people alone can't end racism."
Meet the demonstrator who participated in the 1963 March on Washington as a 10-year-old and joined activists gathered today at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the historic civil rights event #MarchOnWashington2020
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THREAD: Streaming services racked up over 300 Emmy nominations — more than cable and broadcast TV combined — showing they continue to dominate prestige television bloom.bg/3wBgrGs
HBO led the field of streaming platforms in Emmy nominations with 130, while Netflix grabbed 129 and Disney+ received 71 bloom.bg/3wBgrGs
Disney's “The Mandalorian” and Netflix's “The Crown” tied for the most Emmy nominations with 24 each, followed by Disney’s Marvel production “Wandavision,” with 23 bloom.bg/3wBgrGs
LOOK: Hearts cover offensive graffiti on a mural of #ENG player Marcus Rashford in Manchester.
The mural, painted in recognition of Rashford’s efforts in tackling child food poverty, was defaced after England’s #EURO2020 final loss bloom.bg/3ebLIJH
LOOK: Artist @Akse_P19 has restored the mural of Marcus Rashford, which was defaced after England’s loss in the #EURO2020 final.
People gathered to look at the messages of support on the mural, located in Withington, Manchester
Meanwhile, a new mural honoring members of the #ENG football team has been painted by @MurWalls outside of London Bridge station
Boris Johnson condemned the racist abuse directed at Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after they missed penalties in a shootout loss to Italy in the #EURO2020 final bloom.bg/2UIftut
“Anyone behind such disgusting behavior is not welcome in following the team.”
England’s @FA said it was “appalled” by the racial abuse after the final
Manager Gareth Southgate said the England squad “did themselves proud” and that the missed penalties were “unfortunate”
The collateral damage from the #Covid19 pandemic is continuing to pile up. A new study co-authored by @nyugrossman's Dr. Alan Mendelsohn shows the divide in child development for kids growing up in poverty.
Justin Bieber's yellow clogs last year may have sold out within 90 minutes, but those foam slippers were already the official shoe of the pandemic. @Crocs CEO Andrew Rees joins us to discuss the footwear craze.
JUST IN: The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus surpasses 500,000, according to @JohnsHopkins data
A half-million Americans are now dead as a result of the novel coronavirus that first hit U.S. shores just a little more than a year ago trib.al/TTc9Dnn
SOUND ON: The Washington National Cathedral's funeral bells toll 500 times as the U.S. death tally from Covid-19 tops 500,000 bloom.bg/3kfdM0v