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Over the past week or so, Kanye West has been on a crusade to re-write the rules of the music industry, with the goal of creating a world where musicians have more ownership over their creative works. He believes that artists should own their master recordings, and now, as the founder of his GOOD Music label, he’s doing everything in his power to make that happen.

The label apparently owns a 50-percent share of its artists masters, but now Kanye says he’s giving those shares back to his artists: He tweeted today, “I’m giving all Good music artist back the 50% share I have of their masters.”

Artists currently signed to GOOD Music include Big Sean, Teyana Taylor, Pusha T, and Q-Tip. It’s not clear if this give-back applies to former GOOD Music artists as well. If it does, receiving ownership of their royalties are Kid Cudi, Common, John Legend, Desiigner, Mos Def, and others.

Sean offered a response to the news, tweeting, “Thank you!!! This would help so much.”

Earlier this month, Kanye went on a Twitter rant on the topic of masters ownership, writing, “In the streaming world master ownership is everything… that is the bulk of the income … in COVID artist need our masters … it’s more important than ever before. […] When you sign a music deal you sign away your rights. Without the masters you can’t do anything with your own music. Someone else controls where it’s played and when it’s played. Artists have nothing accept the fame, touring and merch.”

Top five lists have been prevalent in hip-hop lately. After Drake shared his vote for the best five rappers of all time, a handful of prominent rappers have offered their own picks. Snoop Dogg named Slick Rick and two members of Run DMC, while Westside Gunn recently included himself and other Griselda members in his own list. Now, Big Sean has added to the discourse and offered his five favorite rappers.

Sean recently sat down for an interview with Fat Joe on the MC’s Instagram page. Throughout the lengthy chat, the two covered topics like Sean’s record Detroit 2, working with Nipsey Hussle, and how Eminem is trying to coax Fat Joe out of retirement. Towards the end of the conversation, Fat Joe asked Sean to name his top five list. The rapper said he could “easily” name ten rather than five but proceeded chose Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne.

Sean didn’t stop at just five, though. Naming a handful of honorable mentions, the rapper said: “I could go Rakim, I could go Nas, I could go ‘Pac, I could go Snoop. I mean, so many bro. I gotta put Outkast as one. There’s so many ways to go. The reason I call myself Big is because of Big Pun, Biggie Smalls, Big L, you know what I mean?”

Watch Big Sean’s full interview with Fat Joe above.

Detroit 2 is out now via G.O.O.D. Music. Get it here.

Nipsey Hussle is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

We’re not going to lie, it was tough to limit the SNX Top Five to just five sneakers this week. All of our favorite sneaker brands brought their A-games. What didn’t make the cut? Bodega’s New Balance 997S, a LEGO Adidas ZX 8000 linkup, and Nigo’s latest Human Made Adidas collection. Those drops are definitely worth your time if you’re not finding a lot to love in this week’s top five, but consider yourself warned: you’re going to find a lot to love.

On the apparel end, we have extensive fall and winter collections from both NOAH and Supreme, as well as a smaller capsule collection from Chinatown Market and corduroy loving hero, Sean Wotherspoon, that (surprisingly enough!), doesn’t have any corduroy in sight.

Let’s dive into this week’s best sneaker and apparel drops!

Nike Ruohan Wang Flyleather Collection

Throughout this year we’ve been tracking how sustainable sneakers have slowly started to become more stylish and vibrant while looking less like recycled cardboard or something only your hemp-obsessed cousin would wear. But no pair has looked quite as stylish as Ruohan Wang’s Nike Flyleather collection. Consisting of an Air Force 1, Blazer Mid 77, and Air Max 90, this Flyleather collection sports graphics by the Berlin-based artist in his typical highly illustrated pop-art style over a clean white Flyleather upper made from 50% recycled leather fiber.

With the Flyleather collection and the Space Hippie line, Nike has solidified itself as the king of sustainable footwear in 2020.

The Nike Ruohan Wang Flyleather collection is set to drop on September 24th with the Air Force 1 retailing at $100, the Blazer Mid at $110, and the Air Max 90 at $130. Pick up a pair through Nike SNKRS.

JJJJound x Reebok Classic Nylon

Anytime JJJJound drops a sneaker, we pay attention, and this week the label is linking up with Reebok for the long-anticipated release of the Reebok Classic Nylon. Featuring an upper of white nylon with leather and suede paneling and accents atop an EVA midsole, The Classic Nylon looks so incredibly clean we’d just as soon keep it in a glass case than risk wearing them out. But of course, we’re function-over-everything seven times out of ten and we’ll eventually wear them until the sole rips off.

The JJJJound Reebok Classic Nylon is set to drop on September 25th for an unannounced retail price. Pick up a pair exclusively through the JJJJound webstore.

Nike Dunk High Maize and Blue (Michigan)

Another week, another classic University inspired colorway from Nike. This high top Dunk — officially dubbed “Maize and Blue” — is an obvious nod to the University of Michigan’s colors and features a full-grain leather upper, OG tooling for a vintage look, and a classic mesh tongue. You don’t need to be a Wolverines fan to rock a pair of these, they’re dope enough on their own, but be prepared to be stopped by many a Michigan fan who wants to chop it up about the Wolverines when they spot you.

The Nike Dunk High Michigan is set to drop on September 23rd for a retail price of $120. Pick up a pair through Nike SNKRS or at Juice Store.

COMME des GARÇONS Converse Chuck 70 Collection

Releasing just in time for the holidays, COMME des GARÇONS and Converse are dropping a refresh of their now-iconic Chuck 70 collection. Complete with the recognizable heart-eyes logo, the full collection consists of low and high-top Chuck 70s in your choice of black or white, with each pair featuring a contrasting heel stripe. There isn’t much to say about this collection aside from reminding you that there is probably somebody in your life who would love a pair for the upcoming holidays.

You might even be that person. In which case, cop them for yourself!

The COMME des GARÇONS Converse Chuck 70 collection is set to drop on September 22nd for a retail price of $150. Pick up a pair through the Converse webstore or retailers like END.

Atlas Nike SB Dunk High Lost At Sea

A subtle yellowed midsole with tonal laces, that Pacific blue paneling and wrap around swoosh — it’s all perfect. This collaborative Nike SB with Atlas is the type of drop that is worthy of landing in a year-end list of the best sneakers (hold me to it). Inspired by the story of the Hansa Carrier, classic 90s design lines, and the San Francisco Bay, the Nike SB Dunk Lost at Sea features a full-grain white leather upper with dual Nike and Atlas branding on the tongue and seafarer’s style blue accenting on the outsole, swoosh, heel, and tongue.

The collection will come as part of a full apparel line and will be released in two separate raffles on the Atlas webstore due to high demand.

The Atlas Nike SB Dunk High Lost at Sea is set to drop on September 26th for an unannounced retail price. Pick up a pair exclusively at Atlas.

NOAH x Barbour Fall/Winter 2020 Capsule

It’s been a minute since we’ve shown some love to Brendon Babenzien’s NOAH, but this new fall and winter focused team up with Barbour is just too good to ignore. Bedale jackets, patchwork Wax pieces, and various waxed cotton t-shirts make up the bulk of the collection which also features a hoodie, hats, and bags. The collection combines NOAH’s branding with Barbour detailing like the checked lining in the jackets, an obsession with wax construction, and late 80s early 90s silhouettes.

The NOAH Barbour Fall/Winter 2020 capsule is set to drop on September 24th and will be shoppable at the NOAH and Barbour web stores, as well as stockists like the Dover Street Market. Check out the full collection at NOAH.

Sean Wotherspoon x Chinatown Market Three-Piece Capsule

Chinatown Market has teamed up with corduroy king Sean Wotherspoon for a nostalgic three-piece capsule collection that references Wotherspoon’s own Round Two, Nintendo 64, Tamagotchis, and the West Coast hippie iconography that has become Chinatown Market’s bread and butter. The collection consists of a long-sleeve, a t-shirt, and a pair of sweat pants which all feature cartoon graphics is a wavy asymmetric printing style.

The Sean Wotherspoon Chinatown Market Three-Piece capsule collection is available now. Shop the collection at the Chinatown Market webstore.

Supreme Fall/Winter 2020 Collection

Supreme’s fifth Fall/Winter 2020 drop consists of seasonal staples and a small capsule collection made in collaboration with New Mexico-based photographer Joel-Peter Witkin. Witkin’s photos are dark, adding a horror-like quality to Supreme’s stock crewneck and hoodie silhouettes that coincides nicely with the Halloween season. Outside of the Witkin pieces, Supreme’s fifth drop is packed with vibrant hoodies, crochet zip-ups, patchwork sweaters, and matching sweatpants, for a cozy collection of cold-weather staples.

The fifth Supreme Fall/Winter 2020 drop is set for September 26th. Shop the looks at the Supreme webstore.

It’s hard not to notice Gerso Fernandes when he’s on the pitch for Sporting Kansas City. A native of Guinea-Bissau who plied his trade in Portugal from the time he was a teenager up until he made the jump to the U.S. in 2017, Gerso boasts the kind of game-changing pace that stick out among professional athletes. In fact, his speed isn’t just noticed by fans; it led to him earning the honor of being named the fastest player in MLS in FIFA 21.

MLS revealed a number of distinctions among its players in the game, which hits consoles on Oct. 6, in a Twitch stream last week. This included giving Gerso his player card, with his eyes locked on his Pace rating. It was the highest mark in the league, although on first glance, he thought it was a little lower than he deserved.

Still, Gerso is happy with how his ability to turn on the jets is viewed by the folks at EA Sports, even if he’s not exactly the most frequent video game player on earth. Uproxx Sports caught up with Gerso before last Saturday’s game against FC Dallas to discuss FIFA, why he’s not a big gamer, this MLS season, and his first year as a father.

I’ve been told you’re not a huge gamer, is that correct?

Yeah, just because I didn’t grow up having video games. I grew up more playing soccer, obviously, playing hide-and-seek with my friends, so I didn’t really know video games and all that stuff. Then when I had the chance to buy the video games and play them, I tried, but I wasn’t good at it, so I decided to just not play as much.

Ah, so how often do you play FIFA?

Now I don’t play it at all. I used to — my first year, when I started playing for Sporting, I bought a PS4 for my apartment and I used to play after practice a couple times. I wasn’t that good, but I would play friends sometimes. But then, eventually, I met my wife, we started dating, and my life has changed and video games just weren’t part of my life anymore.

How popular is FIFA in the Kansas City locker room?

Oh it’s very popular. I would say probably me and some other guys that are already dads and have kids — which would be like four or five — that don’t play. But the rest of the young guys, all of them play a lot, and they usually do competitions when we are in preseason, the players, and I love that, they take it serious.

We got a video of your reaction when you learned you were the fastest dude in MLS, same pace as Raheem Sterling, Mo Salah, Leroy Sane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. But it seemed like you weren’t quite happy with what your rating was, why was that?

[laughs] This is funny, so we have the GPS that monitors everything we do in the game. And that GPS, I don’t know if it’s very accurate, but it gives you your top speed in the game — if it’s only just one sprint where you went very fast, it will give you that top speed. We were playing in one of the games, my top speed was very close to Alphonso Davies’ top speed, like a week before the German league had games saying he was the fastest player and they showed his speed in the game, and my top speed in one of the games was pretty close. It was still behind it, but it was pretty close. So that’s why I was like, 93, maybe I can get a little closer to Alphonso Davies [ed. note — Davies’ pace in the FIFA 21 is 96]. But I’m happy with 93, no doubt.

Still, guys like Sterling, Salah, Sane, that’s not bad company to keep.

Not at all, not at all. I was excited for sure.

Are these ratings something that players talk about among themselves?

Mostly when they come out and everybody’s like … yeah, some of my teammates were pretty sad and not happy with their ratings, and some of them were joking and congratulated me about being the fastest player in MLS. So yeah, that’s we do talk about it and joke about it when someone has a bad rating and we think they should have a little better. We talk about it, we make fun of some of them, and it’s fun.

Would love to pick your brain about this MLS season a bit. First, you’re in first in the West, coming off a win this week, what’s the vibe around the team?

It’s good. Being in first place means that your team’s gonna be good and you’ve gotta be playing good, and all of that’s happening for us and that’s why we’re at the place we are. The vibe is good, but everybody knows you’ve gotta be working very hard to stay in first place, because there’s a lot of good teams and if you stop working and don’t care, you can easily get in trouble, or someone can easily pass you in your position.

You’re an experienced team with a manager who knows what needs to happen in order to win. As a group, do you talk about winning MLS Cup and Supporters Shield, or is it more “we’re gonna take this one game at a time”?

The main goal is eventually to win Supporters Shield and MLS Cup, that’s why we work so hard and try to play the best that we can. But during the season, we try to take one game at a time, because we cannot be thinking of winning the MLS Cup and Supporters Shield if you don’t get ready for the games you have during the season. So we take one game at a time knowing what is our biggest goal.

I wanna ask you about Gianluca Busio. There is so much excitement over him from soccer fans, can I get your thoughts on him as someone who sees him every day?

Oh yeah, definitely. You’ve been hearing about him, all good things, and I would agree with all of it. Busi’s an exciting player, he has a lot of quality, and for his age, already playing and playing so, so well, he doesn’t even look like he’s 18 when he plays. And the quality and confidence he has, he has the potential to be a very, very good player, and he knows it, and he works for it, so hopefully he just keeps being as humble as he is right now and I think he will reach his top level one day.

To talk about you a little, this is your fourth year in MLS. What did you think about the league when you first joined KC and how has that opinion changed over the years?

When I first got here, it was so different, quite honestly, from Portugal. Not in a bad way, but just different. Since then, it’s now been four years, the best years of my career have been spent with Sporting Kansas City in MLS, so I’m really happy I accepted the challenge to play for Sporting Kansas City in 2017 and everything has been good so far. I’m glad for that. I think the league keeps growing and growing and has a lot of potential.

How has Kansas City been as an adopted home? As I was doing some research, I came across a story that said after you joined the team, you Googled “Where Is Kansas City?” because you wanted to get to learn about a place that you weren’t too familiar with.

Well, when you’re from Portugal and Europe, a lot of cities and states you hear people talking about are New York, Miami, Chicago, all those big, fancy cities. You never heard about Kansas City. So I was kind of curious about it, so I went to search where was Kansas City, and I saw it was right in the middle of the United States, and I went, “Well, if it’s right in the middle, then something special’s gotta be there.” And everything ended up well — I love Kansas City, it’s a nice city, nice state, and the people here are very nice.

Great football culture in that city, too. I know people in that city love the sport.

Yeah, definitely. We have awesome supporters for Sporting Kansas City and sports in general. But from a soccer perspective, it was way better than I thought when I first moved here. Eventually the stadium will need more capacity because people are getting more involved and liking it more.

And how’s this season been for you? Have to imagine it’s been something else between MLS Is Back, and now playing in home stadiums during everything going on right now.

I think overall, with everything that’s happened this year, everybody has had to adapt to whatever happens at the moment. Overall, I’m happy to be able to keep playing soccer and just running around. It was MLS Is Back, now we have the season, but I think overall, I’m just happy to have the chance to keep playing soccer.

Would love to know what your experience was like during MLS Is Back, because SKC was down there for quite a while.

Yeah, definitely. Well, I’m not gonna lie, it wasn’t easy for me and I know for a lot of other of my teammates. But we tried to make the best of MLS Is Back, and we were in first place in the group phase then we lost against Philadelphia. But overall, it was a good experience.

To end, I know you have a son who turned 1 a few months back. How’s this year been for you away from the pitch, as we’re in such a hectic time but you’re also trying to raising a youngster?

It’s been good, especially with practice in the morning and having the opportunity to be free most of the time. I feel like I’m blessed to have pretty much every afternoon after practice with my son, and to see him grow and play with him and just being part of his life for most of the day, which, not a lot of people can do that, so I’m really happy and thankful that I have the style of life that allows me to spend a lot of time with my son.

On Wednesday afternoon, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the decision from a grand jury regarding charges for the three officers who raided the home of Breonna Taylor and her boyfriend in late March and killed Taylor, who was unarmed. Cameron announced that only one officer (Sgt. Brett Hankison) would be charged at all, and that his crime was merely “wanton endangerment” for firing shots into other apartments, unrelated to Taylor’s death. Athletes across the NBA and WNBA, who have called and fought for justice in this case all summer, responded swiftly on social media.

In particular, alumni of the University of Louisville, near where Taylor lived and was killed, criticized their adopted home for the way it handled the case and handed down limited charges.

Many others responded as well, including fervent criminal justice reform advocate and a leader in the WNBA’s push to support Taylor’s family and case, Layshia Clarendon.

Washington Mystics center Tianna Hawkins, whose son the team rallied around all year in an effort to create a brighter and less dangerous future for him, questioned how the charges on Hankison could be considered justice at all.

Chicago Sky head coach James Wade, one of only two Black head coaches in the WNBA, called out how little Black life means to society when it comes to serving justice.

Veteran leaders in the NBA responded too, arguing that the settlement the city came to with Taylor’s family and this one simple charge are far from real justice for Taylor’s killing.

All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins put into context the hypocrisy of these charges, which he called a “slap on the wrist,” for malfeasance that resulted in the death of an average citizen compared with the extreme charges we’ve seen against protestors all summer.

Expect to hear more from around the two leagues as the day continues. The WNBA dedicated its entire season to Breonna Taylor, whose name is on the back of each player’s jersey this year. Players across the NBA have held media blackouts in order to draw attention to her case and have redirected conversations back to charging the officers who killed her. Now that the decision is out and the opposite has happened, we are seeing an extremely frustrated reaction across basketball.

We’ve heard from U.S. intelligence officials for at least four years that other countries are engaging in disinformation campaigns designed to destabilize the U.S. and interfere with our elections. According to a recent New York Times article, there is ample evidence of Russia attempting to push American voters away from Joe Biden and toward Donald Trump via the Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency, which has created a network of fake user accounts and a website that billed itself as a “global news organization.”

The problem isn’t just that such disinformation campaigns exist. It’s that they get picked up and shared by real people who don’t know they’re spreading propaganda from Russian state actors. And it’s not just pro-Trump content that comes from these accounts. Some fake accounts push far-left propaganda and disinformation in order to skew perceptions of Biden. Sometimes they even share uplifting content to draw people in, while peppering their feeds with fake news or political propaganda.

Most of us read comments and responses on social media, and many of us engage in discussions as well. But how do we know if what we’re reading or who we’re engaging with is legitimate? It’s become vogue to call people who seem to be pushing a certain agenda a “bot,” and sometimes that’s accurate. What about the accounts that have a real person behind them—a real person who is being paid to publish and push misinformation, conspiracy theories, or far-left or far-right content?

The fact of the matter is that these accounts are hard to spot. The art of online psychological warfare has only gotten more and more honed—as strange as it may sound, these are highly skilled, professional-level trolls. And the more hyper-partisan and polarized our discourse become, and the more kooky conspiracy theories slip into the mainstream, the more success these trolls will have in swaying the minds of the masses.

Two professors from Clemson University have created a quiz to help us learn to spot fake accounts. In the “Spot the Troll” quiz, users examine eight sample social media accounts to determine if the account is legitimate or a disinformation tool of bad actors. You get to see the person’s profile and can scroll through some of their posts. All eight accounts are real-life examples—as in they actually exist or existed—though some of them have since been removed for being troll accounts.

Not gonna lie. The quiz is really hard. I feel pretty good about my ability to spot fake accounts, and I got a 6 out of 8. I’d be super impressed if someone were able to get a perfect score. But Darren Linvill, one of the quiz creators, pointed out that a perfect score is not the point.

“This quiz is about the journey, not the destination,” Linvill told the Charleston City Paper. “I don’t care what your score is. I care that you went through it and thought about it. Our goal is to get people to consider who they’re engaging with, who they are retweeting and not do it lightly because their accounts are the tools of disinformation. Disinformation doesn’t spread without people spreading it.”

The quiz is part of Clemson’s new Media Forensics Hub, which is designed to explore innovative ways to evaluate social media and help people spot and stop disinformation.

You can take the quiz cold, or take the advice of Linvill as you try to determine which accounts are real.

“The main thing is to be wary,” Linvill told City Paper. “When something looks too good to be true, it probably is. And at the end of the day, strangers don’t always have your best interests at heart. There are signs one can look for that someone is a real human being. Trolls don’t have depth.”

Take the quiz here: spotthetroll.org.

Pro athletes in 2020 have reinforced the overlap between sport and society, and in this year’s TIME 100 Most Influential People list, the NBA is well-represented, with both retired Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo featured.

The list, which is not written in a specific order, highlights powerful people from all walks of life who made a difference in 2020. For Wade, whose influence increasingly comes outside the scope of basketball even as he serves as an analyst for Turner, it was about ongoing activism in all walks of society. That includes partnering with organizations and companies like CAA and Goldman Sachs on the Social Change Fund along with Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul. It also includes Wade’s purposeful discussion of his daughter, Zaya’s, transition as a young transgender girl.

Here’s what John Legend wrote about Wade in TIME:

He has always been willing to spend his social capital on standing up for other people, using his platform and his philanthropy to move the conversation forward. He doesn’t have to do these things. But he sees that he has a larger purpose, and that his athletic career put him in a position to make the world a better, safer and more loving place.

Antetokounmpo continues to dominate the NBA and was a figurehead of the NBA’s strike of playoff games in late August as his Milwaukee Bucks created a ripple across pro sports to demonstrate against police brutality in America.

The great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote of Giannis: “I once asked Giannis what his name meant, and he told me ‘the crown has arrived.’ It certainly has.”

Many athletes affected change in their growing spheres of influence in 2020, but TIME highlighted a pair of distinct and powerful NBA stars who took on new power this year and pushed the boundaries of athlete activism even further.

John Cena‘s The Suicide Squad character hasn’t even made his big screen debut yet, and he’s already landed his own HBO Max series.

As part of the streaming service’s ongoing commitment to live-action series based on DC Comics characters, Peacemaker will explore the origin story of Cena’s problematic anti-hero in a new “action-adventure-comedy” show. Adding to the surprise announcement is the news that The Suicide Squad director James Gunn will write all eight episodes of the first season.

“Peacemaker is an opportunity to delve into current world issues through the lens of this superhero/supervillain/and world’s biggest douchebag,” Gunn said in a statement. “I’m excited to expand The Suicide Squad and bring this character from the DC film universe to the full breadth of a series. And of course, to be able to work again with John, Peter, and my friends at Warner Bros. is the icing on the cake.”

Cena is, of course, pumped for the new project. “I have said before that it has been a tremendous honor and an incredible opportunity to be part of The Suicide Squad and to work with James on what is going to be a fantastic movie. I am unbelievably excited to have the chance to team up with him again for Peacemaker. We can’t wait for fans to see this.”

Peacemaker is now the second HBO Max series with direct ties to a DC Comics film. Back in July, the streaming platform announced a spinoff show connected to Matt Reeves’ The Batman starring Robert Pattinson. That series will reportedly focus on the Gotham PD as it reacts to Batman’s first year on the job.

Editor’s Note: This story will be updated as events are developing.

A grand jury in Jefferson County, Kentucky has formally charged a former Louisville police officer with with three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree for his conduct in the shooting that killed Breonna Taylor. According to the Washington Post, the jury said Brett Hankison “wantonly and blindly” shot 10 times into the apartment where Taylor was sleeping. Under the current charges, Hankison faces up to 5 years in prison.

In responding to the charges, Kentucky’s Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the grand jury ruled the other officers in the incident — Sgt. John Mattingly and Det. Myles Cosgrove — acted accordingly. Cameron urged calm in response to the charge, noting that “peaceful protests are your right as an American citizens,” and that many people would be “disappointed” both that the other officers were not charged and some offended that Hankison was charged at all. However, saying acts of “revenge” were not warranted, Cameron said his department’s own role is to enforce the law: “It isn’t the quest for revenge, it’s the quest for truth,” adding that he hopes to be part of “the healing process.”

The indictment comes six months after the killing of Taylor, which has sparked national outrage and played a major role in demonstrations around the country in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Last week, the city of Louisville entered in a $12 million settlement with Taylor’s family over the fatal shooting.

You can watch a livestream of Cameron’s remarks here.

In advance of the ruling, officials in Louisville declared a state of emergency, a 9pm curfew and called in the National Guard to help maintain some semblance of order in anticipation of major protests in response to the ruling.

The Courier-Journal reported on how the city was preparing for the verdict:

“Louisville was placed under a state of emergency Tuesday as city officials closed down a more than 25-block perimeter to traffic. Most city administrative buildings and other businesses were boarded up in anticipation of the decision. Protests in Louisville related to Taylor’s death in March have been taking place for more than 100 consecutive days.”

CNN reported on how other Southern cities have been preparing for fallout from the verdict.

Taylor’s death has inflamed political passions across the spectrum. In the days following her death, many people noted that gun rights activists were silent on the killing, asserting that groups like the National Rifle Association to not speak out when Black gun owners are killed in incidents of police misconduct, as opposed to incidents involving white victims.

Black Widow was originally scheduled to come out on May 1 before being pushed back to November 6 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With under two months to go and most theaters still closed, Disney has again delayed the release of director Cate Shortland’s Marvel Cinematic Universe film, all the way to next year.

Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh, will now come out on May 7, 2021. That was the former release date for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which has also been pushed back to July 9, 2021. The shifting schedule also affects Eternals, now out on November 5. “Eternals delayed to Nov 5, 2021. Marvel made the right & responsible decision. There’s a pandemic. Nothing is more important than health & lives. I can’t tell ppl to go to a movie theater until I feel safe going to one,” star Kumail Nanjiani tweeted. “Take care of yourselves. I promise it’ll be worth the wait!

Other changes include:

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, from 20th Century and Amblin, is being delayed almost an entire year, and is moving from Dec. 18 to Dec. 10, 2021. Disney isn’t giving up its seat at the 2020 Christmas table entirely and is relocating Death on the Nile from Oct. 23 to Dec. 18… Elsewhere on Disney’s calendar, The King’s Man is being moved up from Feb. 26, 2021, to Feb. 12, 2021.

Pixar’s Soul will remain (for now) on November 20, 2020, portending a possible Disney+ release. Gotta have something to distract the kids on Thanksgiving.

(Via the Hollywood Reporter)