Beyoncé, Michelle Obama, Rihanna és sokan mások is felszólalnak az igazságért

George Floyd: "nem kapok levegőt"

A Black Lives Matter tiltakozás tovább folytatódik, híres személyiségek, énekesek és színészek is felszólalnak, tiltakoznak, megosztják gondolataikat a közösségi médiában, adományoznak és elkötelezettek abban, hogy többet megtudjanak a rendszerszintű rasszizmusról.

A jegyespár hétvégén csatlakozott a tiltakozókhoz, az énekesnő gyerekei segítettek elkészíteni a feliratokat.

Today I had Emme and Max make me and Alex a sign for the protest. Max told me a few days ago: “you know mom, since you have a following like some of my YouTuber gamers and they ask us to support things and we do, you should do that for George Floyd.” ... pic.twitter.com/GUoBkuFetO

— jlo (@JLo) June 8, 2020

Sophie Turner és Joe Jonas

A pár a hétvégén  csatlakozott a tüntetőkhöz.

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No justice, no peace #BlackLivesMatter

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Jennifer Aniston

Több hírforrás szerint, a Jóbarátok sztárja csendben, közel 1 millió dollárt adományozott több jótékonysági szervezetnek, többek között a Colour of Change szervezetnek.

Leonardo DiCaprio

A színész megerősítette, hogy elkötelezett a „meghallgatom, megismerem és cselekszem” felhívásnak és adományozni fog a NAACP és a Color of Change jótékonysági szervezetnek, az Equal Justice Initiative és a Fair Fight Action szervezetnek.

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I commit to listen, learn and take action. I am dedicated to end the disenfranchisement of Black America, that has been present for too long. I will support those individuals, organizations and coalitions that are committed to bring about long-term change. I will be donating personally to each of the following organizations. Please, join me, in following and learning from the organizations below. Color of Change - @ColorofChange Fair Fight Action - @FairFightAction The NAACP - @NAACP Equal Justice Initiative - @eji_org

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Michael B Jordan

A hétvégén a Creed sztárja egy békés tüntetésen vett részt Los Angelesben.

Michael B. Jordan out here protesting! pic.twitter.com/mSGEPwB1Pb

— now why i thought this was jorja (@0v0Mani) May 30, 2020

Ben Affleck és Ana de Armas

A pár Venice Beachen csatlakozott a tüntetőkhöz.

Ana de Armas & Ben Affleck attend a protest for the #BlackLivesMatter movement in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/CnI1g7gIv6

— Ana de Armas Updates (@ArmasUpdates) June 2, 2020

John Boyega

A Star Wars színésze szenvedélyes beszédet mondott egy tüntetésen Londonban.

John Boyega joined the family of Belly Mujinga on today’s black lives matter march in London’s Hyde park pic.twitter.com/S7fu5BsBnW

— Chi Chi Izundu (@blondeafro) June 3, 2020

Timothée Chalamet

A színész videókat és fotókat osztott meg, amiket a Black Lives Matter tüntetéseken készített az elmúlt napokban.

Timothée Chalamet at the protests again today in LA via his Instagram story! pic.twitter.com/C0ejWdvhJC

— Timothée Chalamet Fans (@TimotheeUpdates) June 2, 2020

Meghan Markle, Harry herceg és a II. Erzsébet királynő

Közösen osztottak meg egy Martin Luther King Jr. idézetet: „A bárhol elkövetett igazságtalanság mindenhol az igazság létét veszélyezteti”.

Young people are vital voices in the fight against injustice and racism around the world. As a global community of young leaders we stand together in pursuit of fairness and a better way forward.

Silence is not an option.#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/PyFlfGvbhN

— The Queen's Commonwealth Trust (@queenscomtrust) June 1, 2020

Beyoncé

Az Instagram oldalán tett közzé egy videó üzenetet:

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If you want to demand more charges brought on all those involved in the death of George Floyd, click the link in my bio to sign the petition.

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Rihanna

Azt mondta, hogy: „kísérti Floyd halála” és „harag és a szomorúság nagysága, amit éreztem elsöprő erejű volt”.

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For the last few days, the magnitude of devastation, anger, sadness I’ve felt has been overwhelming to say the least! Watching my people get murdered and lynched day after day pushed me to a heavy place in my heart! To the point of staying away from socials, just to avoid hearing the blood curdling agony in George Floyd’s voice again, begging over and over for his life!!! The look of enticement, the pure joy and climax on the face of this bigot, murderer, thug, pig, bum, Derek Chauvin, haunts me!! I can’t shake this! I can’t get over an ambulance pulling up to an arrest, a paramedic checking a pulse without removing the very thing that’s hindering it! Is this that fucking normal??? If intentional MURDER is the fit consequence for “drugs” or “resisting arrest”....then what’s the fit consequence for MURDER???! #GeorgeFloyd #AhmaudArbery #BreonnaTaylor

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Michelle Obama

A korábbi First Lady azt mondta, hogy „fájdalmas” volt Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery és Breonna Taylor halála (a 26 éves nőt otthonában ölték, amikor rendőrök házkutatást tartottak nála még márciusban).

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Like so many of you, I’m pained by these recent tragedies. And I’m exhausted by a heartbreak that never seems to stop. Right now it’s George, Breonna, and Ahmaud. Before that it was Eric, Sandra, and Michael. It just goes on, and on, and on. Race and racism is a reality that so many of us grow up learning to just deal with. But if we ever hope to move past it, it can’t just be on people of color to deal with it. It’s up to all of us—Black, white, everyone—no matter how well-meaning we think we might be, to do the honest, uncomfortable work of rooting it out. It starts with self-examination and listening to those whose lives are different from our own. It ends with justice, compassion, and empathy that manifests in our lives and on our streets. I pray we all have the strength for that journey, just as I pray for the souls and the families of those who were taken from us. Artwork: @nikkolas_smith

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Barack Obama

Az Egyesült Államok 44. elnöke egy személyes beszélgetést osztott meg:

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I want to share parts of the conversations I’ve had with friends over the past couple days about the footage of George Floyd dying face down on the street under the knee of a police officer in Minnesota.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ The first is an email from a middle-aged African American businessman.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ “Dude I gotta tell you the George Floyd incident in Minnesota hurt. I cried when I saw that video. It broke me down. The ‘knee on the neck’ is a metaphor for how the system so cavalierly holds black folks down, ignoring the cries for help. People don’t care. Truly tragic.”⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ Another friend of mine used the powerful song that went viral from 12-year-old Keedron Bryant to describe the frustrations he was feeling.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ The circumstances of my friend and Keedron may be different, but their anguish is the same. It’s shared by me and millions of others.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ It’s natural to wish for life “to just get back to normal” as a pandemic and economic crisis upend everything around us. But we have to remember that for millions of Americans, being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly “normal” – whether it’s while dealing with the health care system, or interacting with the criminal justice system, or jogging down the street, or just watching birds in a park.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ This shouldn’t be “normal” in 2020 America. It can’t be “normal.” If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, we can and must be better.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ It will fall mainly on the officials of Minnesota to ensure that the circumstances surrounding George Floyd’s death are investigated thoroughly and that justice is ultimately done. But it falls on all of us, regardless of our race or station – including the majority of men and women in law enforcement who take pride in doing their tough job the right way, every day – to work together to create a “new normal” in which the legacy of bigotry and unequal treatment no longer infects our institutions or our hearts.

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