Ariana Grande to Michael B. Jordan: Hollywood celebrities who took to the streets to participate in George Floyd's protests
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George Floyd's death under police custody caused outrage across the US, prompting large numbers of celebrities to require to the streets to urge out and participate in protests.
Ariana Grande, Halsey, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson,
Madison Bear, Jamie Foxx, John Cusack, Machine Gun Kelly, Paris Jackson, Anna
Kendrick, Sophia Bush, Emily Ratajkowski, Lil Yachty, Nick Kennan, among others
took the celebs . Placards and protests happened in various parts of the
country.
Ariana Grande is one of the biggest artists in the world. Not only did she use her platform to express her anger and pain towards what’s going on she also participated in the streets with the rest of the protesters 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/XWgayEgfTV— anth (@anthspears) May 31, 2020
When it comes to celebrities and what they do on or off their platform... idc what y'all say about him...@NickCannon BEEEEN about this life. The man has Lupus, has been protesting before and even now with this Pandemic going on. We appreciate you ! pic.twitter.com/DJz3yLTyzq— Designer Bruja🧵👁🕯 (@Blaque_Mystic) May 30, 2020
— Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) May 31, 2020
These were some of the peace officers - who gently tuned up my bike with their batons- pic.twitter.com/atMf8VaV6l— John Cusack (@johncusack) May 31, 2020
According to reports, some stars were killed by police with
sticks, some even cry while others reported being injured during rallies.
While many took to the streets, Hollywood celebrities
including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Dwayne Johnson, Selena Gomez, along side
many others, sought justice with powerful posts for Floyd on social media.
The 46-year-old man of African descent died in Minneapolis,
Minnesota on Monday, when a policeman pressed his knee on his neck for quite
eight minutes. The officer was arrested on Friday and charged with third-degree
murder.