J. Cole joins the protest for #GeorgeFloyd in his hometown. The North Carolina rapper was among those protesting the death of George Floyd in his hometown of Fayetteville on Saturday afternoon.
Cole was seen wearing a face mask as he tried to keep a low profile while standing in a crowd of protesters that had started at a local Walmart.
Rakeem Jones, who was in the headlines after he was punched in the face at a Trump rally was the mastermind behind the protest. Elsewhere, Fayetteville mayor, Mitch Colvin, also attended the rally.
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Since last week, protests have spread across the country after an unarmed black man, George Floyd was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis. In Los Angeles, Tinashe also took to the streets to demand justice for Floyd.
“The protest I participated in yesterday in DTLA was non-violent. We were there to protest police brutality and black lives, period,” said Tinashe, who held a “Black Lives Matter” sign.
Show up pic.twitter.com/jl9fkEh4eU
— TINASHE ³³³ (@Tinashe) May 30, 2020
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In the streets of Beverly Hills, Ariana Grande was also spotted with a “Black Lives Matter” sign, and Machine Gun Kelly equally marched with a message that read, “Silence Is Betrayal.”
Video: @ArianaGrande marching at the #BlackLivesMatter protest in Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/N3FyEPn6ny
— Ariana Grande Today (@ArianaToday) May 31, 2020
Photos of @machinegunkelly from the protest. <3
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Right side photo credit: irv617 on Instagram! pic.twitter.com/okPpOBFGIk— MGK & Pete gifs (@mgkandpetegifs) May 31, 2020
Lil Yachty, who recently dropped a new album, Lil Boat 3, also addressed the destruction in his hometown of Atlanta while issuing a peaceful message to residents. “It’s unfortunate that we gotta do this just to show our frustration,” he said. “We gon’ stick together, ’cause that’s most important, whether you’re black, whether you’re white, green, yellow, purple, we together.”
In the middle of the peaceful protest being lead by @celtics F Jaylen Brown, @lilyachty is giving a powerful message. “Whether you’re black, whether you’re white, green, yellow or purple we’re together.” (video posted on @FCHWPO IG) #AtlantaProtest #11Alive pic.twitter.com/wLloXXfsfc
— Maria Martin (@Ria_Martin) May 30, 2020
