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Celebs Taking Part in Black Lives Matter Protests and Rallies [1]
['Pm Pdt', 'September']
Date: 2023-02
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Following the fatal arrest of George Floyd, which has sparked outrage and protests across the nation, the 52-year-old actor joined thousands of peaceful protestors outside San Francisco's City Hall on June 1 to honor the Minneapolis man and countless other black lives that have been lost due to police brutality. Foxx at one point serenaded the crowd with a hymn, before taking a knee and giving a speech about why there must be productivity. "You can't sit back, you can't tweet, you can't text, you gotta get out here," he advised. "We have to make sure change can come when it comes to police brutality. There has to be a deterrent. If that man can be handcuffed, if that man [Derek Chauvin] can sit on that man's [Floyd's] neck for that long and feel comfortable about it, that means that he's not afraid of what's going to happen."
A couple of days earlier, the Oscar winner spoke at a press conference at Minneapolis City Hall for the same cause, saying, "I’m not a celebrity. I’m from Terrell, Texas. These are my brothers. This means everything because at the end of the day, when we see you guys out there on the frontline, we want to let you know that you’ve got support. God bless George and his family."
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