Ariana Grande, Tinashe and Several Other Celebrities Join Protests Against George Floyd's Death
While some celebrities are disappointingly silent as protests to demand justice for George Floyd erupt around the country, others have used their social media platforms and their wallets to show support for the movement. This weekend, some also joined the protesters on the street in their hometowns.
According to several other attendees, as well as social media posts of their own, celebrities like Ariana Grande, Tinashe, Halsey, Emily Ratajkowski and Nick Cannon were all in attendance.
On Twitter, Tinashe posted two side-by-side photos with "Black Lives Matter" signs. She captioned the post, "show up."
Halsey posted images of police at the protests with a caption that said that they "fired rubber bullets at us. we did not breach the line. hands were up. unmoving. and they gassed and fired."
She also let her followers know she was OK, continuing, "WAS NOT ARRESTED. Im safe. There were ppl I had to get to safety as many of them have VISAs. Myself + many of my peers were shot, gassed + antagonized. The frontline was calm + did not provoke BUT MANY ARE NOT SAFE + MANY ARE IN CUSTODY DONATE TO BAIL ORGS!!! I AM CURRENTLY"
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Emily Ratajkowski also posted from the protests. In one she holds a sign that reads "dismantle power structures of oppression."
According to several attendees, Ariana Grande stood at the protests holding a sign that said "Black Lives Matter."
Lauren Juaregi posted about the protests in Miami. "Finally home from the Miami protests in Bayside," she said. "We were thousands strong and peaceful as fuck and then shit got rowdy a bit after I left and people are being tear gassed, rubber bullets are flying from snipers and police are in FULL gear. Shit is real. STAY SAFE AND PROTECT."
Nick Cannon was on the front lines in Minneapolis, and posted a photo of himself wearing a shirt that reads "please, I can't breathe."
You can also donate to help bail out protestors who have been arrested via legal funds and organizations, including Black Visions Collective, The Bail Project, Brooklyn Bail Fund, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, or the ACLU.