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Lil Yachty, Travis Barker and More have Joined the Movement

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Over the weekend, many artists have shared their outrage over George Floyd’s death on social media by demanding justice against the police officers responsible, urging an end to racism, making donations and more, some are leaving their homes to speak out in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Protests have spread across the country, and musicians are joining those who are gathering to call for an end to systemic racism and police brutality. Check out some of your favorite artist’s acts of social justice below.

Lil Yachty

The rapper spoke to fellow protesters about how he’s feeling: “I feel like we gotta stand for something or we’ll fall for anything, you know what I’m saying?” Click here for the IGTV post.

Travis Barker

The Blink-182 drummer shared a black-and-white video of himself marching down Hollywood Boulevard with protesters while holding up a sign that read “No Justice No Peace.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA85zj4HtUz/

Chika

The rapper shared video of herself documenting a protest on Sunday, but added in her caption that she was detained for “failure to disperse.” In a second video, she said that the protest was peaceful until law enforcement allegedly “began beating” protesters.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA9NjlRnVzF/


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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