Celebrities Flock To Social Media To Support #BlackLivesMatter
Following the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, celebrities are voicing their support for the anti-racism movement.
Following the brutal murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, who were shot and killed by police in the US earlier this week, celebrities have taken to social media to show support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement, calling for an end to police brutality and racist violence.
We take a look at the most vociferous and compelling messages:
Tyga
The rapper took to Instagram to post this image a long with a thought-provoking caption that included the quote:
'Stand up and fight for whats right it could be your family next! #blacklivesmatter yes #alllivesmatter Too but its the BLACK LIVES being murdered! SO let's fix that first!!!!'
Beyoncé
On Thursday, the Formation singer posted a statement to her website demanding 'respect for our lives', declaring 'we are sick and tired of the killings of young men and women in our communities.'
At her show in Glasgow that night, she held a moment of silence for the victims of police brutality, projecting the names of victims on a large screen in the arena.
Ruby Rose
The Orange Is The New Black actress posted a simple yet effective picture to her Instagram account which accrued over 82,500 likes.
Mischa Barton
The former OC actress posted a controversial picture of herself drinking wine on a yacht in an attempt to pay her respects to Sterling and Castile.
The star has since removed the post but the image's caption read:
'I'm truly heart broken to watch videos like the #altonsterling execution. This may have been going on forever in the United States but thank god the pigs get caught on camera now.
'It's unthinkable and an embarrassment to America. The country I was brought up in. Somebody make change. We need gun control and unity.'
'And a real President so think about that when this election is around the corner. The world is a precarious place right now.#stop #reflect and #act appropriately'
Justin Timberlake
The Can't Stop The Feeling actor took to Twitter to pay his respects to the men with the messages:
'Couldn't even sleep last night... First, #AltonSterling and then this video of #PhilandoCastile being brutally killed. This. Must. Stop.
'This IS systemic. We MUST DO BETTER. My heart goes out to the families of #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastile May they both Rest In Peace.'
Jourdan Dunn
On Thursday, the Victoria Secret model hit home with a poignant message on Twitter.
She tweeted: 'But S/O to all the people that love to use the N word soooo freely but when it comes to Black lives Matter they have nothing to say.....'
Solange Knowles
Beyonce's younger sister shared a screengrab of messages she'd received from family and friends expressing their anguish at the shootings
She captioned the image: 'I can count 5 parents in the last 3 hours who have text me and said my child just asked me "AM I GOING TO DIE"?!?
'The TRAUMA that is being passed on to us, and OUR CHILDREN by this non stop murder of our brothers and sisters is sickening...' she added.
She has since posted a video to Instagram of her singing the chorus to Syreeta Wright's song Black Maybe with the lyrics, 'trying to comfort my weary heart'.
John Legend
The All Of You singer told his fans on Twitter:
'So many people work so hard to find a reason why executing a human being during a routine traffic stop is ok. IT'S NOT OK.
'We should not have to jump through hoops to prove black people shouldn't be shot by police during routine traffic stops.'
Olivia Wilde
The House actress took to Twitter to show support for the #BlackLivesMatterMovement saying:
'To everyone threatening to unfollow me because I said #blacklivesmatter, PEACE. And also, #blacklivesmatter.
'He had a right to sell CDs, and a right to due process, but he he was shot for being a black man. Don't rationalize murder. #AltonSterling'
Jesse Williams
The Grey's Anatomy actor, who just last month gave a speech about racism and police brutality while accepting an award at the BET awards, tweeted:
'1) In the interest of time, would ye noble patriots please provide a list of infractions punishable by spontaneous public execution? Thanks!
'2) Upon receipt of this list, we'll return to our quarters and study up, eager to enjoy freedoms of white mass murders. #LIFEHACK
'3) You chumps will NEVER provide this list... We see through you.'
Serena Williams
Despite being in London for the Wimbledon finals this week, the tennis star took to Twitter to express her anguish over the deaths.
'In London I have to wake up to this. He was black. Shot 4 times? When will something be done- no REALLY be done?!?!' she said.
Zendaya
On Wednesday, the actress tweeted: 'How many more times must this happen for us to matter? How many more must we lose? BLACK. LIVES. MATTER. #AltonSterling'
Her post was retweeted more than 42,000 times.
President Barack Obama
On Thursday, Obama issued a powerful statement on Facebook about the killings calling all Americans to 'come together as a nation, and keep faith with one another'.
From Warsaw, he gave a speech echoing his Facebook post to say: 'This is not just a black issue…this is an American Issue.
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