Amber Riley is one of the many Americans march to protest against racial injustice. In the wake of the death of George Floyd, a 34-year old actress made her voice heard when she sang a powerful interpretation of Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar’s “Freedom” at a protest in Los Angeles on Tuesday. “What an honor. #blacklivesmatter #defundthepolice #prosecutekillercops,” Amber captioned a video of her performance on Instagram.
“You have free agency for the use of all the incredible gifts that they have to fight for truth and justice.”
On Twitter, Amber urged her fans to use their voice to demand change. “We all have voices. I don’t care how many followers you have. All of our voices and how we can use our platforms is important,” she wrote. “If it’s 10 followers, radicalize them, make them believers in themselves that they can change the world-and themselves-for the better!”
We all have voices. I don’t care how many followers you have. All of our voices and how we can use our platforms is important. If it is 10 followers, radicalize them, make them believers in themselves that they can change the world-and themselves-for the better!
— Amber Patrice Riley (@MsAmberPRiley) On June 3, 2020
In a separate tweet, she added: “do not depend on the celebrities. You have free agency for the use of all the incredible gifts that they have to fight for truth and justice. Do YOUR part. YOU are necessary. PERIODT!”
Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 when police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck to pin him down for almost nine minutes, though, as he said he could not breathe. Four days later, Chauvin was arrested and charged with third-degree murder. The the remaining three agents involved it is also expected to be charged.
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