{"id":293349,"date":"2020-06-10T06:12:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T12:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1159906"},"modified":"2020-06-10T06:12:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T12:12:51","slug":"sarah-jessica-parker-shares-poignant-message-about-long-overdue-change-after-george-floyds-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/sarah-jessica-parker-shares-poignant-message-about-long-overdue-change-after-george-floyds-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Jessica Parker Shares Poignant Message About &#8220;Long Overdue Change&#8221; After George Floyd&#8217;s Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"40.314136125654\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"33\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2020510\/rs_634x1024-200610045848-634-Sarah-Jessica-Parker-George-Floyd-LT-061020-GettyImages-957103542.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Sarah Jessica Parker, George Floyd\" alt=\"Sarah Jessica Parker, George Floyd\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images, Courtesy Ben Crump Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"22.800183318057\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/sarah_jessica_parker\">Sarah Jessica Parker<\/a><\/strong> is using her platform to call for change.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after <strong>George Floyd<\/strong>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159423\/george-floyd-laid-to-rest-in-private-funeral-in-houston-2-weeks-after-his-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">funeral on Tuesday<\/a>, the <em>Sex and the City<\/em> star took to social media to show her support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1157696\/black-lives-matter-in-the-words-of-oprah-winfrey-ciara-lizzo-and-other-stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Lives Matter movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today Mr. Floyd is laid to rest,&#8221; her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBOvT7Rlrfq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a> began. &#8220;However this historic march toward justice and equality, this unstoppable movement in his name and countless others&#8217; is alive and its collective heartbeat is far stronger than the fear that resists this inevitable and long overdue change. X, SJ.&#8221; Parker also shared images from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159097\/7-year-old-gives-moving-speech-during-peaceful-protest-in-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Lives Matter protests<\/a> that have been taking place across the nation, including a poignant shot of protesters gathered on the Brooklyn Bridge and a collection of their protest signs.<\/p>\n<p>The post was met with encouraging remarks from some of her followers. &#8220;Thank you for sharing these thoughtful images that invoke emotion. We need to stand up, one and all,&#8221; one fan wrote, followed by another who said, &#8220;Moved to tears to finally see movement&nbsp;#BlackLivesMatter&nbsp;thanks for the powerful photos.&#8221; Another fan commented, &#8220;Brilliantly said.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"58.670886075949\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"9.7784810126582\">\n<p>In recent weeks, Parker has been posting several images to call for social justice. On May 27, two days after Floyd was killed, she shared an image of mourners gathered around a memorial made in the 46-year-old&#8217;s honor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Grief. Agony. Heartache. Sorrow,&#8221; she captioned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CAtOj2Oly3I\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">picture<\/a>. &#8220;Justice. Please RIP Mr. Floyd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"38.909090909091\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"19.454545454545\">\n<p>Days later, the <em>Divorce<\/em> star shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CA557qdl9vs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> of herself listening to <strong>Nina Simone<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;Everything Must Change&#8221; as she lit a candle, writing, &#8220;Justice&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To continue showing her support, Parker participated in #BlackOutTuesday by sharing a picture of a black square to her timeline, captioning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CA7BGf2FIJP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pos<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CA7BGf2FIJP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">t<\/a>, &#8220;BLACK LIVES MATTER.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;E! stands in solidarity with the black community against systemic racism and oppression experienced every day in America,&#8221; the network said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1157639\/e-stands-in-solidarity-with-the-black-community-to-be-silent-is-to-be-complicit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> on May 31. &#8220;We owe it to our black staff, talent, production partners and viewers to demand change and accountability. To be silent is to be complicit. #BlackLivesMatter.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1159906\/sarah-jessica-parker-shares-poignant-message-about-long-overdue-change-after-george-floyd-s-funeral?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images, Courtesy Ben Crump Law Sarah Jessica Parker is using her platform to call for change. Shortly after George Floyd&#8216;s funeral on Tuesday, the Sex and the City star took to social media to show her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. &#8220;Today Mr. Floyd is laid to rest,&#8221; her post began. 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