{"id":807908,"date":"2020-05-29T10:18:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T16:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=1007178"},"modified":"2020-05-29T10:18:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T16:18:03","slug":"janelle-monae-taylor-swift-cardi-b-and-more-react-to-minneapolis-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/janelle-monae-taylor-swift-cardi-b-and-more-react-to-minneapolis-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Janelle Monae, Taylor Swift, Cardi B and More React to Minneapolis Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minneapolis erupted in protests this week over the death of George Floyd<\/a>, an unarmed black man who was killed in police custody on May 25th.<\/p>\n

After video circulated of Officer Derek Chauvin pinning Floyd to the ground by pressing his knee into his neck for several minutes, the MPD fired Chauvin and the three other officers involved, but protesters called for all four to be arrested and charged with murder. The tension over the incident escalated into clashes<\/a> between civilians and Minneapolis police on city streets; on Thursday night, protestors set the MPD\u2019s 3rd Precinct building on fire<\/a>, forcing personnel to evacuate the area.<\/p>\n

In the days since Floyd\u2019s death, several prominent artists have brought attention to the situation in Minneapolis, calling for the officers\u2019 arrest and for more action to be taken against police racism and brutality.<\/p>\n

Early on Friday morning, Janelle Monae<\/a> tweeted, \u201cWhen will the majority of protests & outrage be led by white people & police officers everywhere? These are your people killing us. Why are OUR voices & outrage LOUDER THAN YOURS during these times? WE DIDN\u2019T DO THIS. I\u2019m tired of US HAVING TO DO THE WORK YOU SHOULD BE DOING.\u201d<\/p>\n

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When will the majority of protests & outrage be led by white people & police officers everywhere? These are your people killing us. Why are OUR voices & outrage LOUDER THAN YOURS during these times? WE DIDN\u2019T DO THIS. I\u2019m tired of US HAVING TO DO THE WORK YOU SHOULD BE DOING.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Janelle Mon\u00e1e, Cindi Mayweather (@JanelleMonae) May 28, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Billie Joe Armstrong<\/a> of Green Day<\/a> made several Instagram posts about Floyd, using the hashtags #blacklivesmatter and #justiceforgeorgefloyd. On Thursday night, he shared a quote attributed to Will Smith: \u201cRacism is not getting worse, it\u2019s getting filmed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Living Colour<\/a> shared a graphic of Floyd and retweeted calls for the Minneapolis DA Mike Freeman to arrest and charge the officers involved in Floyd\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

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#GeorgeFloyd<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Bp4nUD60TK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Living Colour<\/a> (@LivingColour) May 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Singer-songwriter Nika Danilova, a.k.a. Zola Jesus<\/a>, has tweeted extensively about the protests in Minneapolis, declaring<\/a> on Wednesday, \u201cThe murderers who took the life of George Floyd<\/a> must be put in jail,\u201d and expressing disgust that Floyd was killed over suspicion of using counterfeit money.<\/p>\n

Danilova is the cousin<\/a> of Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar<\/a>, who has sparked criticism<\/a> during the protests for declining to prosecute Chauvin after his involvement in the death of another civilian in 2006 during Klobuchar\u2019s tenure at the Hennepin County Attorney\u2019s Office. Danilova has been vocally critical of Klobuchar\u2019s policies in the past.<\/p>\n

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hang in there. get through this however you have to. lean on your friends. find peace. this is not normal, this is not healthy. we are a nation in decay.<\/p>\n

\u2014 ZOLA JESUS<\/a> (@ZOLAJESUS) May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tom Morello<\/a> has also been vocal about the protests. On Twitter, Morello shared videos of protesters in Minneapolis explaining their motives, as well as a TikTok clip of a black cop criticizing the four officers involved in Floyd\u2019s death. \u201cThis is straight-up unicorn shit,\u201d Morello wrote of the video. \u201cThe kind of talk you never, ever, never, ever see.\u201d Morello also called for fans to write and record songs about avenging Floyd, offering to play the best ones on his SiriusXM radio show.<\/p>\n

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This is straight up unicorn shit. The kind of talk you never, ever, never, ever see: https:\/\/t.co\/PNGkRDOuzi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tom Morello<\/a> (@tmorello) May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Submit your recordings by Friday night 5\/29 at midnight. https:\/\/t.co\/fZK83ePpVw<\/a> #OneManRevolution<\/a> @SiriusXM<\/a> @SXMLithium<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pxo7fqTOoS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tom Morello (@tmorello) May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Cardi B<\/a> made multiple videos defending the protests and property damage happening in Minneapolis. In her most shared video, she says, \u201cAt this point, I\u2019m not against it, even though it do scare me, and I don\u2019t want anybody to get hurt.\u201d She expressed her frustration over incident after incident of police brutality being highlighted on social media \u2014 with hashtags, peaceful protests and other demonstrations in its wake \u2014 and barely anything changing as a result. Cardi also encouraged her fans to vote, not just in the presidential election but in local elections for mayors, judges and district attorneys.<\/p>\n

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Spread pic.twitter.com\/6V0HsGoTME<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 iamcardib (@iamcardib) May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

After President Donald Trump<\/a> tweeted out \u201cWhen the looting starts the shooting starts\u201d \u2014 a declaration that led to Twitter placing an unprecedented warning<\/a> above the tweet \u2014 Taylor Swift<\/a> issued a response: \u201cAfter stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? \u2018When the shooting starts the looting starts\u2019??? We will vote you out in November. @realdonaldtrump\u201d<\/p>\n

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After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? \u2018When the looting starts the shooting starts\u2019??? We will vote you out in November. @realdonaldtrump<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Taylor Swift<\/a> (@taylorswift13) May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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