Sunday, December 24, 2017

BEYONCÉ Just Said THIS About Police Shootings And Everyone Is Losing Their Mind

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The Internet is melting down and Beyoncé is right in the DAMN center of it all...

All she had to do was write a letter.

The last time she broke the internet she dropped Lemonadeonto the the world – with a massive nod to the Black Lives Matters movement and the struggle of black people everywhere.

She even has the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner in the video all holding pictures of their deceased sons. All their sons were killed by George Zimmerman or by police officers.

Before that, the internet went nuts talking about Beyoncé's Super Bowl halftime show when she sang "Formation" in Black Panther gear.

Again, another nod to the black struggle. She said it wasn't anti-police but the backlash was heavy from law enforcement.

[GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING] But in the past couple days, America has been gripped by the shocking footage of the deaths of Black Americans: Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.

Both were killed by police as passersby were filming. In Philando's case his girlfriend posted a live video onto Facebook. 

And on Thursday afternoon, Beyoncé said ENOUGH is enough and went to damn town....

“We are sick and tired of the killings of young men and women in our communities," she starts the letter.

The whole statement was released Thursday on Beyoncé's website. 

"We’re going to stand up as a community and fight against anyone who believes that murder or any violent action by those who are sworn in to protect us should consistently go unpunished.”

She said people had to fight back. 

 “These robberies of lives make us feel helpless and hopeless but we have to believe that we are fighting for the rights of the next generation, for the next young men and women who believe in good.”

By the end of the letter she pleads with anyone reading her letter to take the fight to policy makers directly.

"We must use our voices to contact the politicians and legislators in our districts and demand social and judicial changes.”

Her social media is blowing up too...

This was her Instagram..

And one of her fans in the U.K. showed how Beyoncé asked for a minute of silence at her concert in Glasgow, Scotland.

Here's the full letter in its entirety, transcribed below the image:

"We are sick and tired of the killings of young men and women in our communities.

It is up to us to take a stand and demand that they "stop killing us."

We don't need sympathy. We need everyone to respect our lives.

We're going to stand up as a community and fight against anyone who believes that murder or any violent action by those who are sworn to protect us should consistently go unpunished.

These robberies of lives make us feel helpless and hopeless but we have to believe that we are fighting for the rights of the next generation, for the next young men and women who believe in good.

This is a human fight. No matter your race, gender or sexual orientation. This is a fight for anyone who feels marginalized, who is struggling for freedom and human rights.

This is not a plea to all police officers but toward any human being who fails to value life. The war on people of color and all minorities needs to be over.

Fear is not an excuse. Hate will not win.

We all have the power to channel our anger and frustration into action. We must use our voices to contact the politicians and legislators in our districts and demand social and judicial changes.

While we pray for the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, we will also pray for an end to this plague of injustice in our communities.

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