DUBAI: Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets all across the US in the past few days to protest the killings of African-American citizens George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others at the hands of police. Among the protesters was a handful of celebrities.
US model Emily Ratajkowski joined the demonstrations in Los Angeles on Saturday. “DISMANTLE POWER STRUCTURES OF OPPRESSION,” she wrote to her 26.4 million Instagram followers, alongside a series of images from the protests which took place in Downtown Los Angeles.
25-year-old pop star Halsey also showed solidarity with the protesters at the Los Angeles demonstrations. In the evening, Halsey took to Twitter to shut down rumors that she had been arrested during the protests. “I WAS NOT ARRESTED. Im safe,” she wrote.
“Black Panther” star Michael B. Jordan and singer Tinashe were also at the Los Angeles protests.
Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad also joined in on the protests. “Last night, I followed my conscience. I joined the peaceful protests of my city in Downtown Los Angeles. It was a powerful moment for us— a moment to express ourselves in response to the senseless killing of our brother George Floyd,” she wrote on Instagram.
Muhammad went on to reveal that she was arrested by the LAPD during the protesting, and was held for several hours. “We chanted and peacefully walked the streets for hours. There was a group of guys who calmed down any of the protestors who reached their breaking point. As we made our way to City Hall, the police barricaded the surrounding blocks, unbeknownst to me. As LAPD choppers circled the sky, the barricade of police in riot gear began to close in. Along with hundreds of other protestors, I was held for hours.”
In Fayetteville, North Carolina, US rapper J.Cole was among the attendees of a George Floyd protest in his hometown on Saturday.
Other celebrities spotted protesting include actors Jamie Foxx, Nick Cannon, Keanu Reeves and Kendrick Sampson.
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