American singer, Beyonce took to her website to lend a voice to the racist killing of black men in the country.
The pop star on her website wrote: “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.”
The pop singer continued that the war is not limited to black men and women but extends to “anyone who feels marginalized, who is struggling for freedom and human rights.”
Her statement added: “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.”
Beyonce also linked ContactingtheCongress.org a website set up to protest for Alton Sterling as well as the Louisiana State Legislature website fand the Minnesota State Legislature website for those wanting to “voice protest for Philando Castile.”
Reports however have it that following the call for support, the website crashed due to millions of visit.
Beyonce also held a moment for those who had been brutally killed by the police at her concert in Glasgow.
Sterling and Castile, both black men are recent victims of police related brutality in Louisiana and Minnesota respectively. Both incident happened within a 48-hour span.
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