June 2, 2020
Cole Sprouse Arrested For Demonstrating
Cole Sprouse, like many stars and American citizens, demonstrated against systemic racism and police violence, in Santa Monica, after the death of George Floyd, an African American who died during his arrest, after a police officer, Derek Chauvin, prevented him from breathing by putting his knee on his throat for more than eight minutes. The Riverdale star has indeed revealed on social networks that he was one of those arrested by the police.
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A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about me, there's a clear need to speak about the circumstances: Black Lives Matter. Peace, riots, looting, are an absolutely legitimate form of protest. the media is by nature only going to show the most sensational, which only proves a long standing racist agenda. I was detained when standing in solidarity, as were many of the final vanguard within Santa Monica. We were given the option to leave, and were informed that if we did not retreat, we would be arrested. When many did turn to leave, we found another line of police officers blocking our route, at which point, they started zip tying us. It needs to be stated that as a straight white man, and a public figure, the institutional consequences of my detainment are nothing in comparison to others within the movement. This is ABSOLUTELY not a narrative about me, and I hope the media doesn't make it such. This is, and will be, a time about standing ground near others as a situation escalates, providing educated support, demonstrating and doing the right thing. This is precisely the time to contemplate what it means to stand as an ally. I hope others in my position do as well. I noticed that there are cameras that roll within the police cruisers during the entirety of our detainment, hope it helps. I'll speak no more on the subject, as I'm (1) not well versed enough to do so, (2) not the subject of the movement, and (3) uninterested in drawing attention away from the leaders of the # BLM movement. I will be, again, posting the link in my story to a comprehensive document for donations and support.
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“A group of peaceful demonstrators, including myself, was arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. Before the voracious hordes of media sensationalism take over the news, I want to say why I was there: Black Lives Matter. Peace, riots, looting are perfectly legitimate forms of protest, but the media will only show the most sensational aspects, which proves that there is a completely racist bias. I was detained just because I was there, united, like many people in Santa Monica. We were given the option to leave, and we were informed that if we did not leave, we would be arrested. (…) I mean that as a heterosexual white man, and as a public figure, the institutional consequences of my arrest are nothing compared to those of other people in the movement ”posted the actor on Instagram , in caption of a photo of the logo of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Katherine Heigl finds it difficult to explain to her black daughter the situation after the death of George Floyd
Katherine Heigl doesn't know how to explain to her daughter, Adalaide, what her life as an African-American in the United States will be like after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minnesota police. The actress told Instagram not to sleep at night.
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Page 1. I've debated posting this. I don't typically use my platform or social media to say much when it comes to the state of our country. I keep most of those thoughts to myself. I act quietly and behind the scenes. I let those with far more experience, education and eloquence be the voices for change. But I can't sleep. And when I do I wake with a single thought in my head. How will I tell Adalaide? How will I explain the unexplainable? How can I protect her? How can I break a piece of her beautiful divine spirit to do so? I can't sleep. I lay in my bed in the dark and weep for every mother of a beautiful divine black child who has to extinguish a piece of their beloved baby's spirit to try to keep them alive in a country that has too many sleeping soundly. Eyes squeezed shut. Images and cries and pleas and pain banished from their minds. White bubbles strong and intact. But I lay awake. Finally. Painfully. My white bubble though always with me now begins to bleed. Because I have a black daughter. Because I have a Korean daughter. Because I have a Korean sister and nephews and niece. It has taken me far too long to truly internalize the reality of the abhorrent, evil despicable truth of racism. My whiteness kept it from me. My upbringing of inclusivity, love and compassion seemed normal. I thought the majority felt like I did. I couldn't imagine a brain that saw the color of someone's skin as anything but that. Just a color. I was naive. I was childish. I was blind to those who treated my own sister differently because of the shape of her beautiful almond eyes. Or her thick gorgeous hair. Or her golden skin. I was a child. For too long. And now I weep. Because what should have changed by now, by then, forever ago still is. Hopelessness is seeping in. Fear that there is nothing I can do, like a slow moving poison, is spreading through me. Then I look at my daughters. My sister. My nephews and niece. George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. The hundreds, thousands millions more we haven't even heard about. I look and the fear turns to something else. The sorrow warms and then bursts into flames of rage.
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"And when I get there, I wake up with one thought in mind. How will I tell Adalaide? How will I explain the inexplicable? How can I protect it? How can I break a piece of her beautiful divine spirit by doing it. I can not sleep. I lie in my bed in the dark and cry for each mother of a beautiful divine black child who has to put out a piece of the spirit of their beloved baby to try to keep them alive, "he said. she posted, captioned a photo of her daughter.
Halsey helps injured protesters
Halsey treated the wounds of a protester who had been shot by a rubber bullet by the police in Minneapolis, during demonstrations for social justice and against racism, following the death of George Floyd. The singer posted several videos of the demonstrations in Santa Monica on Monday, and warned against the officers' weapons.
do not underplay these rubber bullets bc you have been told they are “not lethal”. I had to bandage a man who looked like his entire face had exploded today. So before you say, from the comfort of your home, that we're exaggerating, please consider the injuries some have suffered
- h (@halsey) June 1, 2020“I was treating injuries that I am not qualified to treat. Do not take these rubber bullets lightly as you have been told that they are not fatal. I had to bandage a man who looked like his face had exploded. So before you say, from the comfort of your own home, that we are exaggerating, take into account the injuries suffered by some of us, ”she wrote.
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