Global star Beyoncé demanded "justice" for George Floyd, the American who spent the city of Minneapolis during his police arrest, calling for participation in a petition that collected more than seven million signatures.
"We want justice for George Floyd," the singer said in a 50-second video recording, posted on her Instagram account, which has 147 million followers. We all witnessed his death in broad daylight. "We are broken and disgusted."
The 38-year-old singer confirmed: “We cannot turn a blind eye to what is happening. George is a member of our family, because he is American. We have witnessed many of these violent crimes without any consequences. ”
Beyonce has put on her Instagram page a link referring to her official website on which she posted a picture of George Floyd with the tag "We Was Breath" (we cannot breathe), referring to the last words Floyd uttered when he begged the policeman who was treading his knee on his neck In order to leave him room to breathe.
The petition, published on the "Change.org" site to demand justice for Floyd, which Beyonce invited his followers to participate in, collected more than seven million signatures, thus becoming the petition that garnered the largest number of signatures in the history of the site. The petition also received support from other stars, including Ariana Grande and Cardi P.
Other American stars raised their voices to condemn the circumstances of George Floyd's death.
"In the last days, I felt that I was no longer able to endure the amount of despair, anger, and sadness that I felt," Rihanna wrote, in a message posted on her Instagram account with a picture of George Floyd. "Derek Chauven lives in me!", She added, referring to the policeman accused of manslaughter in the case.
Rihanna:
"In the last days, I felt that I could no longer tolerate the amount of despair."
Beyonce:
“We all witnessed his death in broad daylight. We are shattered »