"This is about systematic racism, this is about police violence and it’s about inequality" Adele has spoken out about the death of George Floyd, saying that racism is “alive and well everywhere”.
Floyd, 46, died in Minneapolis last week (May 25) following an altercation with police officers. Floyd, who was African American, was killed when a white police officer appeared to kneel on his neck as he lay on the ground during an arrest.
Officer Derek Chauvin has since been sacked and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. In the wake of Floyd’s death protests have erupted across the US and all over the world, while a large number of well-known artists have expressed their outrage over Floyd’s death.
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