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Adele Urges Fans to Be ‘Angered but Focused’ Following George Floyd’s Death

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02.06.2020 - 03:15

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Adele made a rare social media post on Monday to share her thoughts on the death of George Floyd. The 46-year-old Minneapolis man died after a police officer held him down by the neck with his knee for more than seven minutes on May 25.“George Floyd’s murder has sent shockwaves around the world, there are countless others that haven’t,” the 32-year-old musician wrote alongside a photo of Floyd on Instagram. “Protests and marches are happening all over the globe simultaneously and only gaining momentum.

So be righteously angered but be focused! Keep listening, keep asking and keep learning!”“It’s important we don’t get disheartened, hijacked or manipulated right now,” Adele continued. “This is about systematic racism, this is about police

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