Cardi B, Ciara, and Diddy called for a change to the U.S. justice system on Tuesday after Minneapolis man George Floyd died after being arrested by white police officers.
Footage from the Monday incident, during which the unarmed black man can be heard saying he was struggling to breathe as a police officer held him down with a knee on his neck, has outraged thousands online and led to the dismissals of the four cops involved.
Numerous stars took to social media to react to Floyd’s death, which occurred in hospital shortly after the arrest, and note the similarities between other instances of police brutality, particularly the death of Eric Garner in 2014. “My heart can’t take it, seeing what’s happened to #GeorgeFloyd,” Ciara penned.
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