Following the unlawful killing of George Floyd and the consequent nationwide protests, gospel singers Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond plan to bring healing for their Verzuz battle on Sunday, May 31.
Bishop T.D. Jakes will open with a few words before the battle begins at 5 p.m. ET, according to the Verzuz TV Instagram account.
Singing in the background of the announcement was 12-year-old sensation Keedron Bryant, who voiced his will and right to live as a young black man in America with a beautiful acapella rendition of his original song, "I Just Want to Live," which garnered the attention from Katy Perry, LeBron James and Franklin. "I'm a young black man/ Doing all that I can/ To stand, oh but when I look around/ And I see what's being done
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