John Legend, Natalie Portman, Lizzo and more stars have signed an open letter in support of defunding the police and using the money to increase spending in education, health care and programs for black communities.The letter is in conjunction with the Black Lives Matter movement and Blackout Tuesday, which centered on the music business stopping business for a day, on Tuesday, June 2, to show solidarity amid racial injustices in the U.S.The “open demand” letter, which was created by Movement 4 Black Lives, a coalition of more than 100 organizations representing black communities, hopes to fight systematic racism and change the narrative across the country.
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