Run The Jewels on George Floyd protests: “It feels like nobody gives a shit when you’re black”

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"We have some action to do now. Giving a shit is the first phase: now let’s progress it.” Run The Jewels‘ Killer Mike and El-P have given a new interview in which they discuss the ongoing worldwide protests against police brutality, sparked by the death of George Floyd.

Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, died on May 25 after being apprehended by a white police officer. Officer Derek Chauvin has since been sacked and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

Speaking to The Guardian on the subject of rioting, Mike said: “It feels like nobody gives a shit when you’re black. That’s why you burn down your own community, not because you want to burn down your own community, but because you feel like nobody gives a shit.” He