After the horrific death of Minnesota resident George Floyd on Monday night, protests broke out in Minneapolis following the video going viral across social platforms. The video showed police officer Derek Chauvin pinning his knee against George’s neck as he shouted that he couldn’t breathe, begging for his life.
Since the protests began, numerous arrests have been made as cops threw tear gas and shot rubber bullets at protestors. This sparked interest in the Minnesota Freedom Fund, a non-profit dedicated to bailing out low-income individuals.
Once links for the fund began to circulate on Twitter, many celebrities tweeted that they have donated, including Steve Carell and Seth Rogen.
Matched https://t.co/bmeP30vGX4
— Steve Carell (@SteveCarell) May 28, 2020
Other celebrities are also using their platform to shed light on the incessant police brutality issue targeting African Americans, including Ice Cube. View below for the tweet, and other relevant tweets sharing what is happening in Minneapolis, and across the country, right now.
Most kids are taught that Monsters are fake, but some kids know that Monsters are real… pic.twitter.com/17FLDeWtlm
— Ice Cube (@icecube) May 27, 2020
Police precinct set on fire on the third day of demonstrations as the so-called Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul seethed over the shocking police killing of a handcuffed black man
Full story: https://t.co/yHUQtOUGHp
📸 Kerem Yucel pic.twitter.com/PRc8OM8rpR
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 29, 2020
Police officials claim they made the arrest of the CNN crew because the reporters allegedly did not move when asked to. Live footage, however, shows Omar Jimenez, a reporter for CNN who is black, politely telling police officers that they were complying https://t.co/j5hEJONJmP pic.twitter.com/JWOi6CEgIO
— TIME (@TIME) May 29, 2020
BREAKING: Tensions running high in Union Square as NYPD takes some protestors into custody during rally for George Floyd. @PIX11News #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/dEP3pqUVrH
— Cristian Benavides (@cbenavidesTV) May 28, 2020