Janelle Monáe leads protest against police brutality in Philadelphia

[Concerning VIolence]

Singer-songwriter and producer Janelle Monáe led a rally and march in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in Philadelphia on Wednesday. She was joined by rapper and Wondaland Records labelmate Jidenna, as she addressed the crowd of gathered protestors.

“They say a question lives forever, until it gets the answer it deserves,” Monáe said. “Won’t you say their names? Can we say their names right now? Can we speak their names, as long as we have breath in our bodies?”


The hashtag #SayHerName has been widely shared on social media as a way to amplify discussions around black women killed or sexually harassed by police in the US. Though the hashtag has been in use for several months, arising as an offshoot of #BlackLivesMatter, it recently gained traction following the death ofSandra Bland in police custody in Texas last month.

Before playing a gig later on Wednesday evening, Monáe and Jidenna led chants of the names of black women and men who have died either in police custody or during altercations with the police. Monáe led the crowd in singing an energetic version of the chorus of Hell You Talmbout, a bonus track from her 2013 album The Electric Lady.



Janelle Monáe leads protest against police brutality in Philadelphia

 

[Standing on business]

so then this does prove that the BLM mmovement is led by lesbians



shes been pro black way before this hashtag stuff

 

[Arcavian]

 

[Prynce]

Marching without boycotting is meaningless

 

[Kenny West]

Marching without boycotting is meaningless

It's kinda pissing me off that theres so little boycotts organized as opposed to marches. Ratio gotta be down to like 1000: 1. Was the last serious one attempted the black friday one last year? After all the bs that happened in 2015 .

 

[Prynce]

It's kinda pissing me off that theres so little boycotts organized as opposed to marches. Ratio gotta be down to like 1000: 1. Was the last serious one attempted the black friday one last year? After all the bs that happened in 2015 .

It's sad people think the civil rights movement was successful because of marching

Economics is the only way to get what you want

 

[Lana del Rey]

I think that's awesome of her...

 

[I_Got_Da_Burna]

Is that Tyrone next to her?

 

[Knuckles Red]

On one hand I think this is great, I mean its wonderful to see celebs use their "star power" to bring attention to important topics such as this. But on the other hand...I get the feeling that this is more about attention seeking. Especially with that dude to the right of her with that "good hair."

 

[Concerning VIolence]

On one hand I think this is great, I mean its wonderful to see celebs use their "star power" to bring attention to important topics such as this. But on the other hand...I get the feeling that this is more about attention seeking. Especially with that dude to the right of her with that "good hair."

Maybe for him, but Janelle is pro-black, there's no attention-seeking. You obviously don't know anything about her.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

What legislation is she proposing?

 

[DrX]

how is marching to stop cacs from killing us again?

our ppl were braver....during the red summer 100 years ago...the men in the community got their heat and tooled up with cacs

now we got this BLM movement that was funded by George soros and a bunch of dikes...all this is, is a pacifist movement to keep nikkas docile and forgiven

 

[calixprynce]

Maybe for him, but Janelle is pro-black, there's no attention-seeking. You obviously don't know anything about her.

He's a cac .

 

[calixprynce]

how is marching to stop cacs from killing us again?

The thing is , if MJ , Drake , or mf Jay Z dont call for a boycott , it wont be a boycott. The youngsters the ones spendin all the dough stuntin

 

[Concerning VIolence]

What legislation is she proposing?

how is marching to stop cacs from killing us again?

our ppl were braver....during the red summer 100 years ago...the men in the community got their heat and tooled up with cacs

now we got this BLM movement that was funded by George soros and a bunch of dikes...all this is, is a pacifist movement to keep nikkas docile and forgiven

She went to DC apparently.

Haven't heard anyone going to DC in front of the dept of justice.