Niall Horan speaks out amid Black Lives Matter protests
Irish artist Niall Horan has spoken out amid the Black Lives Matter protests.
He's asking his followers to stay safe and look out for each other.
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Just last night, Niall tweeted, 'Let’s protest safely people. look out for each other.'
'It’s time to really educate the younger generations that there should not be hatred based on the colour of the next persons skin.'
'Only love.I go to bed tonight thinking of all my friends in America and hope they are safe'
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— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) June 1, 2020
In another tweet today, Niall told his followers about a recent encounter he had with his neighbour, a young black man.
He said, 'we had the most amazing conversation about what’s going on in the world.'
'He himself grew up in an area where racism was rampant, had many sad dealings with brutal law enforcement.'
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— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) June 2, 2020
The Irish singer continued, 'But his attitude is one that I had goosebumps listening to.'
'He said he always tries to look forward, he wants to educate people, he doesn’t want people rioting in the streets for him.'
'He wants people to protest peacefully and as I said ‘educate people’. Protest safely for our friends,' Niall finished.
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) June 2, 2020
George Floyd
The hundreds of protests across America were sparked by the death of George Floyd.
Mr. Floyd died on 25th May after Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for over eight minutes.
He was repeatedly heard by bystanders telling officers he couldn't breathe.
Niall has been very vocal online following the incident.
He tweeted, 'Racism has been rampant for hundreds of years, it’s just that in this century people have camera phones to video it.'
'It’s absolutely disgusting that you get mistreated because of the colour of your skin.'
'You would think that those that are there to protect us, would protect.'
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— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) May 29, 2020
To learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement and how you can support and educate yourself, click here.
