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George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody Monday night, leading to protests in the city and international social media fundraising drives—here’s where you can donate.
A number of American and international dance music artists are encouraging donations following George Floyd’s death.
George Floyd, aged 46, was killed in Minneapolis police custody Monday night after he was violently arrested. Video of the arrest, which shows white police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for at least eight minutes as he says, “I cannot breathe,” was uploaded to Facebook on Tuesday and caused local and international outrage as it was shared across social media. The four officers involved in the arrest were fired, and none have been arrested or charged for Floyd’s death (Update: Former officer Chauvin was arrested on Friday morning local time). The FBI is now investigating Floyd’s death.
Thousands of protestors have turned out for two nights of demonstrations in Minneapolis calling for justice for Floyd and an end to police brutality. Many protestors have been arrested, and a reported five were shot—one fatally (the shooter has been arrested).
Across social media, people are encouraging others to match their donations to help George Floyd’s family, the protestors and local groups that help the black community. Artists including AceMo, Kush Jones, Archangel, Scratcha DVA, Dee Diggs, Ash Lauryn, Mike Servito, Ilana Byrne, 8ULENTINA, Ben UFO, FAUZIA, Anz, Shy One, Loraine James, DEBONAIR and more have been using their platforms to urge more people to donate, sign relevant petitions and challenge police brutality and systemic racism.
Donation matched! Who gonna match me? Let’s keep it going. https://t.co/nfgs98ObFx pic.twitter.com/a4bTOYs5dZ— KUSH JONES (JBW) (@kush_jones_) May 28, 2020 Here’s where you can donate and sign.
• Official George Floyd Memorial Fund • Minnesota Freedom Fund (Pays bail for arrested protestors)
• #JusticeForFloyd (Petition by Color Of Change)
• Black Visions Collective (Black, queer and trans-led Minnesota organization that aims to connect communities and dismantle systems of oppression)
• Reclaim The Block (Minneapolis coalition calling for investment in black communities and divestment from policing)
• MPD150 (Minneapolis initiative working towards a police-free city) • Black Lives MatterGeorge Floyd grew up in Houston, where he was a member of hip-hop collective Screwed Up Click, led by the late DJ Screw, in the ’90s. He was known as “Big Floyd” and featured on some of DJ Screw’s tracks. Floyd was also a member of Houston group Presidential Playas and appeared on their 2000 album Block Party.
Listen to Floyd freestyle on DJ Screw’s “Sittin On Top Of The World,” and find more of Floyd’s tracks via Billboard.
Here are more artists participating in the fundraising-matching drive.
Meeee anyone else wanna match this? https://t.co/xvXNMgCxUE— ✨ARCHANGEL✨ (@archangelshalo) May 28, 2020 smash that match https://t.co/yWgP5wdsea https://t.co/7yn3mWG5g7 pic.twitter.com/2JhtqUCs3g— Ꭺ Ꮯ Ꭼ Ꮇ Ꮎ (@AceM0) May 28, 2020 Matched. Whos gon match? I wna c allies 2day!https://t.co/XAvf56xDYn https://t.co/8GLWrnmyZK pic.twitter.com/Wj6JqbIYvM— Scratchclart (@ScratchaDVA) May 29, 2020 donekeep it going >>https://t.co/mWuRTdWX3X https://t.co/ifq9qgRCWD— Ben UFO (@BenUFO) May 28, 2020 Matched!! Whomst will match my donation to the Minnesota Freedom Fund? https://t.co/Eh3BNkOFHq pic.twitter.com/4MfzI5E1J8— MIZZ DEE DIGGS (@deeediggity) May 28, 2020 if you have anything to spare, donate to the minnesota freedom fund to help bail out protesters: https://t.co/Sr533jOHFV— FAUZIA (@itsFAUZIA) May 28, 2020 Donation matched! lets keep this going, match this donation! https://t.co/FXN26XRbfg https://t.co/jWMNmpzlwH pic.twitter.com/JBDpTPaCbS— 8ULENTINA (@8ULENTINA) May 28, 2020 who matching who? I got receipts. let’s give to the @MNFreedomFund. any donations go along way. and this is far from over pic.twitter.com/L5PmFOhcGG— Mike Servito (@mikeservito) May 28, 2020 — anz (again) (@yunganz_) May 29, 2020 please give. match if you are able, give what you can if you aren’t. please retweet. donate here: https://t.co/TVggg6Wbsd pic.twitter.com/6v6EREfEti— ilana (@ilanabryne) May 28, 2020 Matched https://t.co/eJSZ7OsqcY https://t.co/f3ivj71wtz pic.twitter.com/a5GD2Drkkv— Shy One (@ShyOneBeats) May 29, 2020 Matchedhttps://t.co/ffbKg0MrYj pic.twitter.com/XwyL1fbZA1— Loraine James (@LoJamMusic) May 29, 2020 “The Minnesota Freedom Fund pays criminal bail and immigration bond for those who cannot afford to as we seek to end discriminatory, coercive, and oppressive jailing.” — match me if you are able to https://t.co/hRf8U0gjTD @MNFreedomFund #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd https://t.co/4PeCpuDNQ3 pic.twitter.com/kjGqMfQ8q2— DEBONAIR (@RadioDEBONAIR) May 29, 2020 Did we miss a relevant petition or organization in this story? Please let us know at [email protected] so we can include it.