Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, and more call for action in wake of George Floyd’s death. Celebrities across the entertainment industry are sharing their outrage and sorrow at the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes. As protests spread across the country this week, many stars expressed solidarity with the protestors and the Black Lives Matter movement and called for the officers involved in Floyd’s death to be charged with murder. Many celebrities also shared the petition and other resources for citizens to demand action, including organizations to donate to during this time. On Friday, calls to donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, a nonprofit helping to bail out Minnesota protestors, spread across social media, with many stars taking part and making donations of their own. On Friday, the officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck, Derek Chauvin, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and third-degree murder after being fired from the Minneapolis Police Department on Tuesday, along with the other officers who were present at the time of Floyd’s death. However, protests continued across the country into the weekend, reflecting the long history of racial injustice that has permeated the U.S. for centuries.
