The governor of Minnesota revealed on Sunday that he had received a phone call from the American rapper.
On Sunday, the governor of Minnesota said he had received a call from Jay-Z regarding the death of George Floyd. “I got a call last night from Jay-Z. Not that of the international artist, but of a dad, pointing out to me that justice must be done, ”Tim Walz told CBS Minnesota. “It was incredibly human… It was a daddy, a black man who was deeply hurt,” he detailed.
The American rapper then wrote a statement. “After our very serious conversation, thank you Governor Walz for doing the right thing and calling Attorney General Keith Ellison to take over the George Floyd case. Earlier today, Governor Walz mentioned having had a human conversation with me – a father and a suffering black man. Yes, I am a suffering man, father and black man and I am not the only one, ”he wrote.
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“Now, with a whole country in pain, I call on Prosecutor Ellison to do the right thing and prosecute all those responsible for the murder of George Floyd. This is only the first step. I am more determined to fight for justice than any fight my so-called oppressors may have, ”he continued before concluding:“ I ask every politician, prosecutor and officer in the country to have the courage to do what is right. Have the courage to look at us as humans, dads, brothers, sisters and mothers in pain ”.
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The statement comes two days after a video of Beyoncé posted on Instagram. “We cannot normalize this pain. We can no longer look elsewhere. There have been too many times that there have been no consequences for these unjust killings. George Floyd is part of our family because he’s an American citizen, ”the rapper’s wife said facing the camera.
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