Beyoncé and Jay Z embraced their political passions as they joined protesters standing up against the death of Trayvon Martin.
The musical power couple attended a rally in New York City on Saturday to speak out against the Stand Your Ground laws that led to George Zimmerman being acquitted for the murder of African-American 17-year-old last week.
They joined forces with activist and MSNBC host Al Sharpton, who introduced them as ‘two of the baddest artists of all time’ to the huge gathering.
They joined forces with activist and MSNBC host Al Sharpton, who introduced them as ‘two of the baddest artists of all time’ to the huge gathering.
‘Jay Z and Beyoncé said they didn’t want to speak and they didn’t come for a photo op,’ Sharpton continued, reported the Huffington Post. ‘Beyoncé put a beautiful message up on Instagram. Let me tell you, that before a lot of you were down, Jay Z always supported us.
‘Jay Z told me, “I’m a father. Beyoncé is a mother.” We all feel the pain and apprehension – the laws must protect everybody, or it doesn’t protect anybody. We do not come from hate, we come from love of children.’
‘Jay Z told me, “I’m a father. Beyoncé is a mother.” We all feel the pain and apprehension – the laws must protect everybody, or it doesn’t protect anybody. We do not come from hate, we come from love of children.’
Their presence came a day after Beyoncé tweeted, ‘#actnow4Trayvon,’ to her 10 million Twitter followers, along with details of how to join the protest and log onto Move.org to sign a petition.
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