Just one day after #AltonSterling died at the hands of police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, #PhilandoCastile suffered the some fate in St.Paul, Minnesota, making him the 589th person to be killed in the U.S. this year by law enforcement.
The shock, anger, and frustration usually felt by communities and celebrities nationwide after such a tragedy occurs was all the more magnified and multiplied when the proximity of, and similarities between, the two incidences were considered, and many took to social media to voice their thoughts in ways that suddenly felt repetitive, redundant and ineffective.
Drake, Jesse Williams, T.I. and more react to shooting death of Alton Sterling
Questlove
Chance the Rapper
Game
John Legend
Chris Brown (NSFW)
Fabolous
T.I.
Dev Hynes/Blood Orange
Ja Rule
Issa Rae starts scholarship fund for Alton Sterling’s children
Larry Wilmore
Talib Kweli
Ty Dolla $ign
Zendaya
Ne-Yo**
Peter Rosenberg
Hillary Clinton
Justin Timberlake
Jessie J
Missy Elliott
Diggy Simmons
Roland Martin
DJ Skee
Homeless man’s 911 call led police to Alton Sterling