A powerful new campaign is bringing together some of the biggest names in Hollywood to join the fight against police brutality and mass violence.
In a gripping video montage created by MicMedia, over 20 celebrity influencers run down a list of 23 ways you can lose your life just for simply being Black in America. Among those featured in the video are Beyoncé, Chris Rock, Rihanna, Janelle Monae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Taraji P. Henson, Pharrell, Rosario Dawson, Swizz Beatz, Zoe Kravitz, Kevin Hart, Pink, Common, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah, Taleb Kweli, Jada Pinkett Smith, Maxwell, Chance The Rapper, Jennifer Hudson, A$AP Rocky, Van Jones, Lenny Kravitz and Bono. Alicia Keys closes out the visual by encouraging the public to demand that President Obama and Congress take action and put laws in place to end systemic racism in America.
Watch the full video below.
We joined with @aliciakeys, @Beyonce & more to shed light on #23Ways you could be killed if you're black in America:https://t.co/LO5ujy3jw3
— Mic (@mic) July 13, 2016
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