Led by Alicia Keys, 23 stars appear in racial justice video
Singer Alicia Keys performs May 23 at the Italian State RAI TV program “Che Tempo che Fa” in Milan, Italy.
Rihanna arrives at the Billboard Music Awards May 22 in Las Vegas.
NEW YORK (AP) – Alicia Keys and a host of other stars, including Beyonce, Bono, Rihanna, Taraji P. Henson and Chris Rock, appeared in a powerful video released Wednesday that describes “23 ways you could be killed if you are black in America.”
The video made the social media rounds after its release on Mic.com, spawning its own hashtag, 23Ways, and thousands of shares and comments. In black and white, it juxtaposes 23 artists with photos of 23 black victims of violence, with each star noting the acts that led to their deaths, mainly after interactions with police.
Many of the deaths led to intense anger and frustration among African-Americans and kicked off protests that led to the Black Lives Matter movement.