I stand for the support of #BlackLivesMatter and want to give this Statement of Solidarity following the words of the European HipHop Studies Network:
"We bear witness to the lives lost at the hands of police brutality, from Trayvon Martin, to George Floyd, from Sandra Bland to Brionna Taylor, Adama Traoré and so many others.
We condemn police brutality and racism and we call out the systems of racialised inequality that make it possible – ideological structures that value whiteness more highly than other skin colours, unequal access to and quality of citizenship rights, housing, policing, education, and healthcare.
We stand in solidarity with all who, on a daily basis, face blatant and subtle racism and discrimination in the US, in Europe and around the globe. Racial oppression may vary locally but it occurs globally.
We encourage Network members and followers to consult the website of the Black Lives Matter movement on how to combat institutionalised racism, on how to promote allyship and to foster solidarity."
Source: https://europeanhiphopstudiesnetwork.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/statement-of-solidartiy/ June 17, 2020