*Wait, who said activism in entertainment was dead? All you gotta do is look at what’s going on with Jay-Z, Meek Mill and others over at Roc Nation regarding Ahmaud Arbery.
Those artists and others are publicly being vocal about demanding justice for the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery. They’re demanding a speedy trial and conviction of his killers.
Jigga, Meek and other Roc Nation artists, along with Alicia Keys and Yo Gotti, have signed an open letter they’re releasing this weekend, according to TMZ, which is made out to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Georgia AG Christopher Darr and local District Attorney Tom Durden.
Here’s their bottom line:Â Put Gregory and Travis McMichael on trial ASAP (but fairly) so that felony convictions can fall on them. That’s not all. They want William Bryan, the man who videoed the incident, arrested and tried as an accomplice, too.
“By now, we’ve all seen the crime’s disturbing video, so the facts here are not in doubt: He was unarmed and innocent and the victim of a hate crime,” the open letter says. “Which is why we call upon you today, as official leaders of the Great State of Georgia, and with the entire world watching, to ensure that a fair trial is conducted, as that can only lead to the appropriate felony convictions of both McMichaels. We also implore you to charge William Bryan as an armed accomplice to the crime.”
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They add that D.A. Durden must recuse himself from the case because of a conflict of interest — namely, the elder McMichaels is a former cop and they know each other.
Jigga and crew do acknowledge that the first step necessary for healing was the arrest of both McMichaels.
“We truly appreciate that you have arrested and charged these men with Ahmaud’s murder, and are hopeful that a trial and conviction will show that, in the state that gave us Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and has been the site of the best and worst of the Civil Rights movement, Dr. King’s words do ring true: ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.'”
There’s one other item they’re asking for and it’s very important. They’re insisting on a special prosecutor being assigned in the case which they want done with urgency.
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