As part of our “Why I Protest” series, LaurenJauregui, shares why it matters to stand in solidarity with the Black community.
Thousands of people have taken the streets, from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to Miami, and beyond, to protest against racial injustice and police brutality in the U.S. The national outrage is in response to the death of George Floyd and other black citizens who have died in the hands of police.walked the streets in Downtown Miami to demand justice and police accountability.
“I think it would be irresponsible of me to not lend my voice to this movement in the name of all of the Afro-Latinx people of the world that are the backbone of most of our beautiful cultures all across South America and the Caribbean,” Jauregui exclusively tells“Why I Protest” series, Jauregui, known for hits such as “Expectations” and the Tainy-assisted “Lento,” shares why it matters, more than ever, to stand in solidarity with the black community, and encourages other Latinos to join the...
I left about 30 minutes before the police began to tear gas and shoot rubber bullets at protestors because as we were rounding back out to where the protest had begun, I noticed the way the police were herding everyone and beginning to show up in heavier gear than the earlier cops. I was with my younger sister and responsible for her and her friends so I listened to my intuition and left. That night, an 8 p.m. curfew was instated. I did not witness not one act of violence.
We are a segregated people in the Latinx community and I quite often find my more white-passing Latinx people are quick to side with the oppressive, racist mentality that is perpetuated by US propaganda. I think it would be irresponsible of me to not lend my voice to this movement in the name of all of the Afro-Latinx people of the world that are the backbone of most of our beautiful cultures all across South America and the Caribbean.
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