Chance the Rapper: Celebrities & Athletes Have a "Responsibility" to Shed Light on Injustice
“it is the responsibility of all media outlets to correctly label all killings by 1st responders as what they are: Murders”
Never one to hold his tongue (or, typing fingers), Chance the Rapper took to Twitter today to get a few things off his chest. First, he announced that he would not be at a forthcoming ESPN forum for celebrities and athletes, revealing “misreporting” on the part of media outlets. Second, he sent out the following barrage about recent socio-political occurrences and celebrities’ social justice duties:
@espn it is the responsibility of our court systems to fully represent & work for The People in all cases of Murder
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
@espn it is the responsibility of all media outlets to correctly label all killings by 1st responders as what they are: Murders.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
@espn it is the responsibility of all first responders to deescalate unlawful situations and restore peace without committing murder.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
@espn and it is the responsibility of athletes and celebrities to say all that out loud whether at a forum, on twitter or at work.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) August 23, 2016
He also clarified the misunderstanding regarding the ESPN situation tweeting: ” have no issues wit ESPN neither one of us seem to know who sent out a press release saying I’d be at that forum.” Recently, Chance has also spoke on past drug addictions and offered thoughts on being an independent artist.
