Michael B. Jordan, Halsey, Jamie Foxx attend Black Lives Matter protests

People across the U.S. and Canada came out this past weekend as Black Lives Matter protests swept the streets in response to the murder of Minneapolis man George Floyd at the hands of police on May 25. Among the protesters were numbers of notable celebrities, from Michael B. Jordan and Ariana Grande to Jaime Fox, Nick Cannon, Halsey and John Cusack.In the city of Minneapolis, Foxx attended a rally and spoke directly to cameras. “This is the toughest time when things like this happen,” he said during a press conference. “All I wanted to do was let you know that we’re not afraid to stand… we’re not afraid of the moment… All we’re trying to do is ask questions of why.”"I'm not a celebrity—I'm from Terrell, Texas; these are my brothers," he said. "This means everything because at the end of the day, when we see you guys out here on the frontlines, we want to let you know you got support." Foxx’s Just Mercy costar, Michael B Jordan, also joined in with protests in Los Angles. Cameras snapped him in Beverly Hills on May 30, the same day he shared a passionate post about black perception on Instagram. Sharing a photo of himself with the Public Enemy logo, he wrote: “Many people see this logo and think it’s a cop, but it’s really a black man. This logo by Chuck D represents the target on black folks backs. If you saw the logo differently, think differently: This country was built on the backs of our ancestors — backs that had a target the entire time and this month is no different with more black lives caught in the crosshairs."He continued, "Too many look at us as public enemies, only some see us as humans, and yet we need to be superhuman just to survive. We must strategize, organize, and train ourselves as we demand more. One arrest isn’t enough. This is just the beginning.”[video_embed id='1968906']RELATED: Thousands of protesters in Montreal and Toronto calling for justice for George Floyd [/video_embed]Meanwhile, Halsey described the harrowing experience she and ex-boyfriend, rapper Yungblood, had at the L.A. protest when rubber bullets and teargas were fired into the crowd. The singer took to Twitter to share images and videos of police taking violent action on people she says were there in peace. “Do not underplay these rubber bullets bc you have been told they are ‘not lethal,’" she wrote in one post. “I had to bandage a man who looked like his entire face had exploded today. So before you say, from the comfort of your home, that we’re exaggerating, please consider the injuries some have suffered.”

I dont know how to articulate the horrors of today. NG + officers firing rounds into kneeling crowds. We dont have enough medics on the ground on our side. I was treating injuries I am not qualified to. So much blood spilled. If you have med training pls go + standby outskirts.

— h (@halsey) June 1, 2020

Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, model Emily Ratajkowski and actress Paris Jackson also hit the streets in Los Angeles to join the masses. Insecure actor Kendrick Sampson revealed that he was hit by rubber bullets while out demonstrating, saying on Twitter that the person who shot at him targeted him directly, adding, "I actually got hit 7 times with rubber bullets and many with batons. My boy has stitches." Meanwhile, Ellen Page showed up to a protest held in New York.The Masked Singer host Nick Cannon, joined Jamie Foxx in Minneapolis wearing a sweater featuring the phrase "PLEASE I CAN'T BREATH"—the words George Floyd said as the police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee—and held up a poster with Floyd's face on it.

 

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“Because I’m at a dis ease, dis advantage, dismantled, disability, of your white knees killing me, been on our neck for centuries, knees or trees, either way you still lynching me! And What did we ever do to you except for build and make America Great Initially!” Cannon also wrote in what became a series of Instagram posts over the weekend. “...so f--- your vaccines and masks, you gonna worry about these hands tomorrow cuz you can’t sanitize the past. You may have took my last breath. But you’ll never colonize my Spirit, Standing there watching while I die .... I can’t breathe and you still can’t hear it!”Black Lives Matter protests have organized across the U.S. and Canada in response to the culmination of several recent racially-charged injustices including the senseless murder of Ahmaud Arbery by two white men, the video of Amy Cooper calling police on black birdwatcher Christian Cooper, the death of black woman Regis Korchinski-Paquet while police were in her Toronto home and George Floyd’s murder. According to BBC News, curfews have now been imposed in nearly 40 U.S. cities, and The National Guard has activated 5,000 forces to 15 states and to Washington DC.[video_embed id='1966986']BEFORE YOU GO: Tyrone Edwards shares why he can no longer remain silent about racism [/video_embed]