Prince’s estate Instagrams his handwritten note about racial intolerance on his 62nd birthday

If you thought that the untimely and tragic passing of legendary musician Prince in 2016 was the last you’d ever hear from him, well fam, we are delighted to inform you that you thought wrong. Over the weekend, Prince’s estate posted a note in the artist’s handwriting to the official Prince Instagram account, stating that this was kept in his personal archives.The timely and relevant message contained in the brief handwritten missive is one of recognizing the intolerance of racism and sexism.“Nothing more ugly in the whole wide world than INTOLERANCE (between) Black, white, red, yellow, boy or girl. INTOLERANCE,” the late singer wrote.

 

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Prince dedicated his life to speaking out against injustice, advocating for black excellence, and spreading the message of "Love 4 One Another." In this note that he kept in his personal archives, he wrote a message that still resonates today. "Nothing more ugly in the whole wide world than INTOLERANCE (between) Black, white, red, yellow, boy or girl. INTOLERANCE." #Love4OneAnother #Prince

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In the caption for the post, the estate wrote, “Prince dedicated his life to speaking out against injustice, advocating for Black excellence, and spreading the message of 'Love 4 One Another.' In this note that he kept in his personal archives, he wrote a message that still resonates today.”

The note, which was posted on Sunday, June 7^th, almost marks what would have been the ‘When Doves Cry’ singer’s 62^nd birthday. Prince died in April of 2016 after an accidental overdose.

The estate also took to the official Prince Instagram account to post the music video for Prince's song ‘Baltimore,’ which he wrote in 2015 after a young Black man named Freddie Gray died while in the custody of Baltimore police. The video echoes much of the footage we are seeing today on the streets of America (and the world) after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police: we see Black Lives Matter protests, as well as tributes to other members of the Black community who have needlessly died as a result of police brutality in America.

 

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“The system is broken. It’s going to take the young people to fix it this time. We need new ideas, new life.” Prince wrote "Baltimore" in 2015 following the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of police, in support of Black Lives Matter. Link to video in bio. #nojusticenopeace #blacklivesmatter

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