Jay-Z Pens Letter Urging Fans to Fight For Social Justice
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Jay-Z has published an essay addressing the importance of social justice titled "This Is Our Power."
Written for The Hollywood Reporter, the essay begins with Jay-Z writing about Kalief Browder, the young black man who was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit and served at Rikers Island for three years.
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"The post-traumatic stress disorder he came out with led him to suicide two years ago, but not before he had the chance to talk about what happened to him," Jay-Z writes. "...He's just one example in a system that is broken. We need to be the ones who fix it."
The rapper and entrepreneur then talks about the documentary series he made on Browder, Time: The Kalief Browder Story, and the importance of demanding change from the people we put into office.
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"But social justice isn't a political issue. It's a human issue. It's a story of empathy. When we are able to identify that we are all not perfect and have compassion for someone else, we can move forward as a society," Jay-Z concludes. "Look around at what's happening in your town and your city right now. Think small, and you can do much bigger things."
Source: HollywoodReporter.com
