3:18 PM PDT 7/7/2016 by Adelle Platon, Billboard Adelle Platon, Billboard
The singer projected dozens of victims’ names on a giant screen while onstage during her Glasgow show.
After posting a letter on her website in response to the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, recent tweets showed Beyonce asking the audience at her Glasgow show Thursday (July 7) on the Formation World Tour for a moment of silence for victims of police brutality.
The singer also projected dozens of victims’ names on a giant screen onstage, including 37-year-old Sterling and 32-year-old Castile, who were fatally shot by police officers in Baton Rouge, La., and Falcon Heights, Minn., respectively, this week.
“We are sick and tired of the killings of young men and women in our communities,” the singer wrote on Beyonce.com. “It is up to us to take a stand and demand that they ‘stop killing us.'”
She added, “While we pray for the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, we will also pray for an end to this plague of injustice in our communities.”
She also inserted links to contact local politicians and voice protests for both victims.
Beyonce just paused her Glasgow show for a moment of silence, displaying victims of police brutality #AltonSterling pic.twitter.com/REajdvlmUf
— Will (@TheAussieSide) July 7, 2016
Moment of Silence at @Beyonce’s #FormationWorldTour Glasgow show. #AltonSterling #PhilandoCastile pic.twitter.com/3QjzpX5Wk7
— Lauren. (@laurendotwilson) July 7, 2016
This story originally appeared on Billboard.com.
Source: Hollywood Reporter – Top Story
