Stevie Wonder On Breonna Taylor Case: “You Say You Believe That ‘All Lives Matter,” I Say I Don’t Believe The F*ck You Do”
Just hours before the grand jury failed to indict three officers on any charges directly related to Breonna Taylor’s death, legendary singer Stevie Wonder uploaded a seven-minute video statement, paying tribute to the Black EMT who was killed by police in her own home in March. Titled “The Universe Is Watching Us,” Wonder runs through a list of concerns, from the active efforts of the administration to delegitimize mail-in voting, agitators co-opting protest moments, and the system’s devaluation of Black life, MIC reports.
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“Truth: Mail-in voting is, and has always been, safe. The current president uses the system. Truth: Black and brown people want safety just like everybody else. Truth: You better believe people have come to our communities, co-opted our cause, incited violence. The community knows it, even if you don’t and won’t report it. Truth: No amount of money has ever brought a life back. Ask yourself: Why so long for Breonna Taylor?”
Wonder also took an aim at “All Lives Matter” detractors of the protest movement: “You say you’re sick and tired of us protesting. I say, not tired enough to make a change. You say just you hold on. I say no way, ‘cause we can’t put it in the hands of fate,” Wonder says. “You say you believe that ‘all lives matter.’ I say I don’t believe the fuck you do.” Wonder then becomes visibly choked up by the end of the video statement, honoring two prominent figures: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and John Lewis while encouraging viewers to vote in November.
Stevie Wonder is just one of many celebrities who have used their platforms to bring attention to Breonna Taylor’s case as well as other major issues including police brutality, racism, and social injustice.
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The Universe Is Watching Us — Stevie Wonder In His Feelings. pic.twitter.com/AiHChHUHLy
— Stevie Wonder (@StevieWonder) September 23, 2020
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