On Monday, June first, Country singer Darius Rucker took to social media to speak out against George Floyd’s unlawful death, and the protests for justice across the country this week.
The emotional Instagram posts begins with “I have been sitting here trying to figure out what I wanted to say,”
“2020 has already been heartbreaking. Now, here we are having to again face the truth of racism and the pain and frustration of the African American community,” he wrote. “As an American, a father, a son, a brother, a singer, a man… I have faced racism my whole life, from kindergarten to the life I live today. Racism is not a born thing; it is a taught thing. It is not a strong belief; it is a weak belief. It is not a financial issue; it is a hatred issue.”
“Over the course of my life, I guess I had just put it down to ‘that’s just the way it is.’ No, I know I had,” he continued. “It is no longer alright for me to perpetuate the myth that things are okay. I have kids whom I love and cherish, and to watch them go through this, to feel their anguish and anger trying to deal with this is heartbreaking for me. The question that keeps coming up is ‘will it ever change?’ And my answer now has to be ‘YES.'”
“I really hope that we get better as a nation,” he concluded. “My request to you guys is to search your heart on behalf of all of us, and root out any fear, hate or division you have inside of you. We need to come together.”
See Rucker’s full post below.
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