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Johnny Depp is making his voice heard amid global protests against systemic racism and police brutality.

The Pirates of the Caribbean actor posted a message to his Instagram on Thursday (June 4).

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“As the majority of American people, our global community and our extended family of humans helplessly watched a man die on television…I too, was exposed to the atrocity of blatant barbarism, ruthless cruelty and unmitigated lack of humanity. A handcuffed man, pleading for his life lay prone with the full weight of a man sworn to defend the peace on his neck. The victim of this heinous act of cowardice, George Floyd, told the officers that he could not breathe. As he called for his dead mother, how could our collective hearts not break as his face was ground and mashed firmly into the pavement by those sworn to protect him, and all of us? Justice, I desperately hope, will address the horror of Officer Chauvin’s nonchalance and indifference to his participation in the agony, suffering and ultimately the murder of our fellow traveler George Floyd in a grotesque illustration of the abuse of power!!!” he wrote.

“There is no way to make sense of what is senseless. There is no way to restore a life that has been taken. Just as there is no way to un-break a heart that is broken. What we can do is make a vow to ourselves that racism and the ignorance inherent in such judgmental ugliness that it gives birth to, is NO LONGER AN OPTION!!! THERE MUST BE A CHANGE!!! DEMAND IT!!!! My dear friend and brother, Killer Mike – (Run The Jewels), is a brilliant musician, artist, activist for social justice and the son of an Atlanta Policeman. He is also, one of the kindest, most caring and loving human beings that I’ve ever had the pleasure and honor to know!!! I beg everyone to listen to the remarks of this true statesman. True statesmen have never been so needed, and they’ve never been in such short supply. With All Love, JD.”

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Gayle King is opening up about her fears as a mother amid global protests against systemic racism and police brutality.

The 65-year-old broadcast journalist joined The Talk co-hosts on Thursday (June 4) to discuss her reporting of George Floyd‘s murder, which she cried about on-air while reporting.

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“It brings back memories of that day, because at the time we didn’t even know his name. We couldn’t even give him the dignity of his name. He was just a black man underneath the car. All we had seen was the knee on this neck and that was hard enough to see,” she explained.

“I start thinking about all kinds of things about that video. That’s what’s making me so emotional, that his last words were ‘Mom,’ ‘Mama.’ This is what’s getting me…it goes to the primal instinct that we all have, because your mother is your ultimate protector and his mother died two years ago. We didn’t know that at the time. When I got emotional, I didn’t know that. But we know that now.”

She went on to reflect on her own son, Will.

“My son is 33 years old, and I’m worried about him, saying, ‘Will, please don’t walk Scott [his dog], please don’t take him for long walks, everything is so volatile. He lives in the Santa Monica area, close to there, so he can hear the police choppers and he can hear the sounds of the city. And Santa Monica as you know is a very affluent town…but I’m worried about him walking his frickin’ dog…I worry for him being a black man, period.”

“I worry a lot about his safety. Welcome to being black in America. This is not new,” she added.

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Beyonce is reaching out to the world amid protests globally against systemic racism and police brutality following the murder of George Floyd.

The 38-year-old “Drunk in Love” singer addressed her followers on Instagram on Wednesday (June 4) and encouraged everyone to “remain focused” in the ongoing fight for racial equality.

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“The world came together for George Floyd. We know there is a long road ahead,” she wrote.

“Let’s remain aligned and focused in our call for real justice,” she continued.

If you didn’t know, the charge against officer Derek Chauvin has been increased, and the other three officers on the scene were charged.

This popular star recently sang one of Beyonce’s songs at one of the protests. Click here to watch!

Kanye West is helping out amid global protests denouncing police brutality and systemic racism.

The 42-year-old rapper has donated $2 million to date to the families and legal teams fighting for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, according to TMZ on Thursday (June 4).

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He has set up a 529 college savings fund to cover tuition of George‘s 6-year-old daughter Gianna, and a separate donation to cover legal costs for the families of Ahmaud and Breonna, according to the report.

He’s also donating to “several black-owned businesses in his hometown of Chicago and nationwide that have been in crisis and impacted by the unrest in the U.S.”

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George Floyd‘s autopsy has revealed that he had tested positive for Coronavirus.

The autopsy text reads (via TMZ), “positivity for 2019-nCoV can persist for weeks after the onset and resolution of clinical disease, the autopsy result most likely reflects asymptomatic but persistent PCR positivity from previous infection.” Meaning, George likely did not have symptoms, but the virus was still in his body after testing positive back in April.

George was killed by a white police officer, who has been charged with second degree murder. In addition, the three other officers who were present at the murder were also charged.

George had two autopsies after the first, done by the county, concluded he died of a heart attack. The second, independent autopsy concluded that it was “death from asphyxia.”

Steve McQueen is providing an update on his Small Axe series.

What originally was supposed to be an anthology TV series will now be five feature films, IndieWire reports.

The five movies will be titled Lovers Rock, Mangrove, Alex Wheatle, Education, and Red, White and Blue.

The five films of Small Axe tell “personal stories about London’s West Indian community from the late-1960’s to mid-1980’s. The title is derived from an African proverb, which has resonance throughout the Caribbean, ‘if you are the big tree, we are the small axe.’ This was made popular by Bob Marley and the Wailers with the song ‘Small Axe’ from the 1973 album ‘Burnin,’” according to BBC’s official synopsis.

Along with the change, Steve all announced that the movies will be dedicated to George Floyd after his tragic death.

“I dedicate these films to George Floyd and all the other black people that have been murdered, seen or unseen, because of who they are, in the US, UK and elsewhere,” Steve said in a statement. “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe. Black Lives Matter.”

Steve McQueen directed and co-wrote the Small Axe films, which don’t have release dates yet.

Barack Obama is addressing the ongoing protests in the fight against racial injustice.

The 58-year-old former president delivered a town hall message from his home in regards to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery and the nationwide protests in response to systemic racism and police brutality.

“Let me start by just acknowledging that we have seen. In the last several weeks, the last few months, the kinds of epic changes and events in our country that are as profound as anything I’ve seen in my lifetime,” Obama said. “To the families affected by violence: Please know that Michelle and I, and the nation, grieve with you, hold you in our prayers. We’re committed to the fight of creating a more just nation in the memory of your sons and daughters.”

“For those who have been talking about protest, just remember that this country was founded on protest — it is called the American Revolution,” Obama said. “Every step of progress in this country, every expansion of freedom, every expression of our deepest ideals have been won through efforts that made the status quo uncomfortable…And we should all be thankful for folks who are willing, in a peaceful, disciplined way, to be out there making a difference.”

Obama ended his address on a positive note, saying, “I want to speak directly to the young men and women of color in this country who have witnessed too much violence and too much death. I want you to know that you matter. I want you to know that your lives matter. That your dreams matter.”

Obama isn’t the only former president to speak out against racial injustice. You can read what President George W. Bush said here and what President Jimmy Carter said here.