After 27 hours of deliberating, on Friday a Minnesota jury handed down a not guilty verdict to Jeronimo Yanez, the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile in 2016. And of course Black celebs had a lot to say about this miscarriage of justice.
#PhilandoCastile: Celebrity Twitter Reactions To The Not Guilty Verdict was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
1. Another Day; Another Acquittal
After 27 hours of deliberating, on Friday a Minneapolis jury handed down a not guilty verdict to Jeronimo Yanez, the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile in 2016. And of course Black celebs had a lot to say about this miscarriage of justice.
2. Colin Kaepernick
My heart aches for Philando's family. pic.twitter.com/Qih4xHpqy0
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) June 16, 2017
3. Kerry Washington
Horrifying.
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) June 16, 2017
HORRIFYING. #BlackLivesMatter#WeMatter 🙏🏾 https://t.co/Op2UIWWYQ3
4. Jesse Williams
#PhilandoCastile #JeronimoYanez #Disgusting #PoliceKillAndTheMajorityApplaudsOrAvertsTheirGaze #BeingHorribleIsACulture #GuessTheCentury https://t.co/N6YP1TxV9H
— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) June 16, 2017
5. Joy Reid
If this doesn't break your heart... #PhilandoCastiile https://t.co/kGkcN3Cr2O
— Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid 😷) (@JoyAnnReid) June 17, 2017
6. Danielle Brooks
Every time you think of Poussey, think of a real Human Being. Shed a real tear. Get angry about a real death. #PhilandoCastile
— Danielle Brooks (@thedanieb) June 16, 2017
7. Jeffrey Wright
Caesar killed in a play & you protest! Cop kills #PhilandoCastile w/ impunity in front of a 4-yr-old girl & dead silence. #FreeLaura's mind.
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) June 17, 2017
8. Matt McGorry
From one of the kids that #PhilandoCastile worked with.
— Matt McGorry (@MattMcGorry) June 16, 2017
Devastated. Furious. Determined. #BlackLivesMatter#NoJusticeNoPeace pic.twitter.com/0SBOpy7W8u
9. Alicia Garza
#PhilandoCastile deserved better. We all do. May there be justice in our lifetimes for all of the families torn apart by police violence.
— Alicia Garza (@aliciagarza) June 16, 2017
10. Kumail Nanjiani
11. Angela Rye
What is the meaning of freedom denied? Injustice. #PhilandoCastile
— My Vice President is BLACK! (@angela_rye) June 16, 2017
12. Wendell Pierce
"How long will they kill our brothers while we stand around and look?" #PhilandoCastile
— Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) June 16, 2017
13. Anika Noni Rose
This country, my home, is breaking my fucking heart. #PhilandoCastile
— Anika Noni Rose (@AnikaNoniRose) June 16, 2017
14. Tracie Thoms
#PhilandoCastile. No charges for the cop who killed a man who had a license to carry & told him so. He did everything right and still died.
— Tracie Thoms (@traciethoms) June 16, 2017
15. Zendaya
"The system continues to fail black people and will continue to fail you all..." -Valerie… https://t.co/W4iH9kJmIc
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) June 17, 2017
16. Yvette Nicole Brown
I. Still. Can't. Breathe.
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) June 16, 2017
because
#BlackLivesDONTMatter