He’s an Academy Award-winning actor who says he ‘believes in being in proximity’ to just causes.
Jamie Foxx was seen out among protestors in Hollywood, California on Sunday, raising his fist in solidarity with other demonstrators holding signs proclaiming Black Lives Matter.
The Ray star, 52, wore a shirt bearing a photo of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old who was shot and killed in 2012 by George Zimmerman, a community watch guard in Florida.
Black lives matter: Jamie Foxx was seen out among protestors in Hollywood, California on Sunday, raising his fist in solidarity with other demonstrators
Jamie was otherwise dressed in all black on Sunday, in keeping with the general recommendation to wear black when protesting so as not to stand out to authorities.
The Django Unchained actor also wore sunglasses, and his black baseball cap displayed the letter M on the front.
Jamie was happy to take photos with fellow demonstrators at the protest, which was sponsored by Black Lives Matter, BLD PWR, and rapper YG, according to CBSLA.
As seen in his Instagram feed, Jamie recently took a trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota as well as San Francisco to both participate in and document the demonstrations that were taking place in those cities.
Meaningful photo op: The Ray star, 52, wore a shirt bearing a photo of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old who was shot and killed in 2012 by George Zimmerman
Demonstrate: Jamie was seen outside Grauman’s famous Chinese Theater observing a doll standing on Michael Jackson’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star holding a sign that said, ‘They’d rather see democracy fail than give justice to a black man’
Minneapolis is where another unarmed black man by the name of George Floyd was murdered by a former police officer with a knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes on May 25th, while onlookers caught the incident on cell phone cameras.
The event has sparked outrage and protests throughout the country, many of which are continuing with no signs of slowing in spite of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
As Foxx said alongside of video of his recent activities on his Instagram on Thursday, ‘A group of us traveled to Minneapolis to be a part of the protests for #GeorgeFloyd and stand with our brother [basketball player Stephen Jackson, Sr.]. I believe in being in proximity. We were on the ground in Minneapolis, we traveled to San Francisco and we’re here in LA and the protests have been peaceful and beautiful.’
Fists up: Jamie was otherwise dressed in all black on Sunday, in keeping with the general recommendation to wear black when protesting so as not to stand out to authorities
As seen in his Instagram feed: Jamie recently took a trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota as well as San Francisco to both participate in and document the demonstrations there
‘To everyone doing the work protesting, speaking, educating, signing petitions, thank you,’ Foxx continued.
‘For those who could only be there in spirit, we documented to let all of you have a glimpse into how beautiful it is when we all come together for a cause, the entire video is up on YouTube. The work doesn’t stop here, don’t lose steam.’
In conclusion, he added the hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and #justiceforgeorgefloyd.
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As Foxx said: ‘A group of us traveled to Minneapolis to be a part of the protests for #GeorgeFloyd and stand with our brother [basketball player Stephen Jackson, Sr.]. I believe in being in proximity. We were on the ground in Minneapolis’
‘For those who could only be there in spirit, we documented to let all of you have a glimpse into how beautiful it is when we all come together for a cause,’ he also said
On Monday, Foxx was on the next stop of his trip, speaking to a large crowd during a peaceful ‘kneel-in’ to protest racism in law enforcement on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco.
The actor’s 2019 film Just Mercy is currently available to stream for free on Amazon video platforms.
The film, based on a true story, follows young civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson who works to free a black death row prisoner wrongly condemned to die despite evidence proving his innocence.
On Monday: Foxx was on the next stop of his trip, speaking to a large crowd during a peaceful ‘kneel-in’ to protest racism in law enforcement on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco
Free to watch: The actor’s 2019 film Just Mercy, dealing with themes of racism and hate in the criminal justice system, is currently available to stream for free on Amazon video platforms