SMH: 14 Celebrities Who Said #AllLivesMatter
Raven-Symoné, Fantasia, RZA and more.
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Say What? - With the meteoric rise of unjust Black killings by the hands of police officers, we have seen the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. Unfortunately, we've also become quick to learn that not all Black individuals co-sign with that mantra, with several Black public figures in particular instead chanting All Lives Matter. Marissa Johnson, a Black Lives Matter leader, clearly explained what the new hashtag means today, saying, "All lives matter is a new racial slur." With everyone from Fantasia to Raven-Symoné advocating for "all lives," the list is pretty extensive. Click on to see.-By Moriba Cummings(Photos from left: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
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Fantasia - Fantasia Barrino came under fire in September 2016 when she released information about an upcoming concert she was set to front titled "Hear Me Now: All Lives Matter." In a video explaining why she decided to name the concert something so problematic, she said, "2,000 years ago Jesus ended the debate on which lives matter. He died for all of us... So, Black Lives Matter. Yes, they do. All lives matter." Ok then, Fanny.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Fetty Wap - In the wake of the killings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, the "Trap Queen" MC most recently declared #AllLivesMatter, but his reasoning is even more bizarre: "My kids are Mixed...," he tweeted. After being brutally slammed for his ridiculously foolish words, he eventually apologized. (Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images)
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Raven-Symoné - This shouldn't be all that surprising. The controversial actress and television personality spoke on The View in July, saying public advocacy should just not be limited to Black Lives. "I understand what the Black Lives Matter hashtag means," she said. "It came in conjunction with everything that was going with the police in Ferguson. You have to be sensitive in that statement, but [Martin O'Malley] is right, all lives matter... I think you have to open yourself up. It should be all lives matter."(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yahoo)
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Nia Long - The Love Jones actress was roasted twice for her use of the #AllLivesMatter hashtag. In the first instance, she posted a photo to advocate for prison reform with the caption, "Now is the time for criminal justice!... #AllLivesMatter" After she was ripped by her fans for her use of the hashtag, she defended her words in an interview, saying, "I'm thinking in general lives, meaning everyone."(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BET)
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Prince Jackson - Michael Jackson's 19-year-old son was ripped on Twitter after he posted a series of tweets, beginning with the hashtag #AllLivesMatter in wake of the recent killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. He tried to justify his words, saying Black lives aren't the only lives that matter, saying, "2 Muslm boys were brutally beaten because of their religion. I stand by my statement all lives matter."(Photo: Splash News)
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Becky G - Like many other celebs, singer Beck G took to Twitter to voice her opinion on the killing of Alton Sterling. "My heart hurts. All lives matter," she tweeted. After many of her fans slammed her for her comments, she added, "There is a reason I didn't use the hashtag. All I'm saying is that everyone deserves to live. No ones life should be taken away."(Photo: Adam Bettcher/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
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Jess Glynne - English singer Jess Glynne also chimed in on the recent killings of Sterling and Castile, tweeting, "To the policemen who think they can do what they want cause they have a badge. You are truly sick. #ALLLIVESMATTER." Of course, her fans swarmed her mentions, slammed her for using the hastag. She took to Twitter again to clear things up a bit, making one important addition. "LISTEN! the point I'm making is everyone's life matters on this planet! It shouldn't matter what colour your skin is! YES #BLACKLIVESMATTER."(Photo: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)
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Stacey Dash - Stacey Dash has said some pretty questionable things regarding her fellow Black people, but the Clueless star's comments on the Black Lives Matter movement probably took the cake. When speaking on the movement's organizer, Aaron Goggans, who said Black-on-Black crime is a myth, she said, "Black Lives Matter is really a racist [movement] by definition — providing a value based on the color of someones skin is Racist... PERIOD!" Clueless, indeed.(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Apryl Jones - Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood cast member Apryl Jones recently came under fire for tweeting that, while she is "not against her people," "all lives matter." "I'm for all races! I love all people. Killing people period isn't ok," she said in a future tweet.(Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for VH1)
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