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June 14, 2020 11:40AM EDT
Rapper T.I. addressed the crowd at a protest in Atlanta, following the tragic death of unarmed Black man Rayshard Brooks.
T.I, 39, has spoken out about the death of 27-year-old Atlanta man Rayshard Brooks. The rapper attended a rally on June 13, the day after the young Black man was killed by police following an alleged altercation at a Wendy’s drive-thru. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Rayshard was being checked for a DUI when he struggled with police, attempted to run and was fatally shot.
Atlanta residents turned out in droves to protest the tragic June 12 killing, and T.I. was filmed addressing the crowd. “I don’t give a damn what your opinion is of the person. I don’t give a damn what he did,” he said through a megaphone. “The man didn’t deserve to die like that. And any policeman out here who stands behind that s**t you’re in trouble too, man.”
He then encouraged Atlanta residents to help enact real change. “We are going to have to organize. We’re going to have to demonstrate but we are going to have to do it with purpose. And when I say purpose, I mean direction. We’ve got to go where we need to go and do what we need to do in those areas,” the rapper said.
“Everybody needs to choose what it is you need to do, pick your purpose and operate with purpose and
