How Charli D'Amelio, Bryce Hall and More TikTok Stars Have Responded to the Black Lives Matter Movement
The country is coming together in the fight against inequality. In cities across the map, protesters are lining the streets and demanding change. Those who are unable to protest are donating, speaking out, and making a difference any way they can. Celebrities, meanwhile, have paused their regular programming of promoting projects and doing interviews to to stand alongside so many others in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and TikTok stars are no different. Using their platform to spread the word, many of your favorite dancers, lip synchers, and Hype House members are speaking out against hate and racism. While some are out there marching others are taking advantage of their large followings to share links and information. Here's a look at how your favorite TikTok stars have supported the BLM movement.
Charli D'Amelio
Charli has been sharing a lot of links and information on Twitter, but she also posted a TikTok expressing her thoughts on the movement.
"As a person who has been given the platform to be an influencer, I've realized that with that title, I have a job to inform people on the racial inequalities in the world right now," she said. "How come when it comes to the color of a person's skin their treated differently? A man was killed. His life was ended. 'Don't kill me,' George Floyd says as his last words. His life should not be over and his name needs to be heard. George Floyd, a father and a person. A human who lost their life because of the color of their skin. We, people of all colors need to speak up at a time like this...We all have a voice. We need to stand up for what is right and stick together."
David Dobrik
David protested in Santa Monica on Tuesday and he shared his experience on Instagram. "Yesterday I attended one of the protests in Santa Monica," he wrote. "Feeling the energy of fellow humans demanding to be acknowledged, heard and respected was OVERWHELMINGLY impactful."
The YouTuber also shared that he donated $50,000 to various organizations furthering the movement, including The Innocence Project, Color of Change, the ACLU, Unicorn Riot, and the Black Lives Matter Global Network.
A post shared by DAVID DOBRIK (@daviddobrik) on Jun 1, 2020 at 7:01pm PDT
Nikita Dragun
Nikita joined protests in LA over the weekend, going live on Instagram while marching.
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She also shared that she donated $3,000 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund.
i’ve donated $1000 for each of ur tweets about me. on ur behalf. not including the donations i made yesterday. @MNFreedomFund https://t.co/FmJifOVTWp pic.twitter.com/txd2ZetjBe
— Nikita (@NikitaDragun) May 30, 2020
Madison Beer
Madison Beer joined protests in Santa Monica over the weekend where she was teargassed. She shared a photo on her Instagram story, warning others protesting in the area.
A photographer took a picture of Madison at the protests, and many started criticizing Madison, believing she payed him to take them, but the photographer later denied those claims.
"There’s rumors spreading around that I was hired by Madison to take pictures of her at the BLM March yesterday," the photographer wrote in an Instagram post. "These rumors are 100 percent untrue. I was taking pictures at the event and ran into Madison while also marching at the event. Since she’s a celebrity I decided to take take pictures of her. I’m a free-lance photographer and have been to the event all 3 days and I’ve ran into her all three days, I just happened to have bring my camera yesterday."
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He also mentioned that Madison has "been to to the protests three days in a row and has probably marched and been at the event longer that any other celebrity."
Jaden Hossler
Jaden has been very vocal on Twitter, sharing his support for the movement and sending his thoughts and prayers to those protesting. He also shared a list of sources for those interested in donating.
George Floyd Memorial Fund: https://t.co/p50Ec1nHpm
Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://t.co/LtbcsjxrtF
Black Visions Collective: https://t.co/YA8qKJQ9Ng
Reclaim The Block: https://t.co/vg5AZPX7aO
Campaign Zero: https://t.co/aKsJX2jX3B
Unicorn Riot: https://t.co/96Fz0lTj5v— jxdn (@jadenhossler) June 2, 2020
Bryce Hall
Bryce has been tweeting a lot about the movement. Following the news that Jaden Hossler and Josh Richards were leaving the Sway House, he urged fans to focus more on BLM than their hiatus.
"I know the boys are leaving," he wrote. "But don’t worry too much about it, there are way bigger things going on in the world right now and all we should be worrying about is that. Spread love and be safe in these terrible times."
i know the boys are leaving.. but don’t worry too much about it, there are way bigger things going on in the world right now and all we should be worrying about is that. spread love and be safe in these terrible times.
— Bryce Hall (@BryceHall) May 31, 2020
He has also shared numbers to call in the case of an unlawful arrest while protesting.
NUMBERS TO CALL INCASE OF UNLAWFUL ARRESTS AT PROTESTS
310-313-3700 - LA
210- 227-1515 - SATX
804-291-8520 - Richmond VA
783-346-6322 - NY
612-444-2654 - Minneapolis
404-689-1519 - ATL
484-758-0388 - Philadelphia
502-705-0081 Louisville— Bryce Hall (@BryceHall) June 2, 2020
Avani Gregg
The Hype House member has been very active on Twitter, sharing petitions and posts regarding the movement. She also shared her $800 donation to the Minnesota Freedom Fund on Twitter.
i don’t ever post me donating but if this makes u want to donate then if u can donate with me @MNFreedomFund (anything helps) were in this together #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/kPyuS9lPFD
— avani dicaprio (1990s edition) (@lilpapivoni) May 29, 2020
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