Beyonce Writes Powerful Letter In Criticism Of Recent Police Shootings

Beyonce Writes Powerful Letter In Criticism Of Recent Police Shootings

American artist, Beyonce Knowles, has penned down a letter calling on fans to take a stand against the Alton Sterling and Philando Castile police shootings.

She says the war on people of colour and all minorities needs to be done with. 

The letter in full:

We are sick and tired of the killings of young men and women in our communities.

It is up to us to take a stand and demand that they "Stop killing us". We don't need sympathy, we need everyone to respect our lives.

We're going to stand up as a community and fight against anyone who believes that murder or any violent action by those who are sworn to protect us should consistently go unpurnished.

These robberies of lives make us feel helpless and hopeless but we have to believe that we are fighting for the rights of the next generation, for the next young men and women who believe in good.

This is a human right. No matter your race, gender or sexual orientation. This is a fight for anyone who feels marginalised, who is struggling for freedom and human rights.

This is not a plea tall police officers but toward any human being who fails to value life. The war on people of color and all minorities needs to be over. Fear is not an excuse. Hate will not win.

We all have the power to channel our anger and frustration into action. We must use our voices to contact the politicians and legislators in our districts and demand social and judicial changes.

While we pray for the families of Alton Sterling and Philander Castile, we will also pray for an end to this plague of injustice in our communities.

Click in to contact the politicians and legislators in your area. Your voice will he heard.

It will be recalled that her song Formation features the words 'stop shooting us', conspicuously on a wall in the video.

Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed illegally by police officers because they taught their continuous living was dangerous to the safety of other 'citizens'.