Full newspaper ads taken out by Jay-Z in dedication to George Floyd are also captioned with a quote from a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma in 1965.
American rapper Jay-Z has partnered with families who have lost sons to police violence, along with fellow activists and attorneys, to take out full-page newspaper ads across the United States to honour George Floyd.
The ads are captioned, "In dedication to George Floyd... #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd," and quote a passage from a speech made by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma in 1965.
Along with Jay-Z, the letter is signed by the parents of three young black men all tragically killed by police, as well as media personality Charlamagne tha God, attorney and advocate Angela Rye and several activists organizations.
Team ROC, the philanthropic arm of Jay-Z's Roc Nation, joined with the others to place the ad in The New York Times, The Denver Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Austin American Statement, The Orlando Sentinel and The Atlanta Journal Constitution, among several other newspapers on Tuesday.
There were more ads published in newspapers on Wednesday.
Other celebrities help
Meanwhile, other celebrities continue to provide financial assistance to persons arrested in the nationwide protests.
The Weeknd gave US$500,000 in donations split between Black Lives Matter Global Network, Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp and National Bail Out.
He also urged fans to follow his lead in donating to nonprofit organisations committed to racial equality and called on the major labels and streaming services in the music industry to give publicly to the Black Lives Matter movement.
His donation follows that of rapper Drake, who gave $100,000 to the National Bail Out fund.
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