Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have donated $200,000 to the NAACP in honor of George Floyd, the unarmed black man who was murdered at the hands of Minnesota police last week.
The couple rarely takes to their individual social media platforms, but the famous husband and wife said that the donation was “the least we can do” in light of Floyd’s death
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The message was from the couple was heartfelt and emotional.
They began: “We’ve never had to worry about preparing our kids for different rules of law or what might happen if we’re pulled over in the car. We don’t know what it’s like to experience that life day in and day out. We can’t imagine feeling that kind of fear and anger. We’re ashamed that in the past we’ve allowed ourselves to be uninformed about how deeply rooted systemic racism is.”
“We want to educate ourselves about other people’s experiences and talk to our kids about everything, all of it… especial our own complicity. We talk about our bias, blindness and our own mistakes. We look back and see so many mistakes which have led us to deeply examine who we are and who we want to become.”
The couple continued: “They’ve led us to huge avenues of education. We’re committed to raising our kids so they never grow up feeding this insane pattern and so they’ll do their best to never inflict pain on another being consciously or unconsciously.”
In regards to their donation, the pair said it was the least they could do.
“Last week, we contributed $200,00 to the NAACP Legal Defence Fund. We stand in awe of this organization and its leader, Sherrylyn Ifill. And this is just a start. We also pledge to stay educated and vote in every local election,.. we want to use our privilege and platform to be an ally.”
To find out more about the NAACP Legal Defence Fund, please click here .
