JAY-Z Pens Heartfelt Must-Read Open Letter: “The Power Of Our Collective Voices Is Unstoppable”

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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Music mogul JAY-Z has penned an epic open letter about social injustice happening right now. Today, the hip-hop veteran released a guest column focused on encouraging people to talk about what’s happening in our society.

Within Young Hov’s write-up, he focuses a huge amount of attention on making sure people realize America’s flawed criminal justice system.

“The power of one voice is strong, but when it comes to social justice, the power of our collective voices is unstoppable. Now is the time to recognize that through our voices we really can effect change. Some of us will do the important work locally at the micro level to awaken our neighbors. Some of us will work for progress regionally. And a few of us will be like Kalief Browder, a modern-day prophet whose death two years ago started a discussion that continues today about how poor, black juveniles are treated in the criminal justice system.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

JAY also explains how his recent Time: The Kalief Browder Story documentary helped encourage dialogue but wants to really make the wheels turn for actual change to happen.

“My hope is for my next documentary, Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, to create a similar conversation that leads to change and helps keep our children safe. And it’s an honor to have the support of Trayvon’s family in telling the story. But social justice isn’t a political issue. It’s a human issue. It’s a story of empathy. When we are able to identify that we are all not perfect and have compassion for someone else, we can move forward as a society. Look around at what’s happening in your town and your city right now. Think small, and you can do much bigger things.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

Last week, buzz developed about JAY feeling inspired to help bail out dads for this past Father’s Day.

Maybach Music Group’s Meek Mill reacted to the headline-generating news.

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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