Lady Gaga hands over Instagram account to social justice charities fighting racism

The star has promised to use her platform to "lift up the voices" of "inspiring members and groups within the black community"
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Lady Gaga is handing over her Instagram account to “amplify” the message of social justice charities fighting against racism.

The singer, 34, has vowed to spotlight the 10 organisations she has recently donated to in the wake of the death of George Floyd, which has sparked Black Lives Matter protests around the world.

“Starting tomorrow, I’m giving over my Instagram account to each of the organisations I’ve recently donated to, in an effort to amplify their important voices,” she wrote.

“And after I vow to regularly, in perpetuity, across all of my social media platforms, post stories, content, and otherwise lift up the voices of the countless inspiring members and groups within the Black community.”

Gaga, who recently released her sixth studio album Chromatica, listed the charities she had donated to in a previous Instagram post, spotlighting the work of organisations including the Loveland Foundation, the NAACP Legal Defence Fund, Black Lives Matter, Colour of Change and the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.

“I applaud the brave citizens of this nation that are speaking up, and I support the unsupported voices of the Black community,” she wrote.

“I wish for their voices to be heard loudly and clearly, and that they feel loved and amplified by allies. I know you know how much I believe in kindness.

The spirit of this movement is intrinsically rooted in a universal dream of kindness and it’s precisely that same kindness that I am wishing for those that are suffering tonight.”

She went on to encourage her followers to “learn about the important work” these organisations do “and how you can get involved.”

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George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died last month in police custody after he was pinned at the neck by a police officer for nearly nine minutes.

Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin has since had his murder charge changed from third-degree to a more severe second-degree charge.

Three other former officers have also now been charged with aiding and abetting the killing.

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