Not everyone is backing officers who have called for the Beyoncé boycott, however. Police union calls for law enforcement labor to boycott Beyoncé’s world tour What’s clear is that no one in the country is trying to resolve the issues between communities of color and the distrust of law enforcement.” “She made a statement, and now law enforcement is making a statement. Ed Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association in New York. “I can guarantee that if Beyoncé needs help anywhere, police would respond,” said Sgt. Some things that are done and said are just not fair, and it’s not right.”Īuthorities have been clear that they are not calling for officers to not do their jobs, just to reconsider working security for her shows, as some off-duty officers have done to make extra money. “We’ve been under attack for the past eight, 10, 12 months. Danny Hale, president of the Nashville Fraternal Order of Police, Andrew Jackson Lodge No. “If we volunteer to work her event, we’re basically saying, ‘you can say or do anything you want to when it comes to police officers, and we’re just going to sit and take it,’ ” Sgt. The Nashville Fraternal Order of Police asked its members to not voluntarily work the concert there. In a statement posted on the group’s website, Tampa Police Benevolent Association President Vincent Gericitano said his group’s officers were “disgusted” with the Super Bowl show and Beyoncé’s new music video. Miami police union calls for cops to boycott Beyoncé The superstar’s stadium tour kicks off April 27 in Miami, and the Miami Fraternal Order of Police has urged a boycott there.
One scene in the “Formation” video features a young African-American boy in a hoodie dancing in front of a line of police officers wearing riot gear then, the words “Stop Shooting Us” appear in graffiti on a wall.Ī police union in Raleigh, North Carolina, voted unanimously Tuesday night not to boycott off-duty security work for her upcoming show there. However, police have argued that the imagery in the music video is anti-law enforcement, and her apparent tribute to the Black Panthers fell just as flat, given that group’s history of tensions with authorities.ĭepartments across the country have been discussing symbolic stands against the singer, whose video also featured imagery closely aligned with the #BlackLivesMatters movement. Louis Farrakhan offers Beyoncé concert security Fans rallied around the singer on social media, and a protest at National Football League headquarters in New York ended up drawing only Beyoncé supporters.
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan backed the superstar during a sermon Sunday. The halftime show has prompted a number of discussions both pro- and anti-Beyoncé. ‘Black girl magic’ is more than a hashtag it’s a movement
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