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Monday evening on the Peacock Theater, Doechii needed to verify to level out what was occurring within the streets of downtown Los Angeles whereas they celebrated “tradition’s greatest evening,” on the BET Awards.
The Swamp Princess’ stellar yr continued on the 2025 BET Awards, taking dwelling the award for Greatest Hip-Hop Artist, however that’s not what she was getting reward for.
The Florida artist used her acceptance speech second to remind everybody of what was occurring exterior the Peacock Theater, away from the celebrating, glitz, and glamour. Donald Trump and his administration are utilizing the complete would possibly of the federal government to terrorize immigrants and Americans who don’t rock with the MAGA agenda.
Earlier than BET Weekend kicked off, largely peaceable demonstrations denouncing the immigration raids of workplaces performed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the place hardworking immigrants are being detained below the guise of detaining “harmful unlawful immigrants and gang members,” have been performed by the federal government company.
Over 40 folks have been arrested on account of the raid.
LA Mayor Karen Bass mentioned to reporters, “ICE initiated enforcement actions on a number of workplaces. That created a way of chaos, outrage, concern, and terror as a result of persons are very frightened as to what occurred to their households.”
The state of affairs was exacerbated when Donald Trump federalized the Nationwide Guard with out consulting Governor Gavin Newsom, who, below regular circumstances, is in command of the state’s Nationwide Guard.
The Swamp Princess Didn’t Miss The Second To Converse Up For Marginalized Folks
Doechii, not like another artists, was not afraid to maintain it actual ( you, Snoop) about what’s going on within the streets of LA and presumably throughout the nation.
“I do wanna handle what’s occurring proper now exterior of the constructing,” Doechii started. “There are ruthless assaults which might be creating concern and chaos in our communities within the title of regulation and order. Trump is utilizing army forces to cease a protest, and I would like y’all to think about what sort of authorities it seems to be when each time we train our democratic proper to protest, the army is deployed in opposition to us.”
“What kind of presidency is that?” she requested, drawing large applause from the gang. “Persons are being swept up and torn from their households, and I really feel it’s my duty as an artist to make use of this second to talk up for all oppressed folks.”
She continued, “For Black folks, for Latino folks, for trans folks, for the folks in Gaza. All of us need to reside in hope and never in concern, and I hope we stand collectively, my brothers and my sisters, in opposition to hate, and we protest in opposition to it. Thanks, BET.”
Doechii obtained loads of reward for utilizing her second to spotlight the struggles that have been occurring within the streets of Los Angeles.
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