Kim Kardashian says 'Hashtags are not enough' for Black Lives Matter motion

Kim Kardashian has offered her take on police brutality and the shootings of black guys that took location in the US this week. In accordance to an EW report the Maintaining Up With The Kardashians star was criticised for not speaking out about the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Following which, she took to her site to pen an emotional letter on Black Lives Matter. "This week we watched Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two innocent black men, get senselessly murdered by police officers," the reality star wrote. "Like a lot of you guys, I watched the movies, and was appalled and entirely heartbroken. I was left speechless, angry and numb." Kim, who has two young children – daughter North and son Saint – with husband Kanye, also expressed her issues about the future of her children in the letter. "I want my youngsters to develop up realizing that their lives matter. I do not ever want to have to educate my son to be frightened of the police, or tell him that he has to watch his back since the individuals we are informed to trust – the men and women who shield and serve – may possibly not be defending and serving him due to the fact of the colour of his skin." Continuing with her thoughts, 35-yr-outdated added. "The final thing we need is to fuel anger with much more dislike or violence, particularly toward the several amazing police officers who chance their lives every single single day to shield our households and communities."

Nevertheless, she emphasised on the "power" of people's voice to finish brutality. "It is our duty as Americans and as parents to produce a protected potential for our youngsters," she wrote. " We need to do one thing NOW." Despite the fact that, the mother-of- two did not immediately refer to the police deaths, she wrote a lengthy publish urging her followers to add hyperlinks to the Black Lives Matter movement's site and donation pages for Sterling and Castile's households.

She posted her thoughts, a day right after 5 police officers had been killed by a sniper. "Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Sean Bell… and however so many a lot more. Hashtags are not ample. This have to end now," she urged.

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