The Briefing: Jay Z and Beyonce action's speak as loud as their words
This is a repost of Complex Magazine's article "Dream Hampton Says Jay Z Wired "Tens of Thousands" of Dollars to Cover Protestors' Bail" written by Trace William Cowen.
dream hampton — social justice organizer, writer, and award-winning filmmaker — just unloaded an enlightening, reality-checking series of tweets. Speaking on the current difficulties surrounding protests, hampton pointed to one of the most damaging wars being waged against black resistance — a financial stronghold. "Protest is literally punished with tariffs," hampton tweeted.
The Decoded contributor also spoke openly about Jay Z's numerous private contributions to the resistance, indirectly confronting the constant flurry of detractors who repeatedly hurl claims of hypocrisy at Jay and Beyoncésurrounding their perceived silence on the issues surrounding Ferguson, Baltimore, and protests in general. In short, the Carters have — according to dream hampton — privately donated large amounts of money to ease the burden of posting bail for protestors, as well as other equally impactful donations that are simply "too much to list."
These tweets will likely be deleted, so we've compiled some screenshots below.
