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John Legend, Gabrielle Union, Solange & Others Share Their Reactions Following The Murders of Alton Sterling And Philando Castile

<p>Yesterday many of us mourned and expressed our anger and frustration as we witnessed the murder of Alton Sterling on camera&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One day following his death&comma; we all watched a video from the girlfriend of Philando Castile as police killed him in their vehicle right in front of their little girl&period; Now more than ever we are realizing there needs to be a change in our communities and we need to stand up and fight against the police killings that repeatedly continue to occur&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many celebrities have taken to social media to express their disappointment and outrage due to these senseless killings committed by police enforcement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>John Legend tweeted&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We should not have to jump through hoops to prove black people shouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be shot by police during routine traffic stops&period; We have f&ast;cking video proof and some of you still are all &&num;8220&semi;well&comma; 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