Angelina Jolie donates $200,000 to NAACP Legal Defense fund as protests storm US: Reports

Mass protests have been taking place across US with people seeking justice for tragic death of George Floyd. His death sparked nationwide outr and mass movements against police brutality. Hollywood actors like Seth Rogen, John Boyega, Ryan Reylds, Blake Lively and a majority of ors have been showing vocal support against police brutality and 'Black Lives Matter' movement.

w, it has been reported that actor Angeline Jolie has donated $200,000 to NAACP Legal Defense Fund to support ir fight for racial justice and equal rights for all Americans. As per reports, Angelina Jolie hopes to address long history of racial discrimination and injustice amid tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and ors. 

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Angelina Jolie donates $200K to NAACP

Angelina Jolie recently sent out a statement to an entertainment portal in US where she showed vocal support to NAACP. actor wrote that rights do t belong to any single racial group to hand out to ar. Angelina Jolie gave out a strong mess stating that discrimination and impunity cant be tolerated in a society and neir can it be explained away or justified.

actor hopes that people can toger as Americans and "address deep structural wrongs in society". She concluded her te by writing that she stands with NAACP Legal Defense Fund in ir fight to bring racial equality and social justice along with ir call to bring urgent legislative changes. 

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On or hand, Angelina Jolie has been working with UN High Commissioner for Refugees for over two decades. actor has been working to defend rights of refugees and people displaced by conflict and prosecution from around world. Reports suggest that actor has involved her children in her social work and has had difficult but important conversations about race and discrimination with m. 

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As per reports, Jolie sent her thoughts to George Floyd's family and those of or victims on her 45th birthday. She celebrated her birthday with her kids in quarantine where she also reportedly shared a birthday toast with her friends and colleagues over a Zoom call. 

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