Published 15:12 IST, June 1st 2020

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $200K to NAACP as protests across USA rage further

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively recently took to their Instagram and shared that they have donated $200K to NAACP as protests rage in the USA.

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reylds recently issued a heartfelt joint statement on ir Instagram where y revealed that y have recently me a contribution of $200K tot eh NAACP Legal Defense Fund. donation was me in wake of recent protests around USA over tragic murder of George Floyd which ignited a nationwide discussion of police brutality.

couple has shared a powerful mess about deep-rooted racism which results in violent crimes against African-American community. Check out Ryan and Blake's joint statement below -

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Ryan-Blake's statement

In statement posted by Blake Lively on her Instagram, couple has issued a heartfelt mess which speaks about racism. statement re that Ryan and Blake as parents have never worried about preparing ir kids for different rules of law, which y might have to face.

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After video of how Georg Floyd died went viral on social media, various people from African-American community shared videos of how y have to train ir kids to communicate with a police officer in order to t face any kind of brutality. Blake and Ryan shared that y cant imagine feeling that of fear and have expressed that y feel ashamed to be uninformed about deeply rooted racism in America.

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statement re furrmore that Ryan and Blake are committed to raising ir kids so that y grow up to t just to racist system and do ir best to never inflict any pain on ar human being, both conscious and unconsciously.

Hollywood couple believes that it is least y can do as parents to hour victims like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and every or African-American who lost ir lives due to police brutality. It was at end of ir te when y revealed that a donation of $200K was me by m. 

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Besides this, te also stated that Ryan and Blake have w pledged to stay educated and vote in every local election. y also pledged to kw positions of school board minees, sheriffs, mayors and councilpersons about ir perspective of justice.

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In conclusion, couple stated that y wish to use ir privilege and platform as an ally to support people who have been subjected to failures from system. Ryan Reylds also took to his Instagram stories and shared a similar te. Check it out below -

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15:12 IST, June 1st 2020