Actor Jamie Foxx sang for protestors at a George Floyd demonstration.
The incident took place on Monday, June 1 at a protest in San Francisco, California where the 52-year-old was in attendance.
Taking the opportunity to sing, Foxx recited a popular verse from Isaiah 54:17: "No weapons formed against me, shall prosper, it won't work. No weapons formed against me shall prosper."
Listen to the actor sing below:This comes after George Floyd's death on May 25. He was an African-American man who passed away after being detained and arrested by American police.
Police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's neck during the incident, and he was subsequently fired and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Floyd's death has reignited the Black Lives Matter movement, sparking protests and riots around the world.
Foxx also had this to say about Floyd's death: "If that man can be handcuffed, if that man sits on that man's neck for that long and feel comfortable about it, that means that he's not afraid of what's going to happen."
Floyd's family has since released a statement calling Chauvin's arrest a "welcome but overdue step on the road to justice” and added that members “expected a first-degree murder charge" - which they still demand.
"The pain that the black community feels over this murder and what it reflects about the treatment of black people in America is raw and spilling out on to streets across [the country]," the statement added.
Under Minnesota law, a first-degree murder charge would require prosecutors to prove Chauvin’s actions were willful and premeditated.
In footage of the arrest, George Floyd can be heard pleading for help - repeatedly telling officers that he couldn't breathe. He then became unresponsive during the arrest and was later pronounced dead.
Prior to his death, officers were alerted that Floyd had been allegedly using a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, CBS reported.
A list of resources to help the Black Lives Matter movement can be found, here.
