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Right: Music Industry and People

right: Speaking to Schön! Magazine, she said: "There are black artists - we just have to support them, according to Hamilton Spectator. I'm so proud that people are actually exercising their right to speak up and taking action, but I also think it important for government and congress to pay attention. The 35-year-old singer has spoken out about minorities in the music industry, saying that she is "proud" of people exercising their rights, but says there is still a long way to go in terms of equality. This new generation can be radical and they're not playing when it comes to their freedom and their lives, which are at stake." The former Destiny Child star - who has two-year-old son Titan Jewell with husband Tim Witherspoon - also spoke about how she is constantly "nervous" about raising a boy in a society like America where she says they have to "think about if someone is going to hurt them". Kelly has many African-American boys who are now fearful of their safety due to the recent spate of police shootings involving black men and have sparked the Black Lives Matter activist movement. They have to think about if somebody is going to hurt them, shoot them, because they have some freaking skittles. She said: "I talk to minority boys. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.