Article 54HDE Taylor Swift: 'Racial injustice has been ingrained in US state government'

Taylor Swift: 'Racial injustice has been ingrained in US state government'

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Ben Beaumont-Thomas
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Pop star urges fans to vote for candidates committed to fighting police brutality, and shares Barack Obama essay

Taylor Swift has accused local and state governments in the US of harbouring institutional racism, and has called on her fans to elect candidates committed to fighting police brutality.

The pop star told her 86 million Twitter followers: Racial injustice has been ingrained deeply into local and state governments, and changes MUST be made there. In order for policies to change, we need to elect people who will fight against police brutality and racism of any kind. #BlackLivesMatter."

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