‘I need you to know I hear you and I stand with you’: Instagram star Tammy Hembrow takes strong stance on Black Lives Matter and encourages fans to donate to the cause
Tammy Hembrow has taken a strong stance on the Black Lives Matter movement the wake of nationwide riots in the United States, following the death of George Floyd.
The influencer, who has over 11 million Instagram followers, told her fans on Monday that she could no longer stay silent on the issue.
The 26-year-old wrote a length caption created in the Notes app, calling for donations to a number of causes, including Black Lives Matter related fundraisers and the George Floyd Memorial Fund.
Speaking up: Tammy Hembrow (pictured) has taken a strong stance on the Black Lives Matter movement the wake of nationwide riots in the United States, following the death of George Floyd. The influencer, who has over 11 million Instagram followers, told her fans on Monday that she could no longer stay silent on the issue
Tammy wrote: ‘I’ve been thinking about this a lot and have been unsure how to approach it or what I would say exactly.
‘Although I have been posting a little on my stories, as well as having much needed conversations and signing petitions/donating. I recognise it’s not enough.
‘I know that I am privileged because of the colour of my skin and will never truly understand the injustices that have been going on since forever and that are still happening to this day.
Tammy wrote: ‘I have many friends that are POC as well as family members and I am doing them a disservice by staying quiet on my platform with everything that is going on.I need you to know I hear you and I stand with you’
Help: She called for donations to a number of causes, including Black Lives Matter related fundraisers and the George Floyd Memorial Fund
Strong stance: In a set of images shared by Tammy was this photo of the late George Floyd (pictured), with the words, ‘Please I can’t breathe. My stomach hurts. Everything hurts. They’re going to kill me’ written across it
‘I have many friends that are POC as well as family members and I am doing them a disservice by staying quiet on my platform with everything that is going on.’
She concluded: ‘I need you to know I hear you and I stand with you. #blacklivesmatter’.
Tammy went on to share a number of Instagram photos showing links to charities related to the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as contact numbers for officials involved in the George Floyd case.
Help wanted: Tammy went on to share a number of Instagram photos showing links to charities related to the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as contact numbers for officials involved in the George Floyd case
Tragic: The national unrest in the USA began less than a week ago in Minneapolis when Floyd, a 46-year-old security guard, died after police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on the back of his neck, while he was handcuffed, rendering him unable to breathe in a horrifying incident that was caught on camera. Derek Chauvin has since been fired and charged in the incident
In the set of images was also a photo of the late George Floyd, with the words, ‘Please I can’t breathe. My stomach hurts. Everything hurts. They’re going to kill me’ written across it.
The national unrest in the USA began less than a week ago in Minneapolis when Floyd, a 46-year-old security guard, died after police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on the back of his neck, while he was handcuffed, rendering him unable to breathe in a horrifying incident that was caught on camera.
Derek Chauvin has since been fired and charged in the incident.
Tammy told her fans: ‘I know that I am privileged because of the colour of my skin and will never truly understand the injustices that have been going on since forever and that are still happening to this day’