Alicia Keys Leads #BringBackOurGirls Rally At Nigerian Embassy In New York
Six months pregnant R & B singer, Alicia Keys, lead a peaceful protest yesterday, October 14, for the release of the over 200 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents over 6 months ago at the Nigerian Embassy in New York.
The singer who is married to producer, Swizz Beats, has been very vocal about the release of the still missing girls since the #BringBackOurGirls campaign started on social media.
Keys shared this photo from the rally, which she captioned with the message,
“It’s my son’s birthday today which makes me feel even more in solidarity with the parents of the Chibok girls in Nigeria who were abducted 6 months ago today by Boko Haram. They are still missing!!! At the moment of this rally those parents were marching on the Presidential Palace in Abuja to call on Goodluck Jonathan to pay attention to what can be done to free those girls from a situation too horrible to imagine. It’s difficult and it won’t be easy but we have to keep the pressure on because these girls represent all the girls being kept from an education, they represent all girls who are looked upon as property and they represent rape and violence against women as a weapon of war all over the world! The @WeAreHereMovement is about direct action! Sign your name to join the movement and sign the petition to bring back our girls!! #BringBackOurGirlsNOW #weareheremovement”
Source: that1960chick.com