Alicia Keys used her remarks on the Grammy Awards overdue Sunday to make an impassioned plea for range,
“This isn’t the time to close down a range of voices. We have now noticed in this level, proficient, hardworking folks from other backgrounds with other issues of view, and it adjustments the sport,” Keys, who accredited the Dr. Dre World Have an effect on Award, mentioned.
“DEI is not a threat, it’s a gift. And the more voices, the more powerful the sound,” she added, regarding range, fairness and inclusion.
The feedback from Keys come after President Trump has centered DEI practices throughout the beginning of his 2d time period within the White Area.
“My administration has taken action to abolish all discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion nonsense — and these are policies that were absolute nonsense — throughout the government and the private sector,” Trump mentioned in a speech delivered just about closing month to the Global Financial Discussion board in Davos, Switzerland.
Trump additionally penned an anticipated govt order that might “abolish” DEI places of work inside the departments of Protection and Hometown Safety.
And closing week, Trump appeared to blame range tasks on the Federal Aviation Management (FAA) within the wake of a dangerous midair collision between an American Airways flight and Military helicopter close to Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport.
“When destructive forces try to burn us down, we rise from the ashes like a phoenix. And as you see tonight, music is the unstoppable language that connects us all. It’s so beautiful,” Keys mentioned on the Grammys.
“So let’s keep showing up with compassion, with empathy, what I call soul care. Keep opening the doors, the dreams of the world as it ought to be,” she added.
Additionally on the Grammys, Woman Gaga additionally spoke out in enhance of transgender folks, announcing they “are not invisible.”
“Trans people deserve love,” the “Rain On Me” singer mentioned, additionally announcing that their “community deserves to be lifted up.”
“Music is love,” she persevered.
Judy Kurtz contributed reporting.
