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“It Made Me Cry”: Grace Slick Releases Statement In Support of Black Lives Matter Protests

10:43 AM EDT on June 4, 2020

Photo via Grace Slick Facebook page.

Grace Slick, the legendary Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship vocalist, released a statement in support of the nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism. The singer/songwriter posted a Soundcloud link to her Facebook page titled "Grace Supports the Black Lives Matter Protests."

In the minute-long clip, Slick discusses her experience with a recent protest in Los Angeles. "Today in LA was completely peaceful," she said. "It was beautiful - it made me cry."

"I'm just so glad because there hasn't been much action since the '60s," she continued.

Listen to the full statement below.