Ferguson Decision: Pharrell, Katy Perry, Other Musicians React To Officer Not Being Indicted In Mike Brown Shooting

Following the grand jury decision last night, Nov. 24, to not indict Darren Wilson on the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, millions of people across the country expressed their outrage, including plenty of musicians. Pharrell, Macklemore, and Katy Perry were among the artists who took to Twitter to address the situation, as you can see below.

Legendary rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest took part in the New York City protests following the ruling, and retweeted this photo of Times Square:

Rapper Talib Kweli, who took part in the original Ferguson protests and has criticized the media's coverage of the events, expressed his condolences to the family of Michael Brown and promised to return to Ferguson


Though she didn't post a statement on Twitter, Rihanna took to her Instagram account to post this powerful photo:

facts. Une photo publiée par badgalriri (@badgalriri) le Nov. 11, 2014 at 6:55 PST

Rapper Killer Mike happened to be performing in St. Louis last night with Run The Jewels, and delivered an emotional speech onstage regarding the grand jury decision. You can check out his speech right here.

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Pharrell, Pharrell Williams, Macklemore, Katy Perry, Talib Kweli, Killer Mike, Run The Jewels, Rihanna, Q-Tip, A Tribe Called Quest, Ferguson, Michael Brown, Mike Brown, Darren Wilson
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