Taylor Swift participated in Blackout Tuesday last week during which many musicians posted black squares on their social media sites in protest of racism and police brutality.
MORE: Taylor Swift calls out Trump for tweet that Twitter flagged for 'glorifying violence'Now, the Grammy winner has taken to Twitter to call for change as protests continue to sweep across the nation -- and the world -- in the wake of George Floyd's death.
"Racial injustice has been ingrained deeply into local and state governments, and changes MUST be made there," Taylor tweeted.
"In order for policies to change," the "Lover" singer continued, "we need to elect people who will fight against police brutality and racism of any kind. #BlackLivesMatter."
Racial injustice has been ingrained deeply into local and state governments, and changes MUST be made there. In order for policies to change, we need to elect people who will fight against police brutality and racism of any kind. #BlackLivesMatter
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 9, 2020
After directing her followers to a recent article written by former President Barack Obama, in which he details how citizens can go about "changing policy at the state and local levels," Taylor went on to endorse voting by mail amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
MORE: Taylor Swift's boyfriend Joe Alwyn gives peek at their quarantined life together"We need to fight for mail-in voting for the 2020 election," she wrote. "No one should have to choose between their health and having their voice heard."
