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Entertainment of Saturday, 13 June 2020

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#BlackLivesMatter: John Boyega tells Christians to avoid any church not speaking up

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As Black Lives Matter protests rage across the world, Star Wars actor, John Boyega has advised Christians to avoid any church that is not speaking up about current issues.

The actor also took a swipe at churches who preach prosperity every Sunday.

"Christians. Don’t go back to a church that ignores the current issues. Prosperity preaching every Sunday. Kmt", he tweeted.

The British-Nigerian actor was a few days ago at Hyde Park where he gave an emotional speech during a Black Lives Matter protests.

“Black lives have always mattered,” Boyega told his fellow demonstrators. “We have always been important. We have always meant something. We have always succeeded regardless. And now is the time. I ain’t waiting.

“We are a physical representation of our support for George Floyd. We are a physical representation of our support for Sandra Bland. We are a physical representation of our support for Trayvon Martin. We are a physical representation of our support for Stephen Lawrence.”

Recall that he was heavily criticized for his choice of language in an Instagram live video in which he spoke against racism.

He continued: “Look, I don’t know if I’m going to have a career after this, but f*ck that.

“Today is about innocent people who were halfway through their process. We don’t know what George Floyd could have achieved, we don’t know what Sandra Bland could have achieved, but today we’re going to make sure that won’t be an alien thought to our young ones.

“I need you to understand how painful this shit is. I need you to understand how painful it is to be reminded every day that your race means nothing and that isn’t the case any more, that was never the case any more.”