Chance The Rapper Sends Powerful Message On Texas Bombings

A series of bombings is impacting people while in Texas. Today (March 20), a bomb blown up and injured a FedEx employee at one of their distribution centers in Schertz, Texas, reports The New York Times, the latest in five attacks that have hit the state in just over two weeks.


Chance the Rapper took to Twitter to comment on the suspected serial bomber beyond the attacks and urge people to take action by contacting their elected officials.


"Someone is serial murdering Black and Latino boys and girls in Texas now Chance wrote. "One of those was just a boy. Hold your leaders accountable. Even in the event you aren’t from Texas, your elected officials should be talking about this. #AustinBombings"


Many imagined the bombings were racially motivated immediately after being placed in portions of Austin where there was a high African-American and Hispanic population, by means of the The Washington Post. Nevertheless, the March 18 explosion was in a predominantly white neighborhood and injured two Caucasian men.


Over the last few years, Chance has grown into one of the best social activists in music. In November, the Coloring Book rapper arrived at a Chicago city council meeting to voice his concern at a plan by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and council members to construct a $95 million police- and fire-training campus. Recently, he's even retweeted calls for young people in Illinois to register in the primaries.


Informing his followers about the bombings in Texas is merely the latest way Chance is flexing his celebrity for good. Learn how you could contact your elected official right here.