Ahmaud Arbery’s Mother Slams Kanye West Over “White Lives Matter” Shirt

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Ahmaud Arbery’s mother is not happy with Kanye West for rocking a "White Lives Matter" shirt at his YZY SZN 9 show.

Ahmaud Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-James, called out Kanye West for making a "mockery" of the Black Lives Matter movement in a statement provided to Rolling Stone on Tuesday. West had worn a shirt with the phrase, "White Lives Matter," during his YZY SZN 9 fashion show.

“As a result of his display ‘White Lives Matter’ started trending in the U.S., which would directly support and legitimize extremist behavior, [much] like the behavior that took the life of her son,” Cooper-James' attorney, Lee Merritt, said to Rolling Stone. “That is the thing that Wanda and families like hers continue to fight against.”

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The statement continued: “This mockery of the Black Lives Matter movement and his now denunciation of the movement as some sort of hoax flies directly in the face [of what he’s said]. It’s confusing for her, it’s confusing for the families to receive his support privately, but publicly to set us all back.”

Despite backlash to the shirt, West reaffirmed his stance in a post on his Instagram Story afterward. He also posed for a photo next to conservative commentator Candace Owens.

“Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam. Now it’s over. You’re welcome,” he wrote.

Ye previously supported the Arbery family by offering to pay for the legal fees in their fight for justice.

Check out West's controversial shirt below.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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