Following the announcement, protestors took to the streets of New York City with signs reading "Black Lives Matter." They moved towards Rockefeller Center, where the annual Christmas tree lighting was being held and featured performances from Broadway stars , , , the Rockettes and more.
Members of the Broadway community used the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter to express their thoughts and reactions to the protests and the grandy jury's decision.
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(@AudraEqualityMc)
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(@Lin_Manuel)
Stay safe. Stay smart. Stay anything but complacent. Goodnight.
鈥� Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)
Somebody help me. I need help. So, since the chokehold is BANNED but not ILLEGAL - meaning not a crime - it's ok to kill a civilian with it?
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(@traciethoms)
Sick to my stomach that this even needs to be said
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(@RoryOMalley)
From London I look at America and I can't stop these tears tonight. BLACK LIVES MATTER.
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(@colmandomingo)
I teach my son to love God and train him up to be a decent human being. But what about hatred for the color of his skin?
鈥� Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd)
We're either shocked or we're shocked that we're not shocked
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(@MiaFarrow)
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鈥� Dul茅 Hill (@DuleHill)
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(@BillyMagnussen)
I don't understand what's happening. Sickened. I am so ashamed of this broken, arbitrary system.
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(@morganajames)
heartbroken again.
鈥� Nikka G Lanzarone (@nikkalanz)
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(@ArianaDeBose)
WE MUST DO BETTER.
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(@alsilbs)
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(@zakresnick)
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: THIS!
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(@celiakb)
The decision comes just a week after a grand jury in Ferguson, MO, chose to not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting and killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.
