DMV native, Wale, took some time off to sit down and talk with high school kids in Baltimore, Maryland, in the midst of the Freddie Gray protests and riots.
Via Karen Civil:
The MMG rapper, along with Rev. Jamal Bryant, surprised the students of Fredrick Douglas High School in the Maryland city earlier today, where he spoke to them about facing police harassment himself, coming together as a community, and to even search for answers from them.
A few in attendance caught raw footage of Wale getting riled up during his speech to them, and it’s clear that all of the events occurring in Baltimore right now are certainly causing high emotions.
He told the crowd of students and faculty, “We need our community leaders to come step forward and we need these kids to understand that somebody believes in them. I believe in them, Jamal believes in them and there’s a lot of people in this community that believe in these kids.”
Kudos to Wale for trying to help the youth find peace and positivity during this hard time. A lot of celebrities disappear when topics like this come up, but it’s nice to see some celebrities that really want to help their communities change. To see footage, click here.
