'Empire' Cast Pledges Support for Hillary Clinton in Campaign Ad (Video)
"What will I tell my son? What will you tell your daughter?" Taraji P. Henson asks. "What will we tell the future generation?"
Debbie Emery | October 5, 2016 @ 8:43 PM	Last Updated: October 6, 2016 @ 10:29 AM
The cast and creator of "Empire" have voiced their choice for the next president: Hillary Clinton.
Stars of the hit Fox show, including Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Gray, Trai and Grace Byers, Jussie Smollett, Gabourey Sidibe and Tasha Smith joined Lee Daniels in a new ad for the Clinton campaign that was released on Wednesday, titled "What Will I Say?"
"What will I tell my son? What will you tell your daughter?" Taraji P. Henson asks, to open up the video. "What will we tell the future generation?"
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The "Empire" actors go on to list African-Americans who were victims of violence, including Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray and Philando Castile.
Viewers are told that the "violence and nasty rhetoric against mankind is unacceptable, and if Trump gets into office — it will only get worse."
Along with gun control, the "Empire" stars praise Clinton's stance on Obamacare and women's rights.
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"I want a president who stands up against intolerance … there is only one person in this race who said black lives matter," they say.
"Empire" co-creator Daniels, who also directed the video, closes it out with a strong statement. "So many women and men died for us to have the right to vote. Every time we sit out, we dishonor their sacrifices," he says.
Watch the video above.
9 People Fired or Suspended for Black Lives Matter Comments (Photos)
In light of the recent fatal shootings of Keith L. Scott and Terence Crutcher and the subsequent protests, TheWrap looks back at the people who expressed their grievances on social media during the Dallas shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling and the demonstrations that followed. Here are 9 individuals whose voices were heard -- and who got in trouble for it.
Nate Weekley, a Detroit detective, was demoted to officer after posting on Facebook that "the only racists here are the piece of s--- Black Lives Matter terrorists and their supporters," reported the Detroit News.
The Daily Mail reported that Weekley's brother, Joseph Weekley, was a cop who was charged with involuntary manslaughter after accidentally killing a 7-year-old black girl during a raid.
The first black Miss Alabama, Kalyn Chapman, was placed on administrative leave from her job at a South Florida PBS station after she posted a video in which she called the Dallas sniper a "martyr."
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In her video she stated: "I'm dealing with a bit of guilt" because "I value human life. And I want to feel sad for them, but I can't help but feeling like the shooter was a martyr."
She later told news outlet WPMI that what the shooter did "was wrong, period," adding, "maybe martyr wasn't the right word but it was what came to mind at that time."
Charles Beau Menefee lost his job as a news producer at CBS46 in Atlanta after a slew of Facebook posts, including one in which he said "it would be cool if someone rained gunfire down on to the ignorant human turds at the next #blacklivesmatter March."
A South Carolina fire captain, Jimmy Morris, was fired after saying that he was going to run over Black Lives Matter protestors on Facebook, The State newspaper said. The Miami Herald reported that two other firefighters were fired in association with Morris' post.
An Overland Park, Kansas police officer was fired after posting a menacing comment on a woman's Facebook photo, according to local channel KCTV.
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A North Carolina deputy, Andrew Sutton, was suspended after joking on Facebook about killing people and calling Black Lives Matter followers "ignorant blind sheep."
A Tennessee deputy, Jeremy McNary, was suspended after saying Black Lives Matter protestors should be hosed for blocking a highway, according to the New York Daily News.
McNary's uncle told the Daily News that his nephew had served in the Marines and that he is not a racist nor bad cop, referencing a time he saved a child from drowning.
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Diane Amoratis, a Jefferson Health employee, condemned Black Lives Matter protestors and praised police for dealing with a "fat, braided hair, piece of s--- troublemaker..." Philly.com reported. She added that a BLM protest should have been "bulldozed."
Jefferson Health ended up posting that "the individual is no longer at Jefferson."
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Sgt. Derek Hale, a Louisville corrections sergeant was suspended after posting a contentious Facebook meme, according to WDRB. It featured an officer with the words: "If we really wanted you dead all we'd have to do is stop patrolling your neighborhoods... and wait."
Hale's caption read: "Ha … truth."
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BLM opponents suffered consequences for airing grievances after the protests
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