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February 13, 2017

Paris Jackson Shouts Out #NoDAPL During Grammys
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Other artists also spoke about politics throughout the night, including
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson, who mentioned the Dakota
Access pipeline protests.

Paris Jackson: "Thank you so much. We can really use this kind of
excitement at a pipeline protest, guys! #No DAPL."

Meanwhile, JLo quoted a Toni Morrison essay. Actress Laverne Cox spoke
about high school student Gavin Grimm's fight for the right to use the
bathroom that matches his gender identity-a reference that came only two
days after the Trump administration said it was dropping a challenge to
a federal injunction prohibiting Grimm and other transgender students
from having the right use the bathroom that corresponds to their
identity. Katy Perry wore a Planned Parenthood pin and an armband
reading "persist"-in reference to Elizabeth Warren's reading of Coretta
Scott King's letter against Jeff Sessions during a debate over his
confirmation as attorney general. Senator Warren was silenced and
rebuked for reading this letter.


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