Jay-Z, other rappers urge Cuomo to reform justice system
Hip-hop moguls Jay-Z and Russell Simmons and rapper-actor Common on Wednesday pressed for changes to the state’s criminal justice system amid protests over the killings of unarmed black people by white police officers who weren’t criminally charged.
Simmons and Jay-Z discussed reforms with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Common joined Simmons later at a City Hall news conference with activists demanding a slate of changes to policing and prosecution.
“We want to promote the end of police protecting police and not prosecuting police,” Simmons said.