Lizzo wiped tears from her eyes as she relayed information about what's happening in Minneapolis from people who are actually in the community, and spoke openly of the racism "in the veins of this country," on an unannounced Instagram Live session.

After commenting earlier on Sunday (May 31) on George Floyd's death and those who are out there protesting, the rapper unloaded her thoughts and feelings in a stream-of-consciousness manner. "What they just told me is at this point all the violence, the majority of the violence that's happening in that city is coming from the KKK and the heavily militarized police," Lizzo, who has roots in Minneapolis, said to about 10,000 followers watching along around 5 p.m.

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