Then there are the corporations that put out statements in support of Black Lives for a performative public relations boost in 2020, some of these companies having long profited fromappropriating Black culture include Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga (performing their hit “Rain on Me”), Miley Cyrus, The Weeknd, CNCO, Doja Cat, Maluma, Black Eyed Peas, and DaBaby. Oh, and of course, BTS, the seven-member Korean group that just broke YouTube's 24-hour video views record with theirnew single “Dynamite.” For Abdelhamid, running to unseat Maloney is also personal. “I was nine years old when I watched my Congresswoman wear a burqa in Congress to justify the invasion of Afghanistan. For the rest of my life, I knew that as a Muslim woman my identity would be weaponized to justify American wars,”Abdelhamid tweeted It’s time to listen to the people who tried to tell (and show) us about the violence of our system of mass criminalization. Instead of ramping up policing and prosecution — and overlooking an entire movement in the process — it’s time for leaders, corporations, and journalists to acknowledge and address the root causes of inequality that create conditions where someone is compelled to take dish soap from a store or break its window.Want more fromTeen Vogue? Check this out: