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Foxx is referencing George Floyd's death last month on May 25 at the hands of police in Minneapolis, a tragedy that has reignited the Black Lives Matter movement.

\"Let's change the world so they don't have to live in it the way we have been,\" the Oscar winner concluded his post, adding the hashtags \"#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd\" and \"#BlackLivesMatter.\"

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