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She also shared that in the future she feels she'll need to have conversations with her son, who is 2, about racial profiling. \"I have to tell DJ one day that people will judge him just because he and his parents have melanin in their skin,\" she wrote on Instagram.

In her post, she also reflected on an experience her husband, Dana Isaiah, had when he was pulled over while driving home from the gym in a rental car because his car was getting fixed.

\"For some reason, he was pulled over. It was dark & there were two officers. I remember him texting me & telling me that he was pulled over...my whole body buckled,\" she wrote. She said she was \"terrified\" for her husband's safety.

\"Dana would never hurt anyone, has no priors, has worked hard & cared for whatever community he's in,\" she continued. \"But that doesn't matter to racist people. They see his skin & think threat. Thankfully, he came home. But so many do not come home.\"

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The singer asked her followers to demand justice and change. \"If you are white, have black friends, spouses, lovers, kids, employers, pastors...this is your problem too,\" she wrote. \"This is a call to you!!\"

\"Black people are hurting, tired, living in fear for their life & angry about it & you wonder why. We have been marching & calling & writing,\" she continued. \"I have been in action calling the DA & will continue!! If you are white, we need you to USE YOUR VOICE and speak up about these injustices!\"

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