while noble in gesture the people that created the law and those who choose to use it as legalized murder are basically not his and those other rap artist fans, unless the ones who are protest the state laws in order to have those concerts there, big money to be made, but prejudicial laws are trumping the peoples wishes all over the country.Wonder's decision not to play in states that have a law on the books that he finds objectionable has precedent. In 1991, he declined to play concerts in Arizona after the state refused to recognize Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, and the National Football League rescinded plans to play the Super Bowl in the state for the same reason, actions that ultimately lead to a reversal of Arizona policy.At a concert in Quebec on Sunday, following the verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, musician Stevie Wonder made a pledge to his audience: that he won’t perform in states or countries that have Stand Your Ground laws or their equivalents on the books.“The truth is that, for those that are being lost in the battle for justice, wherever that fits in any part of the world, we can’t bring them back. What we can do is we can let our voices be heard, and we can vote in our various countries throughout the world for change and for equality for everybody,” he told the audience.“That’s what I know we can do. And I know I’m not everybody, I’m just one person, I’m a human being. But for the gift that God has given me, and for whatever I mean, I decided today that until the Stand Your Ground law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again.As a matter of fact, wherever I find that law exists, I will not perform in that state or in that part of the world.”
More recently, in response to Arizona's passage of SB1070, an immigration law that would have required immigrants to carry papers documenting their status, required law enforcement officers to check on suspects' documentation status even during minor infractions like routine traffic stops, and imposed penalties on people who provided aid or shelter to undocumented immigrants, a number of musicians decided not to play the state.The action, known as SoundStrike, was organized by Rage Against The Machine's Zack de la Rocha, and artists including Kanye West, Los Tigres del Norte, and Nine Inch Nails all signed up. Much of SB 1070 was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2012, so it's hard to tell how much SoundStrike mattered. But there's no question that refusing to play a state can reinforce the idea that a place is backward or out of touch with the rest of the norms in the rest of the country.
this is a negative for NFL they already agreed or shoukld i say were shook down on not advertising for ACA, the performing artistdon't know if they can weild that kind of influence today. atleast they are motivating and who knows, God Bless the effort.
