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BTS are being praised for donating $1m (£789,000) to Black Lives Matter following the killing of George Floyd .
Black Lives Matter has confirmed receipt of the group donation, via Big Hit Entertainment, which was registered earlier this week as protests continued to break out around the world.
“We are moved by the generosity of BTS and allies all over the world who stand in solidarity in the fight for Black lives,” Kailee Scales, managing director for Black Lives Matter, said.
“Black people all over the world are in pain at this moment from the trauma of centuries of oppression.”
Last month, Floyd died after a white police officer named Derek Chauvin was filmed kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes in Minneapolis.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder.
Three other officers – J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao – were arrested and charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
“We stand against racial discrimination,” BTS previously wrote on its official Twitter page. “We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together. #BlackLivesMatter.”
Just last week, K-pop fans helped drown out a hashtag considered racist on Twitter by flooding it with clips of their favourite artists.
The K-Pop community took it upon itself to ensure that the #whitelivesmatter hashtag wouldn’t be used to amplify the racist messages that typically accompany it.
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Sign up To do this, they used the hashtag and instead attached it to videos of artists performing on stage.
The move was met with widespread approval on Twitter with many users thanking K-Pop fans for the initiative.
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A girl wears a face mask during a Black Lives Matter rally in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People are seen by a mural of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Stevenson Square, Manchester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Children pose for their family in front of discarded placards fixed on a wall in Piccadilly Gardens after a Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Manchester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People shout slogans during a Black Lives Matter rally in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators in Leicester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A demonstrator holds up a placard during a Black Lives Matter protest in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A demonstrator gestures during a Black Lives Matter protest in Manchester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A mounted police officer raises their baton as police horses ride along Whitehall, past the entrance to Downing Street, in an attempt to disperse protestors gathered in central London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Bute Park, Cardiff
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally march on Vauxhall Bridge Road, London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters hold up signs as they march along a road during a peaceful Black Lives Matter march in Aylesbury
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People climbing on top of the Queen Victoria Statue as they take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Children pose for a photo during a Black Lives Matter protest at Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators hold placards as they attend a protest march to the US Embassy in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters demonstrate near the the US Embassy in Nine Elms in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters in Whitehall following a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators wearing protective face masks and face coverings hold placards during a Black Lives Matter protest in Leicester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A demonstrator is seen during a Black Lives Matter protest in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators are seen as police officers look on during a Black Lives Matter protest near Downing street in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators are seen wth police liaison officers during a Black Lives Matter protest in Luton
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A protest at Parliament Square in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A demonstrator in Leicester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators wearing protective face masks and face coverings hold placards during a Black Lives Matter protest in Leicester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators block traffic outside Victoria Station
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Custom House Square, Belfast
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Police on horseback in Whitehall following a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Parliament Square, London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators throw flares above a police line during a Black Lives Matter march in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People climbing on top of the Queen Victoria Statue as they take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators raise their hands facing police officers after scuffles during a Black Lives Matter march in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People are seen placing placards on a fence in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A demonstrator is seen with a protective face mask during a Black Lives Matter protest in Watford
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A sign alternatively naming Wilson Street 'Rosa Parks Street' in Glasgow. Activists have put up names of black people and civil rights activists throughout history alongside street names around the Scottish centre as part of the ongoing worldwide demonstrations following the death of George Floyd
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Boxer Anthony Joshua is seen with demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest in Watford
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators gather outside Downing Street
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators kneel facing police officers after scuffles during a Black Lives Matter march in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators lay on the pavement during a Black Lives Matter rally at Trafalgar Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A protester stands on bus stop and raises their hand during a Black Lives Matter protest at Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters holding placards gather in Manchester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A man gestures during a Black Lives Matter march in in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A demonstrator wearing a protective face mask during a Black Lives Matter protest in Leicester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A protest placard is affixed to the plinth of a statue of the Duke of Wellington on the second day of Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Piccadilly Gardens
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Deansgate, Manchester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators stage a Black Lives Matter Protest in Leicester city centre
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A demonstrator points towards a mounted police officer laying in the road after being unseated from their horse, during a demonstration on Whitehall, near the entrance to Downing Street
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A 'Black Lives Matter' (BLM) protest at Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters in Whitehall following a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Parliament Square, London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters in Whitehall following a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A demonstrator holds a placard during a Black Lives Matter protest in Watford
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators hold placards during a Black Lives Matter protest in Watford
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters hold placards as they march through central London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters kneel as they hold placards during a demonstration in Manchester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A mother and son hold up a sign during a peaceful Black Lives Matter march in Aylesbury
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A protest march in Manchester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Parliament Square, London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators are seen standing on top of a bus stop wearing protective face masks and face coverings as the Black Lives Matter protesters march to the Home Office in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest in Manchester are seen by a mural of George Floyd
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Parliament Square, London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A demonstrator is seen wearing a protective face mask as the Black Lives Matter protesters march to the Home Office in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protest in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Demonstrators with a flare are seen during a Black Lives Matter protest near Downing street in London
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Bute Park, Cardiff
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters hold up signs during a peaceful Black Lives Matter march in Aylesbury
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A protester raises his arm during a second day of Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Piccadilly Gardens
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Bute Park, Cardiff
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Placards are seen during a Black Lives Matter protest in Parliament Square
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters holding placards gather at the Queen Victoria monument for a second day of Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Piccadilly Gardens
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration in Manchester
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Black Lives Matter protesters gather across the UK A woman kneels during a Black Lives Matter rally in London
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On Saturday (6 June), thousands of people gathered in UK cities to stand against racism and demand change after Floyd ‘s death.
Madonna was filmed in attendance .
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