Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly been participating in calls with community leaders in Los Angeles about how they can take roles in the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd.
“They are holding calls with community leaders and organizations but are doing that privately as they continue to see how they can play a role. But they also want to learn and talk about it like the rest of us,” a source close to the couple told People magazine.
This comes days after Meghan became emotional as she gave a surprise address at the virtual graduation of her alma mater Immaculate Heart High School, which is located in the Los Feliz neighborhood of L.A. In the speech, Meghan told the graduating seniors that “the only wrong thing to say is to say nothing.”
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“What is happening in our country and in our state and in our hometown of L.A. has been absolutely devastating,” Meghan said in the six-minute speech. “I wasn’t sure what I could say to you. I wanted to say the right thing and I was really nervous that I wouldn’t, or that it would get picked apart. And I realized the only wrong thing to say is to say nothing because George Floyd’s life mattered and Breonna Taylor’s life mattered and Philando Castile’s life mattered and Tamir Rice’s life mattered, and so did so many other people whose names we know and whose names we do not know.”
Another source close to Meghan said that her “heart hurts” for the class of 2020 that is graduating into a world filled with “injustice,” adding that she had hoped her speech would give them a “small bit of hope, comfort or inspiration” as they go out into the world.
Meghan has stayed active supporting various causes over the passed few months while in lockdown amidst the coronavirus pandemic. She recently announced that she is sponsoring a dog kennel in the name of her 1 year-old son Archie.
“As I write, the Covid-19 crisis is gripping every country in the world and destabilizing the lives of countless families across the U.K. I am proud of how Mayhew have responded by finding new ways to support animals and people in these uncertain times,” she wrote.
“What I am even prouder of is that Mayhew’s mission was made for moments like these. It’s not just about cats and dogs; it’s about all of us, about our ability to come together as a community,” Meghan added. “In the wake of Covid, we are reminded that our need to take care of one another is a vital part of the human spirit. Mayhew has always understood this.”
This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.
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