Jay Z Weighs in on Women's Marches

Jay Z throws his support behind the Women's March movement, saying that such protests shows that "we have the power" no matter who's in the White House.

January 26, 2017

While discussing his new Spike docuseriesTime: The Kalief Browder Story at the Sundance Film Festival Wednesday, Jay Z threw his support behind the ongoing Women's March initiatives. Despite the daily onslaught of fuckery since Trump took office, including a reporter trying to ask Jay Z about Trump before being shut down, the legendary rapper believes the power—the real power—still lies with the people.

"More than ever, the people have to come together," Jay Z said during a post-screening Q&A, the Daily Beastreported. "We have to tell these stories, and we have to organize in a way that we never have before, because that's the only thing that affects change. I hate to sound like such a cynic. Everything is based on votes, and who you can put in office."

The path to change, Jay Z added, starts with organization. "We have to organize," he said Wednesday. "I've been in these meetings, I've spoken with people, I've done many things behind the scenes, but most important: We are the power." The Women's March proved this, Jay said. "I'm sure a lot of you guys participated in it, but that display of woman power the other day was so amazing and we saw the effect: That no matter what, no matter who's in office, we are the people that's in power," he said.

Time: The Kalief Browder Story is a six-part docuseries centered on Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old student who spent years on Rikers Island despite not having been convicted of a crime. "Kalief Browder is a modern day prophet; his story a failure of the judicial process," Jay said when announcing the project last October. "A young man, and I emphasize young man, who lost his life because of a broken system." The series hits Spike later this year.

Women's March organizers have now launched a new campaign entitled 10 Actions/100 Days, in which participants will take united action on a specific issue every 10 days. For more information, please click here.