In a touching moment at the “Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment” event in New York, the famous actor read a lovely original poem by Amanda Gorman to honor Renee Nicole Good – a poet, mother of three, and activist who was tragically shot and killed by federal agents during protests against Trump’s strict immigration policies in Minnesota.
“Renee Nicole Good is not a symbol.
She is an American woman, a queer woman who was trying her best to be good in a bad world,” Roberts said, fighting back tears, before reading Gorman’s poem, which included these strong words:
“They say she is no more
Now bear riot of candles, dark fury of flowers…
What they call death and void we know is breath and voice…
Our bright fled angels will never be fully gone
When they are forever so fiercely good.”
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Roberts summed it up by saying that Renee Nicole Good was not a criminal.
She was a poet and a mother who joined protests against the administration’s harsh ICE actions on that cold January day.
Her death, along with the killing of nurse Alex Pretti, sparked national anger over the growing use of military-style tactics in immigration enforcement.
While Trump throws a big, expensive UFC birthday party on the White House lawn, regular families are grieving loved ones who were killed under his administration’s strict immigration policies.
Julia Roberts and Amanda Gorman using their influence to remember Renee’s life and call for change is exactly what we need right now.
As Roberts said, Renee Nicole Good’s voice, her struggle, and her brave goodness will not be forgotten.
As we have learned, ICE agents in Minneapolis were told to be tough and confrontational.It ended in a cold-blooded murder, with a woman shot in the face three times, captured on multiple camera angles.
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