Kane Brown is having trouble finding the middle ground as a biracial man amid the ongoing protests against police brutality.
The country singer explained that present times have been difficult for him and his family because people continue to place him with one side of the debate or the other. The 26-year-old, whose mother is white and father is black, said his goal is unity at a time when lines are being drawn in the wake of George Floyd’s death while he is in police custody in May.
“I’m trying to bring everyone together, and they want me to choose a side,” he told HITS Daily Double in a recent interview. “I’m even pushed from one side to the other. I’m both, and both push back. That I try to understand and see each other without losing the other.”
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The “Homesick” singer explained that his daughter is often dragged into the debate over how the Black community in the United States polices.
Country singer Kane Brown defended police in a recent interview.
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“2020 has been generally difficult. “I’m glad my daughter does not know what’s going on, and she will not remember,” he explained. With a biracial daughter, I have come across many people who ask, ‘How will you explain to her when she overcomes her? ‘and’ What will you tell her about the difference between her and her white friends? ‘ ”
The singer notes that, as much as he tends to pass legislation, he knows that not all officers are guilty of brutality or unjust policing. However, he acknowledged that officers on a “power trip with a badge” were “out”.
“There are people who think that all politicians are bad, but I know that is not true. Those kids who were bullied in high school, the ones who get this power trip with a badge, they’re out there. They let the power go to their heads; they are harassing people, but they are not all politicians, ”he said. ‘I know when I’m stopped I have to put my hands out the window so they can see I have no weapon. You have to be really careful about how you talk, because you do not know who is driving to the car; you do not know what they are afraid of or doing. “
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Just as he was sympathizing with officers, Brown tried his best to get people to understand where some of the Protestants came from.
‘When I come from my Black side, I’m super scared when a cop overpowers me. But the cop? They’re in the line of fire every day, and that’s part of it. That I try to love everyone: the politicians who do their job, everyone who is a good person in this society. It is like the plunderers; I’ve heard of people trying to get attention. But there are video footage of Protestants trying to stop people from looting, dismantling shops, ‘he said. ‘The Protestants are just a distraction – and people do not want to see that. The criminals are in some cases people who have not worked, sit at home, tired of being cooped up. They are not about the cause, and that is what I mean to try it all. “
Kane Brown explained the difficulty in finding common ground with people amid protests against police brutality.
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Later in the interview, he added: “We will never find peace until everyone understands it. You have to understand, not just people who cry against each other want to be right. Then no one wins, and people just become crueler from both sides. If everyone just tried to find common ground, to understand where the other came from, what his fears are, it seems like a much better way to find a solution. “
The singer’s message of unity came through in his new song, “Globally Beautiful,” which fell amid protests in June and called for peace and equality.
The star said he had “held” the show for one year and decided to release it early. It was written by the 26-year-old along with Shy Carter, Ryan Hurd, and Jordan Schmidt, per Variety.
In the song, Brown sings: “White Churches, Black Churches / Different People, Same Hearts / It’s Pretty Hard to Fight Each Other / Lying in the Ground, Six Below.”
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And in the chorus, Brown croons: “You miss every color / If you only see black and white / Tell me how you change your mind / If your heart is unable to move / We are not so different from each other / From one to the other I look around / And look beautiful worldwide. “
Fox News’ Mariah Haas contributed to this report.
