On Friday, Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber took to Instagram to voice his support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Bieber wrote in the caption of a post that read "Black Lives Matter," "I am a white Canadian and I will never know what it feels like to be an African American."
He wrote, "But what I do know is I am willing to stand up and use my voice to shine light on racism, because it's a real thing and it's more prevalent now than I have ever seen in my lifetime. We are all God's children and we are ALL EQUAL."
Bieber has largely avoided making political statements throughout his career.