Famous folks joined the thousands upon thousands of protesters who spoke out and turned out following the Ferguson grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
The video clip above shows rapper Macklemore, who joined marchers in Seattle. Below, a thought from him posted on Twitter:
Country star Charlie Daniels spent Monday evening performing at a charity concert benefiting Christmas For Kids, a Hendersonville, Tenn. organization that provides holiday joy to needy children in Middle Tennessee. After the event Daniels tuned into coverage of riots and looting with dismay:
Diddy, Russell Simmons and Spike Lee were among the Twitter users expressing their outrage following the grand jury's decision:
NBA great LeBron James posted a link to a image showing an editorial cartoon of Michael Brown walking arm in arm with Trayvon Martin along with this message:
"As a society how do we do better and stop things like this happening time after time!! I'm so sorry to these families. Violence is not the answer people. Retaliation isn't the solution as well. #PrayersUpToTheFamilies #WeHaveToDoBetter"
Atlanta hip hop star Big Boi kept his timeline updated throughout the night:
Comedian Kevin Hart dispensed with his usual comical take on life and turned to prayer instead.
