The Raleigh Police Union unanimously voted not to boycott Beyoncé’s upcoming concert at Carter-Finley Stadium on May 3. Raleigh Police debated boycotting the concert after viewing her Super Bowl halftime show and newly released “Formation” music video as anti-police, but voted against it. In her halftime show, Beyoncé and her dancers were seen raising their fists in the air, a black-power symbol associated with the Black Panther movement. In addition, her music video displays a wall graffiti that says “stop shooting us,” and at one point Beyoncé lays on top of a police car and sinks into what looks like flood water from Hurricane Katrina. Since the show and the release of the video, officers across the country have expressed concern that her video sends the wrong message and promotes violence toward police officers.
