Tamir Rice’s Mother Goes After Lil Baby’s Grammy Performance on Facebook

Tamir Rice’s mother, Samaria, called out rapper Lil Baby’s Sunday night Grammy performance, including Until Freedom activist Tamika Mallory.

Complex Magazine reported that Rice’s mother was livid behind the seemingly opportunistic performance of “The Bigger Picture” with Lil Baby, Mallory, Killer Mike and actor Kendrick Sampson. A post from her alleged account had harsh words about the act.

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“Look at this clout chaser. Did she lose something in this fight? I don’t think so.

That’s the problem. They take us for a joke. That’s why we never have justice cause of s**t like this” the post read.

 

In subsequent posts, Rice also blasted the Grammys, the police and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) organization.

 

Rice’s 12-year-old son, Tamir,  was murdered by Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann in November 2014 while playing with a toy gun in a park. Video footage of the shooting shows Loehmann shooting Tamir “within two seconds” upon arrival at the scene. She has become an outspoken opponent to “clout chasers” in the movement like Shawn King, Benjamin Crump and  Lee Merritt.

In 2016, the boy’s mother was paid a $6 million settlement in the civil suit she filed against the city of Cleveland, NPR reported.

According to Complex, Lil Baby explained the sentiment behind “The Bigger Picture” prior to his Sunday night performance.

“My performance is important to me and I had to make sure it was right. Nominations aside, actually performing ‘The Bigger Picture’ means the most to me,” he said. “I paint pictures with my songs and wanted the performance to bring that picture to life. Just like with the song, this performance had to reflect the real. No sugar-coating. My family, my fans and my city know who I do this for.”

His words offered no comfort to Rice, who since has been reported to Facebook by unknown sources for “bullying,” according to her most recent Facebook posts.

Rice’s son, Tamir, was murdered by Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann in November 2014 while playing with a toy gun in a park. Video footage of the shooting shows Loehmann shooting Tamir “within two seconds” upon arrival at the scene. 

 Rice’s criticism comes at a time where social justice has become front and center in the media, and activists are catching heat for reportedly taking advantage of the dire situation. 

Earlier this month, Michael Brown, Sr., the father of Mike Brown who was shot to death by a white cop in 2014 in St. Louis, called out BLM saying the foundation owed him and other activists, who are actively working to end police brutality and murder of innocent Black people, $20 million, the New York Post reported. 

The outspoken explained that BLM raised $90 million, but has not distributed any of those funds to the families who have suffered losses of loved ones by racist cops. 

“Where is all that money going?” Brown Sr. asked during a press conference with the International Black Freedom Alliance. 

“How could you leave the families who are helping the community without any funding?”