The social justice arm of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company on Sunday called on Georgia officials to take quick action in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who authorities say was killed by two white men as he ran through a Georgia neighborhood. Musicians Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Alicia Keys, Mario “Yo Gotti” Mims, Robert “Meek Mill” Williams and two attorneys signed Team Roc’s open letter published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and directed at state officials. The letter said District Attorney Tom Durden should be recused from the case due for a conflict of interest since Gregory McMichael, one of the two men charged with murder, was a former police officer. The letter urges state Attorney General Christopher Carr to instead appoint a special prosecutor to help achieve a fair trial. It also says a neighbor should be charged as an armed accomplice. “We are all Ahmaud Arbery,” rapper Yo Gotti said in a statement. “Everyday activities should not end in death sentences. We must hold people responsible for their actions. Ahmaud Arbery was unarmed and innocent and his killers must be brought to justice.” “If anybody saw that horrifying video of his killing, it is heartbreaking, unbelievably unacceptable and inhumane,” Keys said in a statement to The Associated Press. “No human being should be murdered and not receive justice. I have black sons and they should be able to go on a jog or anywhere they want without the risk of being killed.”
Elon Musk lashed out on Saturday at California health officials who have not yet cleared Tesla, his electric car company, to restart pro duc - tion at its plant in Fremont, saying he would move the company’s headquarters to Texas or Nevada. On Friday, health officials from Alameda County told Tesla it was not yet allowed to resume operations in Fremont because of fears that the corona-virus will spread among the company’s workers. Manufacturers have been allowed to restart work in other parts of the state that have had small outbreaks of the virus. “Frankly, this is the final straw,” Musk said on Twitter. In a separate tweet, Musk said Tesla would file a lawsuit against Alameda County.