Watch stars of the West End come together for powerful #StandByMeChallenge
West End stars have got together for a powerful social media challenge.
Nicole Raquel Dennis (Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress, Dreamgirls) and Billy Luke Nevers (& Juliet, Jesus Christ Superstar) organised the Stand By Me challenge in order to elevate Black voices amid worldwide protests against the treatment of Black people.
The challenge has seen countless stars from across the world upload a video of themselves performing Stand By Me by Ben E King alongside the words of American civil rights activist Rosa Parks.
As the #standbymechallenge trended, Dennis tweeted: “Our timelines are filled with beautiful black talent from the west end, broadway, Germany and the Netherlands. Watch as many videos as you can ✊? #standbymechallenge”
You can find resources to support Black Lives Matter here.
Watch a selection of the videos uploaded below and find more with the #standbymechallenge tag on Twitter and Instagram…
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames pic.twitter.com/0ASozqy2Qx
— 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 (@NicoleRaquel_D) June 5, 2020
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames pic.twitter.com/FgztJTO5Gi
— Arun Blair-Mangat (@arunblair) June 5, 2020
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames pic.twitter.com/2Z0fw3rvDW
— Nicholas McLean (@nickmcleanuk) June 5, 2020
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames pic.twitter.com/JXTN7UQrNk
— Marisha Wallace (@marishawallace) June 5, 2020
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames@DexLee_ 🎸 pic.twitter.com/u75jN6sdjY
— Miriam-Teak Lee (@MiriamTeakLee) June 5, 2020
Peckham style #standbymechallenge pic.twitter.com/v0aDDHLPQS
— fattyboom50 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 (@maxbabeyeah) June 5, 2020
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames pic.twitter.com/mB5De45Q6V
— Victoria Ekanoye (@VictoriaEkanoye) June 5, 2020
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames pic.twitter.com/KygtEZs1wy
— SHAN AKO (@ShanOfficially) June 5, 2020
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames pic.twitter.com/mg8HBequMP
— KingingQueen (@iamcedricneal) June 5, 2020
Already posted a link but posting the video too #standbymechallenge pic.twitter.com/soUqZcoSbv
— Ashford Campbell (@CampbellAshford) June 5, 2020
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames pic.twitter.com/9npJn9GSGl
— Courtney Bowman (@courtneyebowman) June 5, 2020
“Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.” – Rosa Parks ✊🏾#Standbymechallenge#Wearetired #Saytheirnames pic.twitter.com/KObnFxXzNt
— Danielle Steers (@DanielleSteers) June 5, 2020
