Public Enemy frontman Chuck D was not surprised by the latest development in the Breonna Taylor case.
On Wednesday, a Kentucky grand jury indicted one of three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was killed during a Louisville police raid in March. But the charges of wanton endangerment weren't directly tied to Taylor's death, nor were the other two officers charged, which sparked mass outrage and nationwide protests Wednesday night.
President Donald Trump, meanwhile, praised Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's decision, saying, "I thought it was really brilliant."
"You have to expect the expected," says Chuck, 60, who returned Friday with new Public Enemy album "What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?" The "Fight the Power" rapper supports the millions who protested the death of George Floyd this summer and stresses the importance of showing up to the polls in November.
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