As the letter continued, Lorde included not only her verbal support, but also her tangible actions. "I'm still learning the nuances of all this. I'm still working out how to practice activism

As the letter continued, Lorde included not only her verbal support, but also her tangible actions. "I'm still learning the nuances of all this. I'm still working out how to practice activism while refraining from social media. Numbers at protests and mass gatherings speak loudly, hopefully lead to eventual legislative change, so I do that," she wrote. "Money helps concretely, paying things like bail funds to free unjustly held activists, so I do that. I don't feel completely comfortable posting donation links asking you for money—I don't know what kind of financial situation you're in right now. It's on me to use my resources—resources you gave me, directly or indirectly—to donate on your behalf."

The performer concluded her email with a message focused on her "black and brown listeners" and a link to a petition calling for the police officers in Floyd's arrest to be fired and for charges to be filed. "I'm so sorry this is your reality, that you haven't had a choice but to be defined by this, to give it your energy. I'm aware of that tax on you," she wrote. "I hope white people you know are doing what they can to ease your load. And I really, really hope systems will change to better protect you.

"Black Lives Matter," she signed off. "L."