Activists are planning to demonstrate at R. Kelly’s concert in Los Angeles this coming Friday to protest him touring while awaiting trial on 14 counts of child pornography.

Kelly’s trial isn’t until Spring of 2008.

African-American campaigners want to remind the public of what the rapper has been accused of. They don’t want Kelly’s fame to overshadow the seriousness of his case.

Activist Jasmyne Cannick says,

“It’s like pulling teeth to get people to talk about this. It’s a challenge to get the black community to even discuss it. They’re acting like he doesn’t have 14 counts of child pornography against him.We’re all acting like we don’t have daughters and nieces and little sisters.

Everyone is making money, and everyone seems OK with him. People really need to wake up.”

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