RantCrush Top 5: June 27, 2017

Over the weekend an unexpected voice took the opportunity to address some world leaders via Twitter ahead of the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Music artist Rihanna pointed to the importance of education funding in a string of tweets directed at France, Canada, Germany, and Argentina.

Germany, I’m checking in to see where we are on the commitment to #FundEducation w/ @GPforEducation? @regsprecher, I’m depending on you!😊 🇩🇪

— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017

hey there @mauriciomacri, what’s your plan for Argentina to commit to #FundEducation? 🇦🇷

— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017

In March, Rihanna won an award from Harvard for her humanitarian work, and considering that she has 74 million Twitter followers, this could be a great way to highlight important issues. And at least one leader actually answered the celebrity:

.@rihanna we’ve got your back! Thanks to @mclaudebibeau who made sure girls’ education is in our feminist international development policy.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) June 26, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.