Frank Ocean has announced pop-up shops in select cities to give away free merch to people who come with proof that they voted in today’s elections. A flyer posted to his Tumblr account reads, “Bring proof (a photo of you at the ballot) that you voted to any of the locations below and get some free merch. Because God bless America.” The locations are in Houston, Miami, Dallas, and Atlanta. Find the pop-up locations here and get a look at the merch below.
The cities were chosen “in states to support specific candidates”: Stacey Abrams in Georgia, Andrew Gillum in Florida, and Beto O’Rourke. The flyer also makes reference to the “42%,” the non-voting populace that is “the largest political group in America.” Please note that while the flyer asks for “a photo of you at the ballot,” voters in Texas, Georgia, and Florida are not allowed to take “ballot selfies,” so a photo outside of the polling place is your best bet.
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It appears that Frank has also sent merch to the parents of Joaquin Oliver, one of the students killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida earlier this year, as Lois Beckett of the Guardian reports. Oliver was a Frank Ocean fan before he was killed in the shooting that also claimed the lives of 16 other people. Shirts were also reportedly sent to March For Our Lives, the student-led gun violence reduction movement founded in the wake of the Parkland shooting. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for a March For Our Lives for further comment.
Earlier today, Frank aired the latest episode of his Beats 1 series “blonded RADIO,” which saw him discuss the midterms and decry right-wing conspiracy theories such as #PizzaGate.
Read our feature, “24 Musicians on Why They’re Voting in the 2018 Midterm Elections.”
