Beyonce attends VMAs with mothers of gun violence victims

Beyonce shared the red carpet spotlight with the mothers of gun violence victims at the

MTV

Video

Music

Awards. The 34-year-old R&B superstar brought along some of the women featured in the short film to join her at the ceremony.


The mothers of

Mike Brown

, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and

Oscar Grant

, who were all killed at the hands of police, stood by Beyonce's side as they posed for photographers at the Madison Square Garden ceremony here.

All the women, except for Grant's mother, appeared in '

Lemonade

' holding up photographs of their deceased sons. They were joined by other 'Lemonade' stars, her pop protegees Chloe x Halle, model Winnie Harlow, and actress Quvenzhane Wallis.

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Beyonce also brought along her four-year-old daughter Blue Ivy to escort her to the event, and they even coordinated looks in shimmering dresses, with the R&B superstar donning blue feathers, while the tot opted for a beige tulle skirt and crown.