Corey Jones' Grammy Award-winning cousin leads social change through music

iHope gospel concert celebrates social change in memory of Corey Jones

SUNRISE, Fla. – A Grammy Award-winning gospel singer songwriter said he hopes to inspire others through his music.

Tye Tribbett has been topping the charts for several years. He is well known in the gospel music industry and is holding a free concert in honor of his late cousin, Corey Jones.

"We want to celebrate Corey in a big way," Tribbett said. "He was a great musician. Every time he played for me he (was) always smiling and all of that, so we want to reflect and celebrate his life while also playing for change."

Tribbett lost Jones last month after police said Jones was killed by Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Nouman Raja.

"I was just taken. I was just numb for a little while," Tribbett said. "I couldn't believe, and I couldn't process it. My brain just couldn't make sense of it all."

Jones' family maintains that he was innocent. The investigation is ongoing, but Thursday afternoon it was announced that Raja was terminated from the department.

"It's a step toward more justice or toward change, or at least the system recognizing that something was not handled properly, so that's the celebration side," Tribbett said. "The other side is, you know, I'm a Christian, and God is love. God even loves the cop that shot my cousin."

Tribbett acknowledges it's too late to change the past but hopes his music can help set a new tone for the future.

"What you know is in your mind, and what you believe is in your heart faith, is in the spirit, but hope is the emotion connected to what we're believing," Tribbett said.

The iHope concert at the Faith Center in Sunrise featured singers Tasha Cobbs, Mali Music, Travis Greene, Le'Andria Johnson and more.

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