Wanda Sykes and Stars Use Golden Globes Spotlight to Honor Renee Nicole Good

The Golden Globes red carpet is usually about gowns, jokes, and gold statues. This year, it also became a place of protest.

Wanda Sykes arrived at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards wearing a small white pin with a powerful message in black letters: “BE GOOD.” The words were a tribute to Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman who was fatally shot in Minneapolis earlier this month by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

Speaking on the red carpet, Sykes made it clear the pin was not a fashion choice — it was a statement.

“This is for the mother who was murdered by an ICE agent,” she said. “It’s really sad. People are marching today, and we need to speak up. We need to be out there and shut this rogue government down, because it’s awful what they’re doing to people.”

Good was killed on Jan. 7 as ICE conducted large-scale raids in Minneapolis, a city that sits at the heart of the largest Somali community in the United States. The operation came amid intensified rhetoric from President Donald Trump and his administration surrounding immigration enforcement.

The pin Sykes wore is part of the #BeGood campaign, which organizers say is meant to honor both Good and Keith Porter, who was killed by an off-duty ICE officer in Los Angeles on Dec. 31.

According to the campaign’s description, the message goes beyond mourning. It is meant to remind people “what it means to be good to one another in the face of such horror — to be a good citizen, neighbor, friend, ally, and human.”

The campaign also highlights everyday acts of resistance and care, from people protecting children on their way to school to recording immigration arrests and donating to organizations that support affected families. Organizers say #BeGood launched after reports suggested 2025 has been one of ICE’s deadliest years in two decades, alongside a reported $100 million recruitment push to expand enforcement capacity.

Sykes was not alone in wearing the pin. Actors Mark Ruffalo and Jean Smart were also seen showing support as they arrived at the ceremony.

Organizations backing the campaign include Marmot, MoveOn, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Working Families Power, and leaders from across the entertainment industry.

In a night dedicated to celebrating film and television, the pins served as a quiet but unmistakable reminder: even in Hollywood’s most glamorous moments, some stories demand to be told — and remembered.