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Anne Hathaway, Common #SayHerName: Stars post calls to action for slain teen Nia Wilson

Days after black 18-year-old Nia Wilson was stabbed to death in an Oakland train station, celebrities have joined others on social media who vow to #SayHerName.

The hashtag, along with #SayHisName and #SayTheirName, has historically been used to draw attention to black men and women killed by police or in police custody.

#SayHerName began trending again this week when stars like Anne Hathaway, Tracee Ellis Ross and Jada Pinkett Smith used their platforms to draw attention to the murder that police say was an unprovoked attack on women of color. Wilson's sister was wounded but survived the stabbing. Police have arrested a suspect, white man 27-year-old John Cowell, a recently paroled robber with a violent history.

On Instagram, Hathaway emphasized that Wilson is "not a hashtag; she was a black woman and she was murdered in cold blood by a white man."

Hathaway continued by calling out her own privilege as a white woman, accompanied by a photo of Wilson.

"White people- including me, including you- must take into the marrow of our privileged bones the truth that ALL black people fear for their lives DAILY in America and have done so for GENERATIONS ... Given those givens, we must ask our (white)selves- how 'decent' are we really?  Not in our intent, but in our actions?  In our lack of action?"

She used the #sayhername hashtag, among others, and ended the post with: "Peace and prayers and JUSTICE for Nia and the Wilson family xx."

Bernice King, youngest daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., tweeted a thank you to Hathaway for the post.

"Black-ish star" Ellis Ross tweeted, "NIA WILSON//SAY HER NAME Our bodies and our humanity deserve safety and joy," and shared a video of rapper Chika.

"I'm tired of these headlines and hashtags, black bodies in trash bags. Tell us to get over it move on as if the past has kept its way from creeping into modern day. Lynchin' been illegal but believe me they gon' find away," Chika raps. "Her name was Nia. Please tell her story every time you see her. And don't think we exempt 'cause one day we all could be her."

Jada Pinkett Smith and Common also shared Chika's powerful rap.

Bruno Mars posted a photo of Wilson on his Twitter account.

Rose McGowan shared a drawing of Wilson in a tweet that said: "Indoctrinated hate is a deadly weapon #NiaWilson #SayHerName"