Jun 24 2020 8 mins
Killer Mike's words after death of George Floyd inspired me. Sadly, this cycle has been going on for a long time and so the words of Ella Baker and Martin Luther King are also just as relevant today as they were 50+ years ago.
If you feel moved by this music...
...share this with a friend to start a conversation
...educate yourself more (Michelle Alexander's reading list: www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/opinion/george-floyd-protests-race.html)
...listen to perspectives other than your own
...empathize with others' pain
...protest in the street (while safely wearing a COVID-19 mask)
...talk with your friends
...call your representatives
...create your own artistic works
...organize in your own community
...connect this movement with others that fight for life and dignity
...vote for the least worse candidates (e.g. the ones that are more likely to respond positively to protests' demands)
...donate to help the movement & the protesters:
- www.nlg.org/massdefenseprogram/
- www.colorofchange.org
- secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
- www.afrorack.org
credits
If you feel moved by this music...
...share this with a friend to start a conversation
...educate yourself more (Michelle Alexander's reading list: www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/opinion/george-floyd-protests-race.html)
...listen to perspectives other than your own
...empathize with others' pain
...protest in the street (while safely wearing a COVID-19 mask)
...talk with your friends
...call your representatives
...create your own artistic works
...organize in your own community
...connect this movement with others that fight for life and dignity
...vote for the least worse candidates (e.g. the ones that are more likely to respond positively to protests' demands)
...donate to help the movement & the protesters:
- www.nlg.org/massdefenseprogram/
- www.colorofchange.org
- secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
- www.afrorack.org
credits