Many of today’s young men of color are aware that they are targets and could have easily been in the shoes of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Michael Brown or the many others whose lives were unjustly cut short. How many unarmed youth of color have to die before this is seen, not as an isolated incident, but as a national crisis? The “Our Lives Matters” project was inspired by the extrajudicial killings of minorities, particularly boys of color who are targeted on a daily basis. Fear of these young men continues to be seen as justification for the use of deadly force. This video project was created to provide a voice for these young men, as they demonstrate what it feels like to wear a target. Filmed this past September, in Harlem, NYC, over 30 African-American and Latino boys, ages 3 to 17 joined together to boldly question and take a stand against racial targeting. youth, This PSA video is a creative collaboration between the non-profit organization Rootstrong and twenty-five year old award-winning filmmaker, Kiri Laurelle Davis, best known for her short film ‘A Girl Like Me’ featuring the Kenneth Clark “doll test” that garnered national attention. For more information on this project and ways to support it please visit- JustUsProject.org and FOLLOW @JustUsProject for new videos and related stories. via Just Us Project
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 19:46:19 +0000
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