Skip to main content

BLACK LIVES MATTER! Information on how to stay informed and help those who are in the fight for justice!



The recent killings of  Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor reminded the world that we need immediate change and real reforms to a justice system built on racism.  As an artist, I've struggled over the last two weeks with being creative or promoting any of my successes.  I'm hurting along with my community and fearing the safety of my love ones.  I don't know when I will regain my peace, but what gives me hope during these unprecedented and traumatic times is the attention and outrage these injustices are receiving around the globe. 

Many friends and allies want to know how to help.  Here are a few ways:

Make a donation to Bail Out Fund Organizations


Support organizations who are organizing and leading social justice reforms:


Attend these upcoming events to stay informed:


The NAACP will be hosting an emergency virtual town hall on June 4th.  Click here for details.


One World Events will host a conversation with Alicia Garza about the importance of resistance and resilience, and why they ground their work in a vision of collective humanity. Click here to register. 

Please feel free to post in the comments section other relative organizations or events that are not listed above, and I'll update this post.

God bless & be safe!







Labels

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

DESTINY'S ROAD screening in Kigali, Rwanda

Last February, I volunteered with Venture2Impact in Kigali, Rwanda, a non profit organization based in Canada. While there I worked with Hopes & Homes for Children community center where I had the opportunity to train staff and mentor young entrepreneurial parents in the village. The staff consisted of tech employees from New York, California, Canada, and London. I was the only tech employee/ filmmaker in the group. Each day started with a 2 mile walk up a dirt hill from Yambi House, a Bed and Breakfast type hotel, to the community center where we would pass local women perfectly balancing large bowls of avocados or bananas on their heads, sometimes with babies happily strapped on their backs. On occasion, we would run into school children who wanted to chat or locals on their way to work via motor taxis. Once we arrived to the center, the younger children would sing beautifully to us before heading home and before the adult participants arrived. The Community members were eager t...
Post a Comment
Read more

Part one: Harold and Brad: Windy City Film Makers with Kameishia Wooten Season One...

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to chat with two phenomenal Chicago actors, Brad Stevenson and Harold Branch about my relocation from Chicago to Los Angeles.  Here's part one of the interview. 
Post a Comment
Read more