Black rage now fuels a form of faithful activism committed to transforming the paralyzing and predatory policies that continue to plunder Black communities. If all of our lives are stitched together in a single garment of destiny, Black rage that saves Black life saves America.
#BlackDeath at the hands of police has become, as we all know by now, an all too common trend. Only last week, the names of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile became the latest in a long line of #blackdeath as a result of interaction with police
Will we have the prophetic courage to question how the police treated MOVE, Isadore, and Micah Xavier Johnson versus the way they treat white murder suspects, including white people suspected as killers of police?
Gray family attorney Billy Murphy and Rev. Heber Brown III, pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church and member of Baltimore United for Change speak with Amy Goodman.
“It is time for us to have our seat at the table. As women, as workers, as black and brown people, as communities of color. We are no longer content to have you make the decisions for us.”