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11 ALIVE
11 ALIVE IS WHERE ATLANTA SPEAKS.
SPEAKS.
SPEAKS. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE?
BLACK
BLACK LIVES MATTER SO MUCH. >> YOU HAVE A HOSTILE
ENVIRONMENT HERE.
ENVIRONMENT HERE. >> WASHINGTON DC.
>> MONTANA.
>> MONTANA. >> BETWEEN TEXAS AND GEORGIA.
>> I AM A STUDENT AND AN
ARCHAEOLOGIST.
ARCHAEOLOGIST. >> I AM A
>>
>> MY
>> MY ROLE IN THE MOVEMENT IS TO DEFINE MY VOICE.
>> EDUCATE.
>> EDUCATE. >> I CREATE CLASSES
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO
SUPPORT PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY. >> I COME FROM A PLACE WHERE I
AM VERY PRIVILEGED. I AM A
WHITE WOMAN AND STRAIGHT.
>> I DON'T THINK
ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES ENCOURAGE
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. >> I AM NOT RACIST.
WHAT IS THE
>>
>> I
>> I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE I WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE FRONT
LINES.
LINES.
LINES. >>
LINES. >> THERE IS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN
MAN THREATENING MY LIFE.
>> WE WANTED TO SEE PEOPLE WHO
LOOK LIKE US ENJOYING THE
OUTDOORS AND SHOW PEOPLE WE
OCCUPY THE SPACE AS
>>
>> I
>> I HAD
>> I HAD ALSO BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY USING A COUNTERFEIT
$20 BILL.
$20 BILL.
$20 BILL. MY EXPERIENCE WAS VERY
DIFFERENT THAN MR. FLOYD'S.
I WILL JUST WRITE ABOUT MY
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. IT HAS HAD 2 MILLION LIKES AND
600,000 TWEETS.
600,000 TWEETS. I UNDERSTAND THAT IS A LOT.
>> 75 THINGS THAT WAY PEOPLE
CAN DO FOR RACIAL JUSTICE.
IT IS A LIST FOR MYSELF AND I
SAID IF I HAVE THE LIST I MIGHT
AS WILL SHARE
>>
>> IT
>> IT TAKES SO MUCH BLACK DEATHS AND SO MUCH GRUESOME,
HORRENDOUS,
HORRENDOUS, WHITE PEOPLE TO NOTICE.
>> FOR ME RACE
DO WITH WHO THEY ARE AS A
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. >> SYSTEMIC RACISM.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT.
WE DO NOT IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE
A SYSTEMIC RACISM.
>> THEN THERE IS THE NOTION
THAT THERE IS WHITE PRIVILEGE
BUT THERE ISN'T.
I AM NOT ABUSING BLACK PEOPLE
SO WHY SHOULD I FEEL GUILTY
ABOUT
>>
>> AT
>> AT THIS MOMENT IT IS NOT HAPPENING. IT IS NOT. IT IS
HAPPENING BECAUSE OF THE
MILLIONS OF PROTESTERS AROUND
THE WORLD WHO HAVE SAID ENOUGH
IS ENOUGH.
IS ENOUGH. >> WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW AND TO LISTEN
--
-- I'M
WE
WE JUST
WE JUST WANT TO FEEL SAFE WHEN WE GO OUTSIDE.
WE DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE
THIS THE LAST TIME I AM GOING
TO BE LEAVING MY
>>
>> IN
>> IN MY
>> IN MY LIFETIME I HAVE NOT SEEN A MOMENT SUCH AS THIS.
>> I AM SO TERRIFIED THAT NOT
ENOUGH WILL CHANGE.
>> BE A VOICE.
THAT IS MY ROLE IN THE MOVEMENT
AND YET IT IS A MOVEMENT.
>> SO MANY DIVERSE OPINIONS
THERE AND THOUGHTS AND
VIEWPOINTS FROM PEOPLE FROM ALL
OVER THE PLACE AND REALLY
BRINGING THIS CONVERSATION TO
THE FOREFRONT.
THE FOREFRONT. ONE THAT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
AND IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE OF
REALITY FOR SO MANY PEOPLE.
WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE
PROTESTS AND STORIES FOR MONTHS
ON END AND WATCHING THAT PIECE
THAT WE ARE MOVED BY BECAUSE IT
IS SUCH A REALITY.
>> I TELL YOU WHAT, I FEEL LIKE
MY ROLE IS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
THESE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH
MY BROTHER AND SISTERS IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
ENFORCEMENT. THOSE WEARING BLUE AND THOSE
WHO ARE POLICE OFFICERS.
WE DO IT EVERY SINGLE DAY IN
THE PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUPS AND
IT IS TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT POLICE REFORM BUT
CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT FOR CHANGE.
>> I SPENT LAST YEAR IN
LEADERSHIP ATLANTA AND MOST OF
THE FOCUS WAS ON RACE.
THE GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS WARRIOR
WAS THERE TO TELL US AND PREACH
TO US, WHITE PEOPLE THAT IT IS
OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO STAND UP
AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PROBLEM
AND A VERY LARGE BY BUT THE
TRUTH IS TO LOOK AT IT IN A
SMALL WAY.
SMALL WAY. WHERE CAN YOU HELP?
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE WITH SOMETHING SMALL
AND SOMETHING SMALL ALWAYS
SCREWS INTO SOMETHING BIGGER
THAN THAT.
THAN THAT. >> A LOT OF US ARE HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. JUST WILLING TO GET INTO THAT
AND COMFORTABLE SPACE.
I SEE THIS MOVEMENT BUT HOW CAN
I GET INVOLVED?
THERE IS SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN
BE AN ALLY AND SUPPORT THE FIGHT
AGAINST RACISM.
AGAINST RACISM. YOU CAN JOIN AN ADVOCACY GROUP
OR SUPPORT BLACK OWNED
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. FOR A LIST OF RESOURCES,