Justice & Accountability for Black Lives

This post is in reflection to the recent murders of

George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Sean Reed

—who were all killed recently by cops and white racists

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s The Death of Michael StewartPhotograph taken at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum when I visited Basquiat’s “Defacement”: The Untold Story Exhibition in September 2019 — Jean-Michel Basquiat’s *The Death of Michael Stewart*
Photograph taken at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum when I visited Basquiat’s “Defacement”: The Untold Story Exhibition in September 2019

“The figure, rendered in black paint, represents both Michael Stewart and the enormity of the history of violence against black bodies; it could have been any black man in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in America.”

— From placard about Basquiat's painting at Guggenheim

The following are screenshots from activists I follow on Instagram speaking about the recent killings of black folks.

The following are screenshots I posted to my Instagram Story in response to the killings.

DONATe

I would also urge you to donate to organizations on the ground doing the work to fight for civil rights. I recently donated to American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Black Lives Matter Chapter in Nashville, Grassroots Law Project, and Campaign Zero.

Going forward

Read-stay informed, put it in your feed & expose yourself to other perspectives-follow BIPOC on social media, donate to anti white-supremacy work & to the black people you are learning from (ie. the ones compiling these resources below), self reflect on personal biases, recognize your privilege whether it be your skin color, gender, or socioeconomic status, stand-up & say something when you encounter racist language & behavior, and share info & education to other white folks who might not be exposed.