YOUTH COMMUNITY PROJECT TEAM AT A GLANCE

The powerful use of artistic activism has helped turn the Black Lives Movement (BLM) into a global phenomenon, uniting diverse communities under the joint cause of social justice. While it is impossible to fully understand the experience of being an African American living in the US today, other POC (person of color) artists are calling out the inherent racism in their communities and urging others to do the same. Cross-racial solidarity is necessary to create change, and while living in a white-dominant society may have skewed perspectives, it is not difficult to empathize with the unjustified killing of human beings.