Just Us Project

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From I HAVE A DREAM to YES WE CAN to WE CANT BREATHE. We still have a long journey ahead. (PhotoCred. @kirilaurelle) #ReclaimMLK #Harlem #Dream4Justice #JustUsProject

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JUST US PROJECT Presents "OUR LIVES MATTER" PSA directed by Kiri Laurelle Davis. Sponsored by Rootstrong. 

Many of today’s young men of color are aware that they are targets and could have easily been in the shoes of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Michael Brown or the many others whose lives were unjustly cut short. How many unarmed youth of color have to die before this is seen, not as an isolated incident, but as a national crisis?

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Check out this moving PSA from young filmmaker Kiri Laurelle Davis which deals with the targeting of boys of color; an issue which many are continuing to speak out on following events last year - countless unarmed black men and women killed. Watch the film, below. (#JustUsProject)

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WE WILL NOT FORGET. #RestInPower #OscarGrant. #BlackLivesMatter

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#BlackLivesMatter. From #Oakland to #Ferguson. #OscarGrantCeremony. (PhotoCredit. @_kay_kb)

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#YourLifeMatters- #StreetArt (PhotoCred. @notrafficlights) #DontShoot #Ferguson #BlackLivesMatter

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Today we remember #OscarGrant. 6 years ago today #OscarGrant was shot in the back by BART officer #JohannesMehserle. He was unarmed and was laying face-down on the ground. Before being wrongfully detained he was on his way home from celebrating New Years 2009. He was 22 years old. Our hearts and thoughts go out to his family. No More #StolenLives. #RestInPower #BlackLivesMatter (Artwork "What's a Black Life Worth' by #BillyMonroe @artmastermonroe)

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"WE ARE THE FUTURE. LET US BREATHE." #MillionsMarchNYC (PhotoCred. Kevin Kunstadt @toomanyphotosintheworld) #ICantBreathe #WeCantBreathe

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JUST US PROJECT Presents "OUR LIVES MATTER" PSA directed by Kiri Laurelle Davis   Many of today’s young men of color are aware that they are targets and could have easily been in the shoes of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Michael Brown or the many others whose lives were unjustly cut short. How many unarmed minority youth have to die before this is seen, not as an isolated incident, but as a national crisis? The “Our Lives Matters” project was inspired by the extrajudicial killings of minority particularly boys of color who are targeted on a daily basis. Fear of these young men continues to be seen as justification for the use of deadly force. This video project was created to provide a voice for these young men, as they demonstrate what it feels like to wear a target. Filmed this past September, in Harlem, NYC, over 30 African-American and Latino boys, ages 3 to 17 joined together to boldly question and take a stand against racial targeting. youth,  This PSA video is a creative collaboration between the non-profit organization Rootstrong and twenty-five year old award-winning filmmaker, Kiri Laurelle Davis, best known for her short film ‘A Girl Like Me’ featuring the Kenneth Clark “doll test” that garnered national attention. For more information on this project and ways to support it please visit- www.JustUsProject.org and FOLLOW @JustUsProject for new videos and related stories. 

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"Stop Killing Our Loved Ones." #MillionsMarchNYC (PhotoCred. Craig Scarlett @Scarlettviewphotos) #OurLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeOrJustUs? #JustUsProject

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"In the video, the boys are holding targets over their chest and giving reasons as to why they shouldn’t be profiled. The imagery and words are not only poignant but also apropos, considering the recent deaths of black people at the hands of police officers." Yesha Callahan, The Root

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#MyLifeMatters. (PhotoCred.@SadeAlexis_) #MillionsMarchNYC #BlackLivesMatter #KidsForJustice #JusticeOrJustUs? #JustUsProject.

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Happy Holidays from team #JustUsProject. Please hold on to your loved ones now and throughout the year as we continue to fight for a just world. (PhotoCred. @CaseyChatman) #BlackLivesMatter #AllLivesMatters

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All we want for #Christmas is to Live! #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeOrJustUs? No more #StolenLive! #JustUsProject

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Their Lives Matter. 8-year-old #AniyahAyres led a children's #DieIn #demonstration in Philadelphia. Dozens of young children laid on the ground while their families stood in a circle around them with their #HandsUp. #KidsForJustice #JusticeOrJustUs #JustUsProject #BlackLives (Repost @AniyahsMission)

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Last week Philadelphia school kids and their families marched and staged a social justice Children's #DieIn in support of #BlackLivesMatter. The march was led by 8-year-old Aniyah. (Photocred. @aniyahsmission)

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