Usher

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EXPLICIT

While racial injustice keeps killing,
society keeps looking away.


To listen to Usher’s song “Chains”,
look in the eyes of unarmed victims.

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TRAYVON MARTIN, 17

Walking home from a store, Trayvon was profiled as a potential
criminal by a neighbor armed with a gun. The man shot Trayvon dead.
He was found not guilty.

REKIA BOYD, 22

Rekia was with a group of friends when an off-duty
Chicago police officer shot her in the head with an unregistered firearm.
The officer was cleared of all charges.

CAESAR CRUZ, 35

Innocent of any crime, Caesar was cornered in his car by five police officers
and fatally shot 15 times. He was still strapped in his seatbelt.
No one has been charged.

RAMARLEY GRAHAM, 18

Two officers followed Ramarley home and kicked their way in without a warrant.
They shot him dead in his bathroom, though he was unarmed. No one has been charged.

KENDRICK JOHNSON, 17

Kendrick was found dead in his high school gym.
Hours of surveillance camera footage from the gym has since mysteriously disappeared.
No one has ever been charged.

MARLON BROWN, 38

Marlon was run down and killed by a police car.
He was being pursued for an alleged seat-belt violation.
No one has been charged.

ANDREW JOSEPH, 14

For no reason, he was ejected from a State Fair by police
and left in an area surrounded by four busy roads.
He was struck and killed while trying to cross one of the roads.
No one has been charged.

SEAN BELL, 23

Sean died when his car was shot 50 times by undercover
NYPD officers on the morning of his wedding day. He was unarmed.
The shooters were found not guilty.

Facing the facts is the first step towards change

Make sure others #DontLookAway

Don’t look away