News of the unlawful killing of George Floyd by officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020 roiled the world media, internationalizing the Black Lives Matter movement.
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SAY THEIR NAMES
[Eleanor]
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
It's not just about Black Lives Matter
That is the spearhead of this moment
For those who haven't heard
Property destruction is not violence
The shooting and the killing of unarmed black folx
That is violence
George Floyd
Stephon Clark
Breonna Taylor
Patrick Harmon
Ahmaud Arbery
Jordan Edwards
Elijah McClain
Alfred Olango
Atatiana Jefferson
Terence Crutcher
Botham Jean
Jamar Clark
Antwon Rose
Philando Castile
Shaheed Vassell
PRESENTE
[Eleanor]
For those who haven't heard
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
For those who haven't heard
The shooting and the killing of unarmed black folx
That is violence
India Kager
Anthony Hill
Christian Taylor
Akai Gurley
Sam Dubose
Tamir Rice
Sandra Bland
Victor White III
Icarus Randolph
Dante Parker
Walter Scott
Ezell Ford
Tony Robinson
Michael Brown
Freddie Gray
[Eleanor]
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
The shooting and the killing of unarmed black folx
That is violence
[News reports in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, German, Turkish, Russian, Hindi, and Mandarin Chinese]
No Justice, no peace!!...know justice, know peace.
No Justice, no peace!!...know justice, know peace.
No Justice, no peace!!...know justice, know peace.
Eric Garner
Kenneth Chamberlain
John Crawford III
Anthony Lamar Smith
Jonathan Ferrell
Aiyana Jones
Kimani Gray
Oscar Grant
Malissa Williams & Timothy Russell
Sean Bell
Trayvon Martin
Edmund Perry
Ramerly Graham
Fred Hampton
Rekia Boyd
PRESENTE
[Eleanor]
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
This is not just about one man
The shooting and the killing of unarmed black folx
That is violence
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RIP Daniel Leetin Shaver who was brutally gunned down in cold blood by officer Philip Brailsford in Mesa, Arizona on Jan 18, 2016.
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released September 9, 2020
Written, recorded, and produced by Terence Kumpf at Organica-Chemnitz Aug 2020
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