During a time of unrest in America, the Black community protested and expressed our outrage for the lack of care for our bodies and for fear of our lives. From a lack of health care to the blatant disregard for our humanity and need for protection. #BlackLivesMatter, #SayTheirNames, #NOJusticeNOPeace are not just hashtags. They are a plea of intolerance. The ignition of a long fight for equality and the admission of years of oppression upon the black community. Using all of our voices, whether written across the local bodega or flooding through your timeline. Enough is enough, America it is time to listen, and heal this epidemic, story by story. These are artistic accounts of victims of police brutality, each story told in black and white with vivid artistic expression to center our humanity. As an artist, it is my job to reflect the times in which I find myself. This is my protest, this is America.

Disclosure: The making of these short dance films were meant to be emotionally and mentally liberating. However, during the intense study of each individual story the details of the injustice severed became more damaging than expected. During my research for the creation of dances for George Floyd and Michael Brown a sense of overwhelming rage and fear compelled me to stop.

This work was made possible with the collaborative efforts of many artist: Zaylin Yates, Jessica Raquel (Poet), Grady Jefferson, Sarina Norris, Ziyan Pride, Jamir Merritt and Suzannah