Bear Witness, Take Action

Artists and activists assemble to learn, to heal, and to raise awareness for the Equal Justice Initiative.
Donate here to make a change: https://eji.org/

Hosted by Keke Palmer and Common, roundtable discussions and musical performances featuring:

Roxane Gay
Patrisse Cullors
Rashad Robinson
Alicia Garza
Ambers Closet
Jouelzy
Prince EA
John Legend
Brittany Howard
Trey Songz
Carmelo Anthony
Sterling K. Brown
Bryan Stevenson
Jemele Hill
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Kimberly N. Foster
Soledad O’Brien
Baratunde Thurston
Kimberly Jones
Andrew Hawkins
Roland S. Martin
Chaz Smith
Michael Skolnik
Eddie Glaude
and many more esteemed collaborators!

Watch more performances and discussions from our livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

The effort to combat racial inequality will take continued work from all of us.

Here are some ways to end police violence against Black Americans and promote a more equitable world for all people:

📚READ📚

Learn about policies and proposed changes through resources like these from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and Center for Policing Equity.
https://yt.be/NewEraOfPublicSafety
https://yt.be/ReimaginingPublicSafety

Learn about the history and struggle for Racial Justice through resources like the Equal Justice Initiative.
https://yt.be/EJIRacialJustice

Learn about actions you can take in your community now at Imagine Justice
https://yt.be/ImagineJustice

For those who seek to be better allies, learn more about anti-racism using resources like those available here: https://yt.be/RacialEquityTools

📺 WATCH 📺

Check out these YouTube Spotlight playlists for videos on these topics:
https://yt.be/CreatorsSpeakOut
https://yt.be/UnderstandingRacialJustice
https://yt.be/VoicesFromThePast
https://yt.be/TalkToKidsAboutRacialJu...
https://yt.be/ContinuingtheConversation

Check out these feature films and series that have been made available free to watch and rent on YouTube:
https://yt.be/13th
https://yt.be/JustMercy
https://yt.be/Selma
https://yt.be/TheHateYouGive
https://yt.be/WyattCenac’sProblemAreas

🗣 SPEAK UP 🗣
Use your platform to call out racial injustice, and share the message of equality to educate those around you. Maybe your platform is the dinner table, Maybe it’s bedtime stories, Maybe it’s your YouTube Channel. Use it!

✅VOTE✅
Turn your voice into action with your vote. It matters.

Learn more about how Google’s commitment to support the EJI: https://yt.be/googleblog

*The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any YouTube/Google entity.

0:00 Sterling K Brown Intro
2:57 20 days of Unrest
5:33 Bryan Stevenson’s Expression
10:15 Rethinking Justice: Soledad O’Brien, Kimberle Crenshaw, Kimberly Foster, Rashad Robinson
17:15 Enough is Enough
19:50 One Truth, Three Perceptions: Soledad O’Brien,Ambers Closet, Alicia Garza, MN Fats
29:56 Performance: Trey Songz
33:24 To My Fellow Non Black People package
35:13 Responsibility of White Privilege: Roland Martin,Chaz Smith, Michael Skolnik, Eddie Glaude Jr
44:30 In Here, Out There
46:13 Indya Moore
48:22 Killing of the Black Body: Roland Martin, Bakari Sellers, Roxane Gay, Baratunde Thurston
55:02 Rest in Power
56:51 moment of silence
59:23 Bear Witness: Soledad O’ Brien, Joulzey, Patrisse Cullors, Prince Ea
1:08:28 Darnella Tribute
1:09:49 Performance-Brittany Howard
1:14:09 Spoken Word package
1:17:18 Tomorrow: Jamele Hill, Anthony Hawkins, Kimberly Jones, Baratunde Thurnston)
1:30:16 Pledges
1:32:10 Susan Wojcicki Pledge
1:33:54 Performance: John Legend

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