Looking Outwards-08

Deray Mckesson and Daniel Sinyangwe are two activists in the Black Lives Matter Movement. They noted that they became such when they realize how different America is from the country they thought it be; specifically for McKesson, it was when he was in a crowd and got tear gassed during a protest.

I really admire their passion for fighting against police brutality and how earnest they are about it. They go so deeply into researching the issues and not just perpetuating every story they hear, but making sure that the facts are there and that they are truly helping their cause. They create multiple graphs and charts to demonstrate their information clearly and effectively. In particular though I admire the map of police murders of black people because it is so effective and dispels falsely conceived notions about how these are isolated incidents.

I linked to their two websites here and here. One is specifically about mapping the police violence, while the other is about the movement in general. Their video can be seen below.

Eyeo 2015 – Deray Mckesson and Samuel Sinyangwe from Eyeo Festival // INSTINT on Vimeo.