A few weeks ago I was given the huge opportunity to work on @TheRealKano video ‘Teardrops’ off of his incredible album Hoodies All Summer. The video gives voice to the hundreds of named and unnamed Black people who have died at the hands of the police in the UK.

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Since 1990 over 100 Black people have died during or following police contact. 0 police have been prosecuted for murder or manslaughter. Despite several rulings of ‘unlawful killing.’

*source @inquest

The justice system is built on the impunity of its officers. This video is not only important in highlighting what happens in the UK, it also urges us to be less American-centric in our analysis and outrage of the over-policing, brutality and ultimately murder of Black people.

Never forget their names:
L-R

Joy Gardner
Ibrahima Sey
Adrian McDonald
Edson Da Costa
David Oluwale
Darren Cumberbatch
Brian Douglas
Cherry Groce

Roger Sylvester
Olaseni ‘Seni’ Lewis
Kevin Clarke
Nuno Cardoso
Mikey Powell
Mzee Mohammed
Leon Briggs
Leroy Junior Medford

Sean Rigg
Jordan ’Nathaniel’ Cooke
Sheku Bayoh
Winston Rose
Christopher Alder
Jack Susianta
Shiji Lapite
Smiley Culture

Aston McLean
Cynthia Jarrett
Jermaine Baker
Leon Patterson
Mark Duggan
Rashan Charles
Simeon Francis
Kingsley Burrell

In memory of both the named and unnamed lives taken by the police. All of whom were never granted justice.

I am beyond proud to have been apart of this and to be able to contribute to something as important as this. Not only have I learned a lot about the individual cases, but also the complexities of campaigning for justice in a system that protects officers not us.

Thank you to @TheRealKano for using your platform to continually highlight our realities and for entrusting me to be apart of this. Thank you Aneil Karia, Nat Baring and Kevin Chemuka for giving me the opportunity to contribute to such a poignant video.

If you want to support the families of those affected please head to @INQUEST_ORG who have listed family campaigns here:

https://www.inquest.org.uk/family-campaigns

As well as @UFFCampaign, @4FrontProject and @npolicemonitor

Lastly, if you want to contribute to supporting families and legal fees but cannot afford to, please share, view and boost this video. All proceeds go to @INQUEST_ORG who support families through legal procedures.