Game Changer, A Song for Trayvon
For the Game Changers Project, a national media initiative to reframe the images and perception of black males in the media, the Trayvon Martin case hits close to home...
As of April 4th, George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch volunteer, had yet to be arrested for the senseless killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed, 17 year-old black teenager, who Zimmerman said looked “suspicious” before shooting him in cold blood on Feb 26th. The nation has responded to the tragedy with marches, petitions, and calls for his arrest.
For the Game Changers Project, a national media initiative to reframe the images and perception of black males in the media, the Trayvon Martin case hits close to home. Our mission is to uplift “higher narratives” about black males that turn the prevalent negative stereotypes and implicit biases against us inside out.
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So when our Pittsburgh-based GCP fellow Jasiri X produced “A Song for Trayvon,” and it went viral on the Internet, we asked him to match his lyrics with legal questions and interview a regional ACLU director. The conversation reveals how deeply flawed our justice system is and how deadly stereotypes still are in 2012.
To learn more about Jasiri X and the Game Changers Project, please visit: www.GameChangersProject.org
