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Register Now! Our Shared Struggled – Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence Speaker Series

Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence Speaker Series Developed in collaboration with Pastor Michael McBride and Sherrie Deans of Live Free USA, the Speaker Series will bring together some of the biggest names in culture, art, sports, and activism. Through panel discussions, performance, and collective healing practices, the six-part series offers a platform to those most affected by state-sanctioned violence and [...]

2023-10-09T14:33:33-04:00April 28th, 2023|Art, Past Events, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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How Kehinde Wiley Is Reshaping the Monumental

Exploring the life and work of artist Kehinde Wiley, this film takes viewers on a journey from Wiley’s upbringing in South Central Los Angeles to his ascent as one of the world’s most iconic visual artists. Featuring interviews with the artist, his twin brother Taiwo Wiley, and his close friend and fellow artist Mickalene Thomas, the film supports the exhibition An [...]

2023-03-21T10:50:27-04:00March 21st, 2023|News, Past Events, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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Kehinde Wiley’s New Exhibition Is a Chapel for Mourning

Kehinde Wiley’s New Exhibition Is a Chapel for Mourning New York Times - Dionne Searcey (SUMMARY) March 16, 2023 When Kehinde Wiley’s exhibition, “An Archaeology of Silence,” opens in the United States on March 18, the most important room some viewers might enter is one with no artwork at all. The “respite room” at the de Young Museum in San Francisco [...]

2023-03-17T11:28:03-04:00March 17th, 2023|Gun Violence, News, Past Events, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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FLASHBACK: In Conversation with Pastor Michael McBride and Reverend Ben McBride

Brothers Pastor Michael McBride and Reverend Ben McBride are national leaders in the movement to reduce gun violence with community-centered and data-driven public health approaches. In Oakland, California, they helped launch a nationally acclaimed strategy that cut shootings in half over several years, not by ramping up arrests, but by investing in social services and connecting young men in street groups [...]

2023-03-10T10:13:34-05:00February 6th, 2023|Gun Violence, News, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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Toni McNeil discusses Tyre Nichols body cam footage

Toni McNeil discusses Tyre Nichols body cam footage Toni McNeil is a full-time Community Organizer with Faith in the Valley of the San Joaquin County. She works with various Clergy, Congregations, Community residents, and Concrete members surrounding Restorative Justice Issues such as: Gun Violence Reduction, Principled Policing, exposing/dismantling the Prison Industrial Complex, as well as Housing & Homelessness. She is also [...]

2023-03-10T10:16:20-05:00January 28th, 2023|News|0 Comments
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Justice for Tyre Nichols

We offer our condolences to RowVaughn Wells, Rodney Wells, and the entire Tyre Nichols’ family. The murder of Tyre Nichols is devastating and shows, yet again, the depth and impact of unconstitutional policing that continues to kill our young people. We stand with our clergy and community comrades in Memphis who have been continuously working toward police reforms and accountability with no avail. [...]

2023-03-10T10:16:51-05:00January 27th, 2023|Gun Violence, News, Police Brutality|0 Comments
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