Negative Exposure Honors the Anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s Murder
ON ANNIVERSARY OF BREONNA TAYLOR’S DEATH & COMMENCEMENT OF GEORGE FLOYD MURDER TRIAL, “NEGATIVE EXPOSURE” TIMELY AS EVER STUDIO CITY, CA, UNITED STATES, March 16, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ “Negative Exposure” puts a spotlight on civil unrest, racial tensions, police profiling and violence. Its approach is unique, reversing the scenario so that we think we see young underserved white men being victimized and targeted by Black law enforcement. The independent feature film, just made available on www.negativeexposuremovie.com, Vimeo on Demand and Amazon Prime, has already impacted legislation. The National Black Caucus of State Legislators has passed a resolution named after the film’s main character. The J.A.Y.son (Just As Your Son) resolution addresses community development and police reform, which legislators can bring back to their respective states to be a
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Few people can say they knew Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks when that internationally celebrated pair were average citizens.
Fred D. Gray Sr. can.
The 90-year-old legendary civil rights lawyer has known most of the most-respected figures in the modern movement toward equality for Blacks. He represented Parks and King, persuading judges to make rulings that helped shape both of their lives. Gray’s courtroom victories led to many of the most important gains in reducing the vast disparity in rights that was a reality in America when he opened his first law office in Montgomery.
Feb 16, 2021
Feb 16, 2021
FRANKFORTâ The struggles and challenges that dominated news headlines over the past year now serve as the inspiration for this yearâs Black History Celebration.Â
Hosted by the Kentucky Legislative Black Caucus, the 2021 Black History Celebration will be streamed online on Tuesday. The celebration can be viewed starting at 11:30 a.m. today at http://bit.ly/BHC-2021
The theme for this yearâs event is The Struggle Continues: Pandemics, Social Justice, Equity and COVID-19.
The event is usually held in the Capitol Rotunda and open to the public, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this yearâs celebration will be held virtually.
Gilda Cobb-Hunter is a native of Gifford, F.L., attending Florida A&M University for a bachelor’s in African-American History and Florida State University for a master’s in American History. She received an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from the Medical University of South Carolina, the College of Charleston, and Francis Marion University. She received the David Wilkins Legislative Leadership Award from the Riley Institute at Furman University.
She became the first African American woman in Orangeburg County elected to be a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Cobb-Hunter went on to be the first freshman appointed to and is the ranking member, 1st Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. She also is a member of the Joint Bond Review Committee.