BLACK LIVES OF DSM

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THE POWER OF STORY TO BUILD BRIDGES AND AMPLIFY BLACK VOICES.

Black Lives of DSM is a community development storytelling project created to amplify Black voices, individually. Our work is about invigorating and chronicling the voices and stories of the Black community in Central Iowa to build a stronger community.

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YABSIRA // TELL A BLACK BOY YOU LOVE HIM Colin Kap took a knee to protest police He was pro peace Yet America played politics Played patriotic protector of flags Played pro blues and never blacks Pulled power strings and pushed him out of the footba
P R O • T E S T /ˈprōˌtest/ A statement or action expressing disapproval of or an objection to something. . . —— OR An organized public demonstration expressing strong objection to an official policy or course of action. . . —
“I DIDN’T CHOOSE TO BE BLACK, BUT I WOULD - OVER AND AGAIN.” ______________ I’m out here to fight systemic and institutionalized racism. We didn’t choose to be black but we wake up every day and deal with it. The looks
Realize this.... Every person in this movement comes from a different place, a different part of the city, a different walk of life, with a different reason to take part. Some are crying, some are screaming, some are documenting - but they are all he
“I told a black man I loved him today.” _____ I told a black boy I loved him today. Told him that his existence is necessary. Told him something this country has never said. And no, he wasn’t family or friend. In fact, I haven&rsq
This is the beginning, but there is no end. . These are the voices of black Iowans. These are our brothers, sisters, youth, parents, and community leaders. They all have a different story to tell, a different message to speak, but they have one thing

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Let YOUR VOICE BE HEARd.