THESE ARE THE
BLACK LIVES OF DSM
BILLY
I WANT MY MUSIC TO DO FOR OTHERS WHAT IT DID FOR ME.
LINDA
MY BLACKNESS IN IOWA IS A SPECTRUM.
RENEE
BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE AND NEVER ACCEPT “NO”.
JASSMA’RAY
YOU HAVE TO FIND LOVE IN THE FIGHT…THE LOVE IN RESILIENCY.
SANDRAH
YOU HAVE TO LOVE YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY LOVED YOU.
YABSIRA
TELL A BLACK BOY YOU LOVE HIM TODAY.
KIARA
I TOLD A BLACK BOY I LOVED HIM TODAY
CHRIS
I DIDN’T CHOOSE TO BE BLACK, BUT I WOULD — OVER AND AGAIN.