Presented by Kartemquin Films d,/EdZZhWdZ^ͻKDDhE/dzZ^KhZ'h/ TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Film | 1 How To Use The Film and Resource Guide | 2 ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌWƌŽĮůĞƐͮ3 Laying the Groundwork for Dialogue | 4 ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶYƵĞƐƟŽŶƐͮ5 5 Things You Can Do Today | 7 Online Resource List | 8 About Kartemquin Films | 10 Credits and Funders | 10 d,/EdZZhWdZ^ͻKDDhE/dzZ^KhZ'h/ ABOUT THE FILM The Interrupters is the moving story of three dedicated ͞ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͟ͶŵĞĞŶĂDĂƩŚĞǁƐ͕ŽďĞtŝůůŝĂŵƐ ĂŶĚĚĚŝĞŽĐĂŶĞŐƌĂͶǁŚŽ͕ǁŝƚŚďƌĂǀĂĚŽ͕ŚƵŵŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚĞǀĞŶ ŚƵŵŽƌ͕ǁŽƌŬƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞŝƌŚŝĐĂŐŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ violence they themselves once employed. Their work and their ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐĂƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶũŽƵƌŶĞLJƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ͕ĂƐĞĂĐŚŽĨ ƚŚĞŵƉŽŝŶƚƐŽƵƚ͕ĚĞĨLJĞĂƐLJĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĂŶŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ ĞĂƐĞ&ŝƌĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶĐŚŝůĚŽĨĞƉŝĚĞŵŝŽůŽŐŝƐƚ'ĂƌLJ ^ůƵƚŬŝŶ͕ǁŚŽĨŽƌϭϬLJĞĂƌƐďĂƩůĞĚƚŚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚŽĨĐŚŽůĞƌĂ and AIDS in Africa. Slutkin believes that the spread of ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŵŝŵŝĐƐƚŚĂƚŽĨŝŶĨĞĐƟŽƵƐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƐŽƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌ͗'ŽĂŌĞƌƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŝŶĨĞĐƚĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚƐƚŽƉƚŚĞŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶĂƚŝƚƐƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘ From acclaimed producer-director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and best-selling author-turned-producer Alex <ŽƚůŽǁŝƚnj;There Are No Children HereͿ͕The Interrupt- ersŝƐĂŶƵŶƵƐƵĂůůLJŝŶƟŵĂƚĞũŽƵƌŶĞLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐƚƵďďŽƌŶ ƉĞƌƐŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŝŶŽƵƌĐŝƟĞƐ͘The New York Times ƐĂLJƐƚŚĞĮůŵ͞ŚĂƐƉƵƚĂĨĂĐĞƚŽĂƌĂŐŝŶŐĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐĂŶĚĂŶ unforgivable American tragedy.” Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films in ŚŝĐĂŐŽ͕The InterruptersĨŽůůŽǁƐŵĞĞŶĂ͕ĚĚŝĞĂŶĚŽďĞ ĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶĞŝŶƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚŽƐĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐƚƵƌŶǀŝŽůĞŶƚ͗ƚǁŽďƌŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐƚŽƐŚŽŽƚ each other; an angry teenage girl just home from prison; a LJŽƵŶŐŵĂŶŚĞĂĚŝŶŐĚŽǁŶĂǁĂƌƉĂƚŚŽĨƌĞǀĞŶŐĞ͘dŚĞĮůŵ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƐŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͛ǁŽƌŬ͕ďƵƚƌĞǀĞĂůƐƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚũŽƵƌŶĞLJƐĨƌŽŵĐƌŝŵĞƚŽŚŽƉĞĂŶĚ͕ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ ƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ͘ƐƚŚĞLJǀĞŶƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚƚŚĞĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞĐLJĐůĞŽĨƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ͕ŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶ and joblessness -- and reveal the importance of economic ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĨĂŵŝůLJƟĞƐ͘hůƟ- ŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ƚŚŝƐŝƐĂƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌǁĞĂůůƉŽƐƐĞƐƐƚŽŵĂŬĞ ĂƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ KŶ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϭϰ͕The Interrupters will premiere on &ZKEd>/E͕ ƚŚĞĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚƉƵďůŝĐĂīĂŝƌƐƐĞƌŝĞƐŽŶW^͘ 1 d,/EdZZhWdZ^ͻKDDhE/dzZ^KhZ'h/ HOW TO USE THE FILM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE ĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞƌƐ͕ĨĂŝƚŚͲďĂƐĞĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐLJ makers and parents can use The Interrupters to engage ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐʹLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌͲŝŶƌĞ- ŇĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵ͘tŚĞƚŚĞƌ LJŽƵƵƐĞĞdžĐĞƌƉƚƐŽƌƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞĮůŵ͕LJŽƵƌƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐĐĂŶďĞ a springboard for dialogue or the centerpiece of a strategic ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂĐƟŽŶƉůĂŶ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJǁĂLJƐƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞ Įůŵ͕ŵŽƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐǁŝůůƵƐĞĂƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƚŽ͗ ͻ ,/ŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨůŽĐĂůǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ͻ Help audiences explore the historical context and root causes of urban violence “YOUTH VIOLENCE IS NOT A CHICAGO ͻ ƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵĐƌĞĂƟǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐĨŽƌŝŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƟŶŐƚŚĞĐLJĐůĞŽĨ PROBLEM. IT IS SOMETHING THAT retaliatory violence AFFECTS COMMUNITIES BIG AND SMALL, ͻ ŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚŽŶƚŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞƐƚŚĞLJ AND PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND ALL ŵĂŬĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌŽůĞĂƐĐŚĂŶŐĞͲĂŐĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ COLORS. IT IS AN AMERICAN PROBLEM.” ʹƌŝĐ,ŽůĚĞƌ͕h͘^͘ƩŽƌŶĞLJ'ĞŶĞƌĂů dŚĞĮůŵŚĂƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJďĞĞŶƵƐĞĚƚŽƐƉƵƌĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞĂŶĚĂĐƟŽŶŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘dŚĞƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƐŚĂǀĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂǁŝĚĞĂƌƌĂLJŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶƉƵďůŝĐŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ ůĂǁĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ũƵǀĞŶŝůĞũƵƐƟĐĞƌĞĨŽƌŵ͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƌĞͲĞŶƚƌLJƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂŶĚũŽďƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ĂůůƚŚĞŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵ͘dŚĞŵŽƐƚƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĞǀĞŶƚƐƚĞŶĚ ƚŽŝŶǀŽůǀĞĂĐƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͖ĨƌŽŵƉŽůŝĐLJŵĂŬĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐĞŽĸĐĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞƌƐ͕ĂƌƟƐƚƐĂŶĚLJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞĞŵďƌŽŝůĞĚŝŶĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘ tĞĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞLJŽƵƚŽƵƐĞƚŚŝƐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ'ƵŝĚĞĂƐ ĂƚŽŽůƚŽŚĞůƉLJŽƵĐƌĂŌĞǀĞŶƚƐƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĮůŵ͘ tĞŚĂǀĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƐĂŵƉůĞĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůǁĂLJƐƚŽ ƚĂŬĞĂĐƟŽŶ͘tĞŚŽƉĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŚĞůƉLJŽƵƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵůĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ďƵŝůĚƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐǁŝƚŚ ŶĞǁŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐĞƚŚŽƐĞĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚďLJ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞĞĂŐĞƌƚŽŵĂŬĞĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘ 2 d,/EdZZhWdZ^ͻKDDhE/dzZ^KhZ'h/ CHARACTER PROFILES ŵĞĞŶĂDĂƩŚĞǁƐʹDŽƚŚĞƌ͕tŝĨĞ͕sŝŽůĞŶĐĞ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ŵĞĞŶĂ͕ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌŽĨ:Ğī&Žƌƚ͕ŽŶĞŽĨŚŝĐĂŐŽ͛ƐŵŽƐƚŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ŐĂŶŐůĞĂĚĞƌƐ͕ǁĂƐŚĞƌƐĞůĨĂĚƌƵŐƌŝŶŐĞŶĨŽƌĐĞƌ͘ƵƚŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŽůĂĐĞŝŶŚĞƌDƵƐůŝŵĨĂŝƚŚƉƵůůĞĚŚĞƌŽī the streets and grounded her. In the wake of Derrion Albert’s ĚĞĂƚŚ͕ŵĞĞŶĂďĞĐŽŵĞƐĂĐůŽƐĞĐŽŶĮĚĂŶƚĞƚŽŚŝƐŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉƐŚĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚĞƌŐƌŝĞǀŝŶŐ͘ŵĞĞŶĂ͕ǁŚŽŝƐŬŶŽǁŶĂŵŽŶŐ ŚĞƌĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐĨŽƌŚĞƌĨĞĂƌůĞƐƐŶĞƐƐ͕ďĞĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂĨĞŝƐƚLJƚĞĞŶĂŐĞĚ ŐŝƌůǁŚŽƌĞŵŝŶĚƐŚĞƌŽĨŚĞƌƐĞůĨĂƚƚŚĂƚĂŐĞ͘dŚĞĮůŵĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨŵĂŶLJŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ĂƐŵĞĞŶĂ ƚƌŝĞƐƚŽŶƵĚŐĞƚŚĞƚƌŽƵďůĞĚŐŝƌůŝŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͘ ŽďĞtŝůůŝĂŵƐʹ,ƵƐďĂŶĚ͕&ĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ^ĐĂƌƌĞĚďLJŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛ƐŵƵƌĚĞƌ͕ŽďĞǁĂƐŝŶĂŶĚŽƵƚŽĨƉƌŝƐŽŶ͕ ƵŶƟůŚĞŚĂĚŚĂĚĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘,ŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJʹƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJĂLJŽƵŶŐ ƐŽŶʹŚĞůƉĞĚŚŝŵĮŶĚŚŝƐĨŽŽƟŶŐ͘ŽďĞĚŝƐĂƌŵƐŽƚŚĞƌƐǁŝƚŚ his humor and his general good nature. His most challeng- ing moment comes when he has to confront a man so bent on revenge that Cobe has to pat him down to make sure he’s ƉƵƚĂǁĂLJŚŝƐŐƵŶ͘>ŝŬĞƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌƐ͕ŚĞŐĞƚƐĚĞĞƉůLJ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞůŝǀĞƐŽĨƚŚŽƐĞŚĞĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂ teenaged boy just out of prison and a pair of brothers who are in rival gangs. ĚĚŝĞŽĐĂŶĞŐƌĂʹƌƚdĞĂĐŚĞƌĂŶĚsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ/ŶƚĞƌƌƵƉƚĞƌ ,ĂƵŶƚĞĚďLJĂŵƵƌĚĞƌŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚǁŚĞŶŚĞǁĂƐƐĞǀĞŶƚĞĞŶ͕ Eddie views his work with CeaseFire work as a part of his ƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŚŝƐƉĂƐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘ĚĚŝĞŝƐŵŽƐƚĚĞĞƉůLJĚŝƐƚƵƌďĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞĂŌĞƌĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŽŶĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ĂŶĚƐŽŚĞ ƐƉĞŶĚƐŵƵĐŚŽĨŚŝƐƟŵĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚLJŽƵŶŐĞƌŬŝĚƐŝŶĂŶĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽďŽƚŚŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŵŽīƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŐĞƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽŶĞĞĚŝƚʹŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂϭϲͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚŐŝƌůǁŚŽƐĞďƌŽƚŚĞƌĚŝĞĚ ŝŶŚĞƌĂƌŵƐ͘^ŽƵůĨƵůĂŶĚĞŵƉĂƚŚŝĐ͕ĚĚŝĞ͕ǁŚŽůĞĂƌŶĞĚƚŽ ƉĂŝŶƚŝŶƉƌŝƐŽŶ͕ƚĞĂĐŚĞƐĂƌƚƚŽĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƌŶƚŚĞŵ ŽĨƚŚĞĚĞďŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐƚƌĂƵŵĂĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚďLJƚŚŽƐĞƚŽƵĐŚĞĚďLJ the violence. 3 d,/EdZZhWdZ^ͻKDDhE/dzZ^KhZ'h/ LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR DIALOGUE The Interrupters takes viewers inside a city plagued by violence ĂŶĚƵŶĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚďƌĞĞĚǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐʹƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ͕ƵŶĚĞƌĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͕ƉŽŽƌĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ďƌŽŬĞŶĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŽǀĞƌͲŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶͲǁĞƌĞŶŽƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ͕ďƵƚĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕ůĂǁ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚƚƌĞŶĚƐ͕ĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĚĂƚĞďĂĐŬ decades. RESOURCES ĞůŽǁLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚĂůŝƐƚŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐʹĞƐƐĂLJƐ͕ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐĂŶĚ videos - to help you explore the root causes to violence and ƚŚĞĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂƚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŽŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŽĨ ƌƵŐtĂƌZĂĐŝƐŵ>ĞĐƚƵƌĞďLJDŝĐŚĞůůĞ color. By reviewing these resources as you plan your event you ůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌ ĐĂŶďĞƩĞƌƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞĮůŵ͕ĂŶĚLJŽƵƌĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞ dŚŝƐǀŝĚĞŽĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƐƉĞĂĐŚďLJůŝƟŐĂƚŽƌͲƚƵƌŶĞĚͲůĞŐĂůͲƐĐŚŽůĂƌ Įůŵ͕ǁŝƚŚŝŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͘ DŝĐŚĞůůĞůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌ͕ĂƵƚŚŽƌŽĨThe New Jim Crow. Her pro- ǀŽĐĂƟǀĞŬĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŚĞĐŝǀŝůƌŝŐŚƚƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͶĂŶĚĂůů ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛ƐƌĂĚůĞƚŽWƌŝƐŽŶWŝƉĞůŝŶĞZĞƉŽƌƚ ŽĨƵƐͶƚŽƉůĂĐĞŵĂƐƐŝŶĐĂƌĐĞƌĂƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞĨŽƌĞĨƌŽŶƚŽĨĂŶĞǁ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƌĂĐŝĂůũƵƐƟĐĞŝŶŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘ƐƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ dŚĞŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐĞĨĞŶƐĞ&ƵŶĚ͕ĂƉƌĞŵŝĞƌĞĐŚŝůĚĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJŽƌŐĂ- ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐƚƌŝƵŵƉŚŽǀĞƌƌĂĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĨŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJƌ͘DĂƌŝĂŶtƌŝŐŚƚĚĞůŵĂŶ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ŽĨĂƌĂĐŬKďĂŵĂ͕ƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨLJŽƵŶŐďůĂĐŬŵĞŶŝŶŵĂũŽƌ ƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚƚŽĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛ƐƌĂĚůĞƚŽWƌŝƐŽŶWŝƉĞůŝŶĞ͕ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĐŝƟĞƐĂƌĞůŽĐŬĞĚďĞŚŝŶĚďĂƌƐŽƌŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶůĂďĞůĞĚ ĂŶƵƌŐĞŶƚŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐƌŝƐŝƐĂƚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƉŽǀĞƌƚLJĂŶĚƌĂĐĞ ĨĞůŽŶƐĨŽƌůŝĨĞ͘ǀĞŶƚĂƚĞŵŽƐ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϭϴ͕ϮϬϭϬ͘ ƚŚĂƚƉƵƚƐůĂĐŬďŽLJƐĂƚĂŽŶĞŝŶƚŚƌĞĞůŝĨĞƟŵĞƌŝƐŬŽĨŐŽŝŶŐƚŽ ũĂŝů͕ĂŶĚ>ĂƟŶŽďŽLJƐĂƚĂŽŶĞŝŶƐŝdžůŝĨĞƟŵĞƌŝƐŬŽĨƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ fate. ,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ/ƐtĞĂƉŽŶ ŶŽŶůŝŶĞĂŶƚŚŽůŽŐLJŽĨƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚŽīĞƌĂĐƌŝƟĐĂůĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨ ĞŶƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŝƐĞĂƐĞŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ U.S. history. KŶůŝŶĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ͛ƐŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĨĂĐƚƐŚĞĞƚƐ͕ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐŽŶďƵůůLJŝŶŐĂŶĚŐĂŶŐ dŚĞůĂĐŬzŽƵƚŚWƌŽũĞĐƚ ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞůĂĐŬzŽƵƚŚWƌŽũĞĐƚ;zWͿďĞŐĂŶŝŶϮϬϬϱĂƐĂŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƫƚƵĚĞƐŽĨďůĂĐŬLJŽƵƚŚĂŐĞƐ ϭϱͲϮϱƚŚĂƚŚĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶƚŽĂŵƵůƟͲĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂ- “THESE CHILDREN DON’T EXPECT TO ƟŽŶĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐƚŚĞǀŽŝĐĞƐŽĨďůĂĐŬLJŽƵƚŚ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ LIVE PAST THIRTY. THEY COME TO THESE ƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůLJƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŶĞǁƐ͕ĂŶĚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĞŝƌƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂŶĚĐŝǀŝĐƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘ƚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌ FUNERALS, AND I WATCH THEM AND THEY ŽĨƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌŬŝƐĂǁĞďƐŝƚĞǁŚŝĐŚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂƐĂĐLJďĞƌͲƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ PUT THEMSELVES IN THE PLACE OF THE ĐĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌďůĂĐŬLJŽƵƚŚĂŶĚĂůůƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽ enriching the lives of black youth. 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