Will Black America stand up? Jamie Foxx recently shared that a powerful speech by Harry Belafonte is what inspired him to stand up and speak out on behalf of Trayvon Martin and other Black youth who are affected by gun violence. At the NAACP Image Awards in February, Harry Belafonte urged athletes, entertainers, and all of Black America to have courage, stand up and speak out.
“In the gun game, we are the most hunted…The river of blood that washes the streets of our nation flows mostly from the bodies of our black children…Where is the raised voice of black America? Why are we mute?”
-Harry Belafonte