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Massacres and Killings of Social Leaders Impede Peace in Colombia: Second Alert 12/23/2020 WOLA: "On
December 15, police officers in Cartagena, Bolívar department assaulted Kendrick
Sampson—a Black U.S. actor and Black Lives Matter Activist. A video of the
incident circulated through social media, which showed a uniformed officer
harassing Kendrick, punching him in the face, and pulling a gun on him. The
police officers then withheld Kendrick’s documents and detained him at a police
station for several hours."
¿Abuso policial en contra del actor Kendrick Sampson en Cartagena? 12/16/2020 El
Espectador: "En un video quedó registrado el momento en el que un uniformado de
la Policía le pega en la cara y saca su arma. La actriz Natalia Reyes denunció
el hecho que catalogó como exceso de la fuerza policial. Desde la Policía
Metropolitana de Cartagena aseguran que fue uso legitimo de la fuerza, luego de
que el líder del movimiento Black Lives Matter se opusiera a un procedimiento de
registro personal."
‘Insecure’ Actor Kendrick Sampson Punched by Cop in Colombia 12/16/2020 Variety: “Today
this happened to him here in Cartagena and everything hurts, not only because he
is a friend but because that is the day-to-day of many, because we got used to
this and that is NOT okay, it’s not normal, the police have the right to ask for
your ID but they don’t have the right to punch you, dig in your underwear (as
happened before someone started filming) and pull a gun on a person who is not
committing any crime or offering any resistance, taking him to a station, not
wanting to return his ID and even trying to admonish him?” Reyes wrote."
Insecure Star Kendrick Sampson Punched and Had Gun Pulled on Him by Colombian
Police Officer 12/16/2020 People: "Sampson said that after eight hours of
talking to the officers, he was able to leave and eat something before he found
three of the captains waiting at his hotel to get his account. "I'm tired as
f—," he said. "Hope this will be over soon. They are also asking me to confront
and identify the officer tonight! I don't trust this s—.""
Kendrick Sampson punched by Cartagena police in viral video 12/16/2020 The
Grio: "He also wrote his fans should hold the Biden administration accountable
to a progressive agenda: “Remember WE won. Not Biden. US. They were elected. WE
won. Don’t let them forget that. We are coming for what we are owed.”"
'Insecure' Actor Kendrick Sampson On Activism And Acting 8/25/2020 WBUR: "Inspired
by the work of others such as Black Lives Matter activists Patrisse Cullors and
Melina Abdullah, Sampson teamed up with Abdullah and other community leaders to
present the Los Angeles County council with the People’s Budget — a plan to
defund the Los Angeles Police Department in favor of reimagining public safety
through social programs."
Más de 300 artistas se unen para pedir a Hollywood que no "glorifique" a la
Policía 6/24/2020 Publico: "K. Sampson y T. Thompson han escrito la carta
en colaboración con el movimiento Black Lives Matter que han firmado dichas
celebridades mientras Amnistía Internacional pide que se lleven a cabo reformas
para la actuación policial en EEUU."
Kendrick Sampson: The Activist and Actor Shaping a Celebrity Social Justice
Movement 6/14/2020 People: "The 31-year-old activist and organizer has
recently launched BLD PWR (that's pronounced “build power”), a grassroots
personalized training program to turn those influential people with bold names
into the next super activists on social issues, a la Jane Fonda or Muhammad Ali.
But Sampson was so busy learning about and developing this initiative that he
forgot to have a launch party. (The event finally happened May 16 in
Hollywood.)"
Kendrick Sampson Is Empowering Celebs To Become Activists With New Initiative 7/16/2019 Huff
Post: "Along with organizers Tia Oso and Mike de la Rocha, Sampson is seeking to
cultivate a community where collective action can take place. At May’s launch
event, the team introduced the nonprofit to nearly 300 entertainers, athletes,
artists and organizers, offering them a crash course in how they can use their
privilege to advocate for those who need it most. BLD PWR focuses primarily on
“intersectional racial justice and undoing systemic oppression in the criminal
legal system,” according to its website. The group uses education and
individualized training to help folks dive into their personal journeys with
policy experts, academics and organizers."
Actor Kendrick Sampson Talks About His New Activism-Focused Organization 6/11/2019 Teen
Vogue: "The actor is working with individuals like the Black Lives Matter
cofounder Patrisse Cullors, UCLA professor Kelly Lytle Hernandez, and Cal State
L.A. professor Melina Abdullah to provide a knowledge base required to
effectively talk about systematic oppression and societal dangers. Kendrick has
his hands in a couple of different pots that include immigrant rights, prison
reform, and police brutality. When asked to list the most pressing issues
affecting the future of this country (no small question), Kendrick answers
eloquently: “I'm just going to kind of break it down into four things:
education, housing, health care, and jobs. Those all intersect,” he explains."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrick_Sampson
www.revolveimpact.com - partners
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www.calstatela.edu/academic/pas/Abdullah.php
Tia Oso, co-founder of BLD PWR
www.netrootsnation.org/profile/tia-oso "Tia Oso is the National Coordinator of the Black Immigration Network and former Arizona Organizer for the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI). BAJI provides the African American community with a progressive analysis and framework on immigration that links the interests of African Americans with Black immigrants and other immigrants of color."
www.huffpost.com/author/tia-oso
Mike de la Rocha, co-founder of BLD PWR
www.mytpd.com/mike-de-la-rocha "Mike de la Rocha is a strategist, musician, and one of the most effective change makers of our generation. As Founder of Revolve Impact (an award-winning social action and creative agency based in Los Angeles), he has co-orchestrated several of the largest policy victories and cultural shifts of the last 30 years. Highlights include co-founding Artists for 47, a coalition assembled to pass California’s historic Proposition 47 that has impacted more than 1 million people and led to the largest record change effort in U.S. history, launching the Justice Policy Network, the country’s first bi-coastal fellowship focused on increasing the number of leaders in government advancing a new safety agenda, co-founding Artists for 64, a coalition that helped pass California’s Proposition 64 that decriminalized marijuana and made recreational use of cannabis legal, and producing #SchoolsNotPrisons, an innovative digital campaign and cultural engagement strategy for communities most impacted by mass incarceration."
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