Black Lives Matter | Am I Next?
“Am I Next?” is an unfortunate powerful art story where we gathered our Black Deaf individuals in our community to share the heart of what we are feeling and experiencing.
It has been an emotional roller coaster of turmoil for the entire nation of us Black people. There is so much pain, injustice in the system and exhaustion.
Bringing this to light, we hope this will push the movement of change forward for absolute justice, action, unity, consciousness, and love in this country. At the end of all this, we want to dismantle systematic racism for good. We are counting on you to make that happen.
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Written and Produced by
Natasha Ofili & Storm Smith
Creative Direction by
Storm Smith
THANK YOU for everyone in Black Deaf Community participated in this and made this beautiful piece happened.
#AmINext #BlackLivesMatter #enoughisenough
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Transcript and Video Description
Black background with white text
“If you are freely able to: sleep, ride a bike, go for a run, go to the gym, walk the dog, drive to school, work or a nice stroll, tuck your children in bed..
“Then YOU have no idea. Because we CAN’T do ANYTHING FREELY without FEAR. Here’s the most haunting question we have to ask ourselves. Everyday.”
In Black and White color tone
Side by side of Black female wearing a gray top and Black male wearing a white sweater with graphic tee top signing:
“Am I next?”
A couple of a Black male wearing a gray top and Black pregnant female wearing a gray top signing:
“Am I next? Is our baby next?”
A Black male wearing a black vest over a white top & ripped jeans signing:
“Am I next?”
Side by side of Black female wearing a gray top and Black male wearing a white pattern top with black long sleeves signing:
“Am I next?”
A Black female wearing a white sweater signing:
“Am I next?”
A Black female wearing a black top signing
“Am I next?”
Side by side of Black male wearing a headband with graphic tank top and Black female swearing a light white v-neck sweater with necklace signing:
“Am I next?”
Side by side of Black male tiny white headband with Gallaudet Bison Basketball graphic tee and Black female signing with black top with pattern bandana:
“Am I next?”
A Black male wearing hooded signing:
“Am I next?”
Side by side of Black female wearing a glass with black top and Black male wearing a beanie hat and white sweater signing:
“Am I next?”
A Black male wearing a black top with chains signing:
“Am I next?”
A Black female wearing pattern-tone top signing
“Am I next?”
Side by side of Black male wearing a black turtle neck with glasses and Black female wearing a white top with glasses signing:
“Am I next?”
A Black female a hat with black sweater signing
“Am I next?”
Side by side a Back Male wearing a gray hat with black top and a Black Male wearing a graphic tee top
Side by side a Back Male wearing a gray top and a Black Male wearing a hat with black button down top
Black man sitting down with a black top raises his hands
Black background with white text:
“We are in fear that our last breath will be sooner than that it should be.“
“Our last breath. This is our reality.”
Zoom in collage of black and white photos of Black Deaf people with black bar and white text in the center:
“246 years of slavery 1619 - 1886”
“99 years of Jim Crow Laws 1865 - 1964”
“86 years of lynching 1882 - 1986”
“14 years of Civil Rights Movement 1954 - 1968”
“316 years of Police Brutality 1706 - ?”
Black background with white text:
"Black Lives matter. Our Lives Matter Everyday.”
“Written and Produced by Natasha Ofili & Storm Smith. Creative Direction by Storm Smith”
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