A New Call to Action
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When My Brother’s Keeper launched in 2014, we knew that if we wanted to make a difference for our youth, we had to reckon with the truth about how difficult it is for people of color to thrive in America. Telling the truth about the Black experience with policing will remain at the center of our work through the MBK Alliance and the Reimagining Policing Pledge moving forward.
"There is a change in mindset that's taking place, a greater recognition that we can do better… That's a direct result of the activities and organizing and mobilization and engagement of so many young people across the company, who put themselves out on the line to make a difference… This country was founded on protest. It is called the American Revolution, and every step of progress in this country, every expansion of freedom, every expression of our deepest ideals has been won through efforts that made the status quo uncomfortable. And we should all be thankful for folks who are willing, in a peaceful, disciplined way, to be out there making a difference."
— Barack Obama, June 2020
To keep this work going, we need everyone. Parents, teachers, business owners, students, neighbors, voters, and individuals from every background and part of the country can help keep the focus on public safety reform. The Reimagining Policing Pledge centers on cities, but government leaders at all levels create and maintain public safety policy. So, if you’ve read this report and are wondering how to get involved and shift the status quo, here’s how:
Commit to truth-telling and accountability,
Continue to learn about the history of policing and police violence,
Explore what types of reform have worked,
Push yourself and your leaders to keep fighting when progress stalls,
Unite with unlikely allies,
Advocate for equitable solutions,
Engage with likely allies and community organizations.
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