Living While Black calls on viewers to confront their own implicit racism and think before they call the cops. With the tendency of the cops to shoot first and ask questions later – lives can depend on it. Living While Black is a compilation of videos in which white folks have called the cops on black folks who were simply going about their daily lives – family BBQs, getting coffee, napping on campus, moving into a new home, going to the gym. The videos are intercut with raw testimonial from musician Tyler Merritt who shares personal details about his own life so viewers can get to know him better and to perhaps foster empathy and communication before the cops are called.
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