At PRIME Productions, we have been trying to define our place in the discourse arising from George Floyd’s murder. As women of a certain age with a considerable share of white privilege, we have started the process of soul searching to understand where that privilege intersects with #BlackLivesMatter.
We commit to sincerely examine where our focus on mature women’s stories and their struggles to be heard may have caused us to ignore an important part of a larger conversation. We intend to do better. We humbly recognize we don’t have the answers, but with continued self-examination and listening to all viewpoints, perhaps we can start asking the right questions.
We condemn the murder of George Floyd and all that murder represents, and we support this extraordinary moment in history to finally address systemic racism with a lasting solution.
As women of a “certain age,” we have seen a lot of causes come and go, but this feels real and crucial and irreversible. It is time.
We want to be part of the solution.
#BlackLivesMatter #BlackStoriesMatter #WeCanDoBetter
For those of you who would like more information or to delve deeper into this subject matter, we have put together a list of resources we’ve found helpful:
MPR/Twin Cities Black Artists need community support
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/06/03/twin-cities-black-artists-need-broad-community-support-more-than-ever
Tools to talk about race and racism from the Hennepin County Library
https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/619268670/1034799938
Twin Cities Urban League forum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1f4jbB6s_s&feature=youtu.be&t=5
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234
Informative Ted Talks:
And some films available for streaming:
DO THE RIGHT THING
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
JUST MERCY
KEN BURNS:THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
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