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Racism on NYC Sibling Films Set Reveals Widespread Issues

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Daniel Cardenas - New York City

The police who remained on set as “security” began to, upon the request of production, push Black and Brown people back into their homes, made some of them clean up their own sidewalk so that this company could get the shot that Sandra wanted; her vision. Sibling Films, a colonizing force using the monopoly of violence ordained to the police, to film a Black person dancing for a car commercial. The layers wouldn’t stop and I felt as though I would suffocate under them.

I’m Racist and So Are You.

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Sign Reading: "I'm Racist and So Are You."

Note: I am writing this post as part of my ongoing journey to unpack what I was taught growing up and to dig deeper into my own beliefs. Anti-racism is not a destination, we all have a long way to go and a lot to learn and unlearn. My hope is that in reading this you are able to consider

Dear Non-Black People…

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Dear Non-Black People

You might not have seen it before because there were no cameras. You might not have given it much thought because it seemed few and far between. You may not have felt so bad because maybe you thought there was a crime severe enough to justify our death. You may not have cared before because you didn’t know any black people, you didn’t know me, but now you do.

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