How Can We Win by Kimberly Jones and David Jones Media (06.01.2020)
Author: Kimberly Jones
https://youtu.be/sb9_qGOa9Go
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Rosewood and Tulsa are so important. This is a strange connection, but I feel like I go back to thinking about the power of storytelling and the power of literature. I think about HBO’s recent Watchmen series which is essentially growing a fictional story to explore these ideas and to lay them bare.
I appreciate how her point might impact students to make them curious about the 400-year history of slavery, and atrocities like the Tulsa massacre of 1921. It also might help an uninformed student see looters in an empathetic light when they might otherwise dismiss them as opportunistic thieves.
Returning to the conversation about most important media, this graphic short story might be an addition to the collection of important media. https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/hbo-2019/the-massacre-of-black-wall-street/3217/
I love how she is just ad-libbing here. The Monopoly analogy is great, and I like how she is ready to communicate this analogy at the drop of a hat.
I think about the activist students I work with: how can we help foster such amazing communication skills?
On Saturday, May 30th filmmaker and photographer David Jones of David Jones Media felt compelled to go out and serve the community in some way. He decided to use his art to try and explain the events that were currently impacting our lives. On day two, Sunday the 31st, he activated his dear friend author Kimberly Jones to tag along and conduct interviews. During a moment of downtime he captured these powerful words from her and felt the world couldn’t wait for the full-length documentary, they needed to hear them now.
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