Lakeith Stanfield Goes Running for Ahmaud Arbery
Lakeith Stanfield wants to spread awareness, but not with his film work or new music. He wants to shed light to the recent events of Ahmaud Arbery. Videos of Abery’s murder took over the internet and people demanded for justice on social media. In his recent music video, Birds”, he jogs through his neighborhood to raise awareness to Arbery’s tragedy.
He hopes there’s justice that takes place in society. He said, “I'm just hoping that there's some kind of justice that takes place. I'm just hoping that the community and everybody's voices make it aware to the world, I don't stand for this type of situation happening and it just going unseen, unheard. Things like this, there needs to be justice brought upon people whether or not you're intertwined in the justice system or not. Something like this would appear to be pure bigotry, and they need to be accountable for it. So I think everybody should show up, let their voice be heard and show them that this is important. So, I want to just bring more awareness to it. I'm tired of seeing images on the timeline of people getting their head blown off in front of everybody. We got a choice, and we're going to make our voices be heard. Sign that petition, get out there, and let people know you're not going to stand for it.”
Aside from his political undertones in the video, he talked about the themes behind creating the song, “Birds”. He said, “You can hear it throughout the verses it's all critiques of capitalism and the way we consume, and how birds might represent women, they might represent your relationship to women, and privileged nature of some interpersonal relationships, or it could represent money and commerce and the way that we wheel and deal and engage in the exchange of money and what it means and the worth of it all at the end of the day. And the hustle, the hustle and bustle of the American economy now, that's the main thing. It's going there in the next part, like going and pushing off the next thing to get more money”.
Report: Amanda Lou
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