A wonderful band called "The Brilliance" has a new album dropping on February 17th. But you can listen to the entire thing by streaming it here (it's legal so relax). They've got a mix of new songs, and new versions of old songs. I just need to highlight one new lyric added to the song "Does Your Heart Break?" When the man said, “You are choking me.” And he cried out, “I can not breathe.” Does your heart break? For those unfamiliar, this lyric is very clearly referencing Eric Garner, a man who was killed this past year on July 17th. He was put in a chokehold by police officers who suspected him of selling cigarettes. He repeated "I can't breathe" 11 times before dying. Despite the facts that :
(1) the use of chokeholds is not allowed by the NYPD (2) medical examiners ruled that he died as a result of a chokehold (3) He was not physically threatening the officers in any way so that the use of lethal force would be justified (4) The entire thing was caught on tape A grand jury decided not to indict. This was just yet another death, and yet another case of racism aborting justice. Much of the white-church has been silent on the struggles of our black brothers and sisters; I'm grateful to The Brilliance, for using their musical platform to recognize what happened. I've loved these artists for their musical ability. And now I can love them for their stark honesty. Rachel Fruit and Labor
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