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Violence on screen has been a century-old debate about its influence on children and adults. With ample evidence that mediated violence does have appreciable real-world effects, what meaningful solutions can writers, producers and directors work with to both be creative and responsible?
On average, 110 people are killed by guns every day in the United States, with Black Americans disproportionately impacted. Young Black men are 20 times more likely to be killed by a gun than young white men…
It is also just one example of the many forces working against building empathy for Black people in society, shaping both a public mindset and a media environment that enable politicians to scapegoat us without consequence and enable the criminal justice system to continue targeting us for violence, exploitation and abuse without remedy.
All players in the criminal justice and prison-industrial complex* system. This includes incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people (in jails, prisons, and detention centers*), law enforcement officers and officials, court system members (DAs, judges, lawyers, etc.), and correctional officers and authorities.
