Saturday, Black Lives Matter names were incorporated with The Hollywood Walk Of Fame to give many police a chance to face “The Walk of Shame.” Initiative was taken by a group called Indecline led by Ryen McPherson.
There were a bunch of empty stars on the walk that needed to be filled. The names that were placed on the stars were: Oscar Grant, Kimani Gray, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Dontre Hamilton, and Aiyana Stanley-Jones. Sources say that the names have been removed. The explanation for this action reads,
“Indecline wanted to basically say that the few men and women featured in this piece, along with the overarching issue that binds them together, are more important than any of the names embedded in a star on the Hollywood Boulevard. Police Brutality and blatant disregard for human rights on behalf of rogue officers of the law are among some of the serious issues at present and they thought this would be a way to engage the public in this conversation. The hustle and bustle of Hollywood Boulevard at night is surely something to see, but these guys I’m sure have stories to tell on what went down as this was getting done.”
Whether written on a star or not, we will always remember these names. Gone but never forgotten.
Source: Complex
