Police brutality and racism are among the many consequences of colonization and slavery. When they see us, they are triggered to commit acts of violence.
Our brothers are dying, Windrush and Black British history in the era of ‘allyship’, Blame young people, says blameless government, Eco-colonialism: how Bangladesh is burdened by the impacts of fast fashion. We created the movement "Justice for Adama" to get the truth. We won't stop until we get justice and restore my brother's honor and dignity. The three producers talk to OkayAfrica about their careers, working on these albums, and being at the vanguard of exciting music from Nigeria. In addition, we are actively promoting social equality and supporting racial minorities. However, after such large responses from the Black Lives Matter movement, on 8th June, Emmanuel Macron asked the head of the French Ministry of Justice, Nicole Belloubet, to look into this case, following demands on social media and amongst the crowds of protesters; this comes almost four years after Traoré’s death and despite a police investigation concluding the police officers involved were innocent. Finally, Ini Umoren, professionally known as Bond, had his hands full as music director on DJ Cuppy's debut Original Copy that now represents a metamorphosis for the DJ-singing hybrid. He told them: 'I can't breathe'. Autopsies show conflicting results; some believe the cause of death was related to heart problems, whilst others believe it was due to asphyxiation as a result of pressure forced on him by the police. We have successfully sued an expert who wrongfully ruled my brother's death. There are four lawsuits against me. At the root of all these exciting new Nigerian projects are rising producers who spend hours shaping the sound. However, as Bristol saw the statue of slave trader Edward Colston thrown into the river, François Mbaye, a black MP for France, has expressed his opinions on other ways to tackle this issue, rather than ‘[throwing]’ statues in the river. The institutions are tools to promote inequality. My brothers became political prisoners. What was your life like before Adama's death? Across the five songs Type A produced for the album, the mood oscillates from chirpy to cloudy to sensual with relative ease and heightened acuity. We have been through many rounds of counter-expertises to determine Adama's cause of death. There is no doubt that France and America share histories of systemic and structural racism. Les gendarmes ont déposé plainte pour diffamation contre moi parce que j’ai affirmé qu’ils ont tué mon frère, Adama Traore. This video is unavailable. They saw him and ran after him. A small group of people had gathered outside the station to enquire about Adama's state. Cette lettre intervient après une plainte des gendarmes pour « … Our brothers are dying.” Historian Sandrine Le Maire explains that, whilst these events do happen under similar circumstances, the ‘historical baggage’ that they carry are different. However, in France, George Floyd is not the only name being chanted; echoes of ‘Adama Traoré’ flood the streets of Paris as thousands of people demand justice and answers.