Mannequin Challenge videos are riding the social media wave, creating frozen moments. The primarily comedic viral videos shows off celebs and everday people participating the unqiue storytelling. Actress and social media personality, Simone Shepherd used the challenge to evoke a more serious message.
Actors in the video recreate moments where black lives have died from senseless violence, entcounters with police and the aftermath to follow. You can hear the actual audio from Philando Castile's confrontation with an officer as his girlfriend captured the scene with her smartphone. The video also includes dash cam audio from Sandra Bland's arrest. Trayvon Martin on his way home, as George Zimmerman makes a 911 call. Colin Kaepernick's iconic pose. A speech from Malcolm X and the unforgettable Black Lives Matter protests.
Years of struggle encapsulated in 60 seconds.
