Young woman’s speech on racial injustice in front of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners has gone viral.
- Keiajah “KJ” Brooks is the leader of the Kansas City Black Lives Matter movement and co-founder of the Chingona Collective.
- Her speech received 9 million views in 48 hours and has been praised tremendously.
Keiajah “KJ” Brooks’ speech on racial injustice has gone viral.
The young woman’s speech in front of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners was compelling and thought-provoking. As a result, it has attracted attention and reached nine million views in just 48 hours. Moreover, the speech has allowed Brooks to begin work as a community organizer and activist. The 20-year-old woman is the leader of the Kansas City Black Lives Matter movement and co-founder of the Chingona Collective. This collective, according to its Facebook page, is “a multicultural, queer-inclusive, intersectional organization led by black, indigenous, and latinx women who live lives dedicated to the liberation of our peoples domestically and abroad”.
Brooks spoke on behalf of “all the Black people who have been terrorized”.
According to Buzzfeed News, Brooks explained that she spoke on ‘behalf of “all the Black people who have been terrorized by the [Kansas City Police Department]” and described the board’s members as being complicit “in the brutalization and murder of Black people in Kansas City”.’ It is important to note that Kansas City has the 10th highest rate of police killings in the US, as per data from the Mapping Police Violence project.
Brooks’ speech can be seen below:
🚨 Black woman activist drags the Kansas City police commissioner’s board for FILTH in public meeting. Brings receipts 🧾 and torches every one of their wigs one by one 🗣📢 pic.twitter.com/7wE1ilUEec
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) October 28, 2020
Part 2 pic.twitter.com/twnH7mVkzS
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) October 28, 2020
Unsurprisingly, Twitter users praised Brooks for her compelling speech.
This is an art. The videos of black people showing up for government meetings and confronting their local leaders underappreciated genre that has emerged this year.
Voting is not the only way to make your voice heard.
Confrontation is necessary for the democratic process. https://t.co/h26ZafkfTR
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) October 28, 2020
Kamala 2.0 this woman, this young woman is our future! She is riding on facts not fiction and it’s not afraid to blow it in the faces of the perpetrators. I just love this!👍🏼♥️🇺🇸
— Linda🇺🇸💫 (@fnp129_linda) October 28, 2020
Yes. She told the truth. This is what all the ALLIES need to do too. Call it what it IS!
— Lynne Morrow (@LynneMorrow1) October 28, 2020
When pent up rage meets a mic, you know there will be no survivors.
— End The Madness (@He_Knew_) October 28, 2020
