Raise awareness of black role models | Promote careers outside of the areas of entertainment and sports
In 1919 West Helena, Arkansas a group of black sharecroppers met to discuss unionising. This provocation ended with a riot – really, a massacre – that led 4 whites and 100 blacks dead. And how did authorities respond? 300 blacks were jailed, 12 of whom were executed in trials lasting one hour or more.
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The I Can Be Collective was set up by founder Omari Okwulu in 2011, the aim of the collective is to raise awareness of black role models and promote careers outside of entertainment and sports.





















