Beyond the Black Square

Welcome to Episode 04 of Community is a Verb a show that talks about tools for social action - social media, systems, processes, and strategies - and what we’re doing to create the world we want to see. Today's show with Mr. Well-Travelled and Conner Cayson focuses on moving beyond the Black Square. The Black Square was a social media trend in June 2020 that had confusing intentions and mixed messages during the start of the George Floyd Protests. Now that we are 4 months away from that viral day, we are talking about the event and if and how people have moved forward and taken action in their own lives. This topic was inspired by this Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGAT-S3jBhv/ We also reflect on the murder of Jonathan Price and the recent murder charge and firing of the officer responsible for his death. Source article from discussion: https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/10/05/jonathan-price-texas-police-facebook-post.html They also talk about how Yelp recently added a "Business Accused of Racist Behavior"Alert source article: https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/10/09/922271718/yelp-will-label-businesses-accused-of-racist-behavior