“I’m sorry for Breonna,” Jecorey Arthur, a local activist and educator, told the rallygoers, some of them wiping their tears. “You gotta say that one as loud as you can. She came from right here in this city. I’m sorry for Breonna! I’m sorry for Breonna!”
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“She might have been here today; she might have saved your life,” Jecorey Arthur, the rally’s emcee and a Metro Council District 4 candidate, told the crowd.
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Black Lives Matter organizer Chanelle Helm, poet Hannah Drake and Metro Council candidate Jecorey Arthur issued a video denouncing any unplanned protests.
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“We’ve tried the peaceful protest countless times," said Jecorey Arthur, a Metro Council candidate. "This isn’t the first time we’ve seen protests in this city or in this country. … We need to come to the realization, we can’t wait any longer. I don’t want my 2-year-old to turn around and protest 50, 60, 70 years from now. We need to make this the moment where we decide what type of city are we going to be?”
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"Because Barbara Sexton Smith a few days ago said we needed to ban no-knock warrants, but then she turned around and filed legislation to say we just need to make them harder (to get). That's not enough," said Jecorey Arthur, a professor, musician and candidate to replace Sexton Smith as District 4's council member. "We don't trust the police. We don't trust the city."
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In this WE Conversation, teacher/musician/activist Jecorey Arthur and I talk about art, the teachers that changed his life, the sport of marching band, being part of the American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS101.com), his current evolution as a political candidate for Metro Council District 4 and, finally, what's essential to him. Jecorey's rich perspectives are informative, inspiring and necessary.
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Louisville Townhall Discussion with Mayor Greg Fischer
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Protesters flocked outside Louisville Metro Hall Tuesday demanding Mayor Greg Fischer hold the three officers involved in the fatal of Breonna Taylor accountable. The group wants to see Sgt. Jon Mattingly and Detectives Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove fired and prosecuted.
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“This retirement is a cop out,” he tweeted. “The officers who killed #BreonnaTaylor need to be fired without pay.”
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“It was always important for me to utilize that platform — me kind of kicking the door in and letting in as many people into that space, because it is one of our only nationally-recognized arts industry settings, where we can have those sort of connects and touchpoints,” Arthur said. “So, with Forecastle not happening this year, we’re definitely losing some of that access.”
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Our friend Jecorey Arthur aka "1200" is currently a democratic candidate for Louisville Metro Council District 4 as well as an accomplished musician and community leader. He joins team Beargrass Thunder to have a great conversation about ways to improve our community, and also to warn his political opposition of diss tracks coming their way!
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Musician, composer and music educator Jecorey Arthur created a special version of the book by Thomishia Booker.
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A rapped verse by Jecorey “1200” Arthur includes the lines “a new season full of sunshine, a new start for those who’ve done time.” It’s a call to release people from jails and prisons to quell Covid-19, and “to push the reset button on a whole lot of inequities,” says Mr. Arthur, who once portrayed Muhammad Ali in piece written by Mr. Abrams.
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“So from for me, as a black American who descends from slavery, who is the most impacted group of this pandemic, my ancestors used to sing spirituals to to reflect the sorrow, but also give hope for tomorrow.”
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For the past few weeks we have stopped in-person canvassing, meetings, and events. This is for the safety of everyone who we work with or would come into contact with. This week we relaunch our campaign with safety measures that will protect us all while still connecting with voters.
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Later this month, the Louisville Artist Network will begin offering “micro-commissions” for artists 18 and older living in the Greater Louisville Area.
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We can expect live concerts from the Southern Indiana home of Grammy winner Michael Cleveland and from the living rooms of local favorites like Jecorey "1200" Arthur, Brigid Kaelin, Ben Sollee and more.
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