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44 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2020 | sagaftra.org RACE, MEDIA & SAG-AFTRA members such as Sterling K. Brown, National Board members Yvette Nicole Brown and Michelle Hurd, and others, moderated by National Board member Jason George (see sidebar, page 49). Also, two episodes of the SAG-AFTRA podcast were dedicated to examining the Black Lives Matter movement. People with disabilities have also faced injustice. According to a 2016 Ruderman Family Foundation study, people with disabilities make up a third to half of all people killed by law enforcement officers. SAG-AFTRA members are speaking out. Viola Davis has tweeted lists of Black-owned businesses to patronize and highlights injustice throughout her social media posts. Beyoncé has partnered with the NAACP to help fund Black-owned An estimated 30,000 marched through Hollywood and West Hollywood for an "All Black Lives Matter" protest on June 14. Below, National Board member and New York Local Vice President Ezra Knight at a New York protest. STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY The SAG-AFTRA Constitution states, "It is a core value of SAG-AFTRA that our strength is in our diversity. We are committed to the broadest employment and involvement of our members, regardless of race, national origin, ancestry, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, age or disability." we reject and denounce police brutality and the corrupt systems that for decades supported a culture of racism, injustice and brutality. ANDREW KIMMEL/@ANDREWKIMMEL EZRA KNIGHT