What Happened to Rashawn Brazell?
That question remains unanswered. What we do know is that 19-year-old Rashawn Brazell's life was brutally cut short after he disappeared from his home in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
In February 2005, Brazell's dismembered body parts were found in garbage bags strewn throughout the borough. Though his story was initially refused coverage in most mainstream media outlets, it incited overwhelming responses from bloggers, activists and outraged community members alike.
Through the RashawnBrazell.com
website, the Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund chronicles these responses; placing them within a specific cultural context and providing avenues of action that encourage users to join us on the front lines in the fight against racism and homophobia.
Our Mission:
The Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund
aims to establish a sustainable tribute to Rashawn that promotes critical thought about the impact of violence and intolerance, particularly upon queer communities of African descent. Through this endeavor, we seek to empower future generations of activists and scholars by providing financial support
and mentoring opportunities .
The Fund also aims to strengthen ties between communities formed around sexual identity and those formed around racial identity. To this end, we engage activists, scholars, artists, politicians and the general public in a dynamic interface
that creates a climate for our progressive energies to thrive and enables us to create change and affirm diversity.
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