By Jeromy Corrigan

UNBC

UNBC releases new video series to help continue the conversation surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement

Jul 10, 2020 | 4:51 PM

At the end of May, the Black Lives Matter movement took centre stage following the death of George Floyd.

The movement has seen a number of local leaders speak out about their experiences and at UNBC, the Timberwolves are keeping the conversation going with a new video series.

On June 3, Tyrell Laing and the Timberwolves produced a powerful video following a number of racial injustices across North America.

The Black Lives Matter movement continues today, and at UNBC, they want to keep the conversation going through their new video series which saw the first episode dropped on Wednesday.

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“I feel like it was a perfect opportunity to continue to forward the conversation,” stated UNBC Alumni Emmanuel Valentine Devako.

Devako speaks with former teammate Owen Stewart in the thirteen-minute video regarding his personal experiences and how we as a society should move forward with the Black Lives Matter movement.

“I knew I wanted to get involved in,” shared Stewart.

Emmanuel and Stewart were teammates with the UNBC Men’s soccer team for two years.

The topic is a serious one, but because of their experiences together and their friendship, coming together for the project was an easy one.

“I believed the conversation would flow nice. Me and Manny (Emmanuel) were teammates for a few years and good friends. it just felt like I was talking to my buddy,” explained Stewart.

“It was like talking to my close buddy so you could be open about it,” added Devako.

The two friends have received nothing but positive feedback from the video, and are hoping it helps continue the movement and the conversation.

“Just the important aspect of it not going away. It’s not something that is going to be fixed in a few months or a year. It’s that ongoing process and I just think it’s so important to keep it in conversation,” said Stewart.

“I think keeping the conversation relevant and then seeing things change a lot in society. For me, that is symbolic of what the conversation is all about. It is going from the individual level to the institutional level to the governmental level. So once we start seeing those gradual changes, and I agree with Owen, it’s not something that is going to happen instantly, but gradually the conversation has it’s relevance because it means they are actually listening. The powers that be are listening and that is what we want.”