I was inspired to create this video blog after hearing about the experience of an African American Occupy Richmond member being harassed by police after a rally for Women's Rights in Richmond, VA. His experience made me curious about the African American Occupy Wall Street experience. While researching, I found that blacks only make up about 1.2% of those involved in Occupy Wall Street. I asked myself, "Why aren't blacks occupying?" I attempt to answer that question throughout the video. There are two movements related to Occupy Wall Street that have a substantial African American following and that is Occupy The Hood and Occupy The Dream. During the series, I explore those two movements along with Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Richmond. I also examine the Tea Party and compare and contrast their movement with Occupy Wall Street. “Occupying While Black: The Black Wall Street Experience can be viewed in its entirety @ http://youtu.be/zkmO_5mqKW0.
