Amid public conversation about the usefulness and acceptance of body cameras for police officers, one musician is hitting the road—on foot and bike, no less—to protest police brutality, honor its victims and advocate for reform.
Prohaize, an Atlanta-based musician, is at the front of a campaign from the recently-launched Justice Trail that is taking him on a running and cycling journey from Atlanta to New York City. Fifteen days in, Prohaize has already traversed the coastal American Southern states and Washington, D.C. and is now passing through Maryland, speaking along the way about the need for police reform. With a body camera strapped to Prohaize’s chest to document the journey, Justice Trail is particularly advocating for the use of body cameras and legislation that supports it.
Prohaize is documenting the journey with stunning black-and-white photographs posted on Justice Trail’s Instagram page that offer valuable statistics about police violence and tributes to those killed by police.
Justice Trail’s promotional video for the campaign addresses the policy impact of body cameras, citing Department of Justice reports from Rialto, California, where body cameras helped reduce the number of citizen complaints against police by 90 percent. In addition, Justice Trail is soliciting $15,000 in donations via GoFundMe, which will go to three organizations—Campaign Zero (We The Protesters), It’s Bigger Than You and The Run for Justice—that work on ending police brutality. Those who donate will have access to the film created with the body camera footage.
Visit Justice Trail’s website to learn more about their work.