An online audio project is collating messages to focus on the lives of those black and brown people killed by police
On the surface, it seems almost quotidian. Voicemails of birthday wishes for someone celebrating their special day. “Happy birthday, Oscar! I promised your mom I would call and tell you Happy birthday!” starts one voicemail. Others begin with introductions of who is calling, then launch into birthday messages. Some are just “Happy birthday, Oscar!” It’s ordinary, pedestrian, until the audio of his mother, the Reverend Wanda Johnson, begins to play.
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