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Voices

People who took the same questions seriously, in their own words.

Amir Odom

@amirxodom · post-assassination response

answers: racism, empathy, and the common charges — with nuance

Source: YouTube · Amir Odom. Chapters include empathy, race (around 24:21), and why Charlie did the work.

Jeffrey Mead

@the_jefferymead · YouTube

answers: anti-gay / hate charge — shows a respectful campus exchange

Source: YouTube · Jeffery Mead. Charlie with a gay questioner: patient, and kind.

Kaizen Asiedu

@thatskaizen · race as construct

answers: racism charge — he argued race isn’t real; critics heard hate

Source: YouTube · Kaizen Asiedu.

Van Jones

CNN · the message Charlie sent him

answers: racism charge — the message Charlie sent him one day before he was killed

Source: YouTube · CNN.

Portraits are from each person’s public YouTube profile.