The New York Times and FX Networks teamed up to examine the violent killing of the 26-year-old by Louisville police in a new monthly series called ‘The New York Times Presents.’

“To have some of these names be said in the play, like for Philando Castile’s name to be part of our theatrical canon and to see it in Samuel French, also felt like a service to the legacy of trying to find justice on this issue,” says Washington.

As harassment, discrimination and even violence rises, the AAPI community is demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom create a task force and increased funding to fight racism.

M4BL: “History is clear that we cannot achieve genuine safety and liberation until we abandon police, prisons, and all punishment paradigms.”