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Jamal Trulove, known for his breakout role in "The Last Black Man in San Francisco," is speaking at a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Friday night.
Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagicJamal Trulove, known for his breakout role in "The Last Black Man in San Francisco," is speaking at a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Friday night.
Jamal Trulove, known for his breakout role in "The Last Black Man in San Francisco," is speaking at a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Friday night.
Jamal Trulove, known for his breakout role in "The Last Black Man in San Francisco," is speaking at a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Friday night.
You may recognize Jamal Trulove from his breakout role in ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco." On Friday night, the actor, who grew up in the Sunnydale projects of San Francisco, is speaking at a Juneteenth protest and celebration at Lake Merritt in Oakland.
Trulove’s connection to the widespread movement against police brutality toward Black people is extremely personal: In 2007, Trulove was wrongfully convicted for murder by the San Francisco police and spent six years in prison, until he was granted a retrial in 2015. Police officers were found to have deliberately fabricated evidence and framed Trulove. He was acquitted, and eventually received a $13.1 million settlement.
“With the death of George Floyd, deep-rooted feelings resurface,” Trulove told Deadline earlier this month. “I can address this on a deeply personal, immersive level. I have experienced real trauma from these systematic racial injustices, some of it exposed in public record, much of it not. And, even given this, from Ahmaud Arbery to George Floyd, I feel an even deeper hurt within my soul.”
Before the Lake Merritt event, Trulove shared his perspective on why it's so important to protest — and celebrate — on Juneteenth in particular.
“I think the importance of being out and celebrating Juneteenth is solidarity, even just between Black people,” Trulove told SFGATE. “We all know this is an issue out there, but even within our own community, we have to show Black people united from all different walks of life.”
“When you have a system in place where the police are protected so heavily by city officials and so forth, the right type of justice isn’t passed down,” said Trulove. “That shows right now with all the African Americans being killed by these police officers who are not being charged.”
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He says he recognizes the power of his own voice during this time, which is why he chooses to speak out.
“Celebrities speaking out and talking about what’s going on in this world is very important, because they have influence on a lot of people in higher places that can make things move,” said Trulove.
As far as change he wants to see result from these protests, he mentioned “defunding police by at least 75%,” as well as reforms to the education and health care systems.
“We hope to see something definitive that means reparations,” said Trulove. “Black culture and Black people built this country in general. We need something.”
And that change will come as a result of the protests happening right now, he emphasized.
“I want people to know that change can come through protest,” said Trulove. “With the people coming together, we have more power than any system that's set in place. I don’t see the protesting stopping until we get something definitive put in place for our people to thrive.”
Madeline Wells is an SFGATE reporter. Email: madeline.wells@sfgate.com | Twitter: @madwells22
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