So the internet has been wild with the #mannequinchallenge lately. People basically stand still while someone else videos them: like our own ‘change your style, be like that’ . A lot of people have used the challenge to creatively tell stories.

It goes something like this…

https://twitter.com/HilariousEdited/status/795884703635017728

And Hilary Clinton did it.

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/795955854059171840

Blac Chyna, Rob Kardashian’s girlfriend, did her own in labor.

Even Michelle Obama did her own.

And just look how adorable these kids are.

https://twitter.com/meanpIastic/status/796921881320243200

But this one is actually the most powerful!

The voices you hear include that of Philando Castille’s girlfriend, who recorded his shooting and eventual death, as well as that of Malcolm X. Americans have staged several protests against escalating police brutality  towards blacks in the country. The video is a re-enactment of the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Micheal Brown and many others. It also speaks against police brutality everywhere.

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