Justin Maffett is a lawyer and activist living in Yorkville on the Upper East Side of New York. Here's his story of growing up as a Black kid in predominantly white spaces, becoming an activist, and how a protest in his local community helped him find his voice in the recent and ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstrations following the horrific police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

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--OUR HOUSE Credits:Speech audio from Carl Schurz Park via @ justinmaffett on Instagram.Production and editing by Jeff Rose.Music by Audioblocks.Hosted by Nicole Ferraro.