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Go-Go Musician Malik Dope Is Beating the Drum for Change in D.C.

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Music has always been integral to protest, and we’ve seen that hold true as millions take to the streets to condemn racism and advocate for police reform.

At the recent marches and rallies in Washington, D.C., drummer Malik “Dope” Stewart has been a recurring presence. In one moment captured on video, he can be seen dancing and hitting his snare atop a truck amid throngs of protestors, turning the streets of his hometown into an immense block party.

Black Lives Matter posters fill the edges of the frame, as the crowd chants to the beat. It is life-affirming. The performance—which also featured go-go groups TOB and Suttle playing in the bed of the truck—was part of a rally coordinated by Long Live Go-Go, a movement that supports the

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