Will James

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28 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 20 Jul

Will James’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The last time Antonio Mays Sr. voice-verified

heard from his son, it was in a note the 16-year-old left in the family's garage. voice-verified

He told me he was going to make me proud. voice-verified

Antonio Jr. voice-verified

left home to join a protest in Seattle. voice-verified

A week later, he was shot and killed there. voice-verified

I need some arrest made, justice for my son. voice-verified

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Protesters stayed and started occupying about eight city blocks in the middle of Seattle.

They set up tents.

There was free food, a mutual aid station, a stage for speeches and music.

a place with no police.

It was their attempt to build a better world.

For a moment there, it was utopia.

But protesters feared an attack from right-wing activists.

I'm taking my group down around City Hall to monitor the group of the Proud Boys.

After the shooting ended, one of the jeep's passengers was dead, 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr.

That night, protesters saw him as a threat.

But his dad, who taught him what it means to be Black in America, says his son was there for the cause.

To be honest, if it meant that I had my son back, I wouldn't teach my son Black history because I want to have him back right now.

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