Garner And Brown Families To Receive "Equal Rights" Share For The Year
The Peter Tosh Estate Will Provide Portion of Profits from Activist Artist's Influential Anthem Addressing Racial Injustice and the Criminal Justice System
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As thousands prepare to gather in Washington, D.C. this Saturday, for the National Action Network's March Against Police Violence, the estate of reggae icon and Grammy-winning musician Peter Tosh today announced that, over the next year, 10% of all net income from streaming and downloads of the Tosh song "Equal Rights" will be donated to the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
"Brown and Garner are symbols of an issue that needs to be urgently addressed in America," said Brian Latture, manager of the Peter Tosh brand and CEO of entertainment management firm The MegaSource Group. "These cases of racially-motivated police brutality, and the no-indictment rulings for the cops, set off a movement of all ages and races demanding criminal justice reform. The time has come to re-energize the pursuit of equal rights through music, and I know that if Peter were physically with us he'd want to, in some way, help support the relatives of those that were killed in the line of living."
Released in 1977, "Equal Rights" still accurately voices feelings prevalent in communities today. Tosh pleads, "I don't want peace, I want equal rights and justice." Rolling Stone magazine called the song "unblinking… over deliciously spongy roots grooves."
A founding member of The Wailers, as well as a successful solo artist, Tosh is one of the most outspoken of Jamaica's reggae pioneers. As a musician and writer, Tosh earned the respect of popular music's greatest artists, including the Rolling Stones, who signed him to their label in 1978. He opened for the Stones throughout their 1978 US tour. He would have turned 70 this year.
"Peter was very altruistic and an advocate for justice," said Niambe McIntosh, Tosh's daughter and Administrator of The Peter Tosh Estate. "Eric Garner and Michael Brown are just two examples of rampant injustice in the police system. The time has come to marshall our efforts for equal rights and justice for all".
Additional information about Tosh can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/PeterTosh
"Equal Rights" is available at Pandora and Spotify, as well as the following:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/equal-rights/id190235933?i=190236227
Google Play:
htps://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B2462kunuzlvojcb3qh72tu4c64&tid=song-Twp2ipgb6ljgm76zpbt5cefhlqm
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SOURCE The Peter Tosh Estate
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