Tuesday afternoon, the City of Seattle will will officially proclaim Amarr Murphy-Paine Day at 2:00 p.m. at Seattle City Hall. Last week on The Pop-Up!, Amarr’s father and founder of Amarr’s Heart Foundation Arron Murphy-Paine sat down in the Black Media Matters Studio to discuss this monumental moment honoring his late son. 

Nearly two years ago, Amarr, a Garfield student and varsity football player, was killed while trying to break up an altercation on campus. Today, his bravery and legacy will be officially recognized by the City of Seattle, and it’s up to our community to show up. 

Today’s proclamation is open to the public at City Hall in Downtown Seattle at 2:00 p.m. As Arron said, “The whole goal is to fill up that hall with the love that Amarr put into this world.”

Watch Arron’s full interview on The Pop-Up! at tinyurl.com/ArronMP

Amarr’s Heart Foundation is also hosting the first annual Chalk & Talk Event on June 4th and the Gun Violence Awareness Summit on June 5th, both at Garfield High School. Learn more on the Foundation’s Facebook page. 

Tune in to The Pop-Up! weekdays live at 9 p.m. on all Converge streaming platforms.