According to Dream Defenders, the organization sent SHEIN a cease-and-desist notice, but the only response the organization has gotten from the company is a link to a page for the artist responsible for the image to file her complaint. Black legacy and lived experiences have only ever been “respected” when it’s to turn a profit, for the white gaze and mass consumption. Dream Defenders, which is prepared to take legal action, has requested that the company cease and desist—remove the design from its social networks and the t-shirt item from its online store. RIP Assata Shakur. A Call For The Return Of Protest MusicDream Defenders Calls Out SHEIN For Stealing Assata Shakur Image For Commercial Use was originally published on newsone.com