“Lolita’s story reminded me of my own,” says African-American actress and singer Robbyne Kaamil. “My own relatives, my family ancestors, were captured and forced into slavery.”
Captured in waters off Washington State in 1970, Lolita is an orca — a killer whale. Kaamil, who perceives clear parallels between Lolita’s life of captivity-for-profit and the human slave trade, was inspired to record “Let The Girl Go: Free Lolita,” a bold music video about Lolita, and a courageous interview on the parallels of captivity between human slaves and performing orcas.
Lolita is still living in Florida at the Miami Seaquarium. She’s been the focus of a concerted campaign to win her release. In January, Kaamil participated in a march in Miami that drew an impressive crowd estimated by the Miami Herald to be around 1,000 people.
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