Lynch feels Jamaicans can rise above the murders if everybody unites. "Crime and violence is staring us in the face and, unless we come together and stand in solidarity it will destroy us," he said.

He said since sending out the e-mail, he has received responses from persons suggesting the campaign should be more frequent, with everyone wearing black once a week or monthly to send the message that we want a crime-free society until something is done.

In the e-mail, he mourns the death of a friend killed in the recent shootings in Allman Town and calls on the society to wear black. "Let's mourn the death of so many of our Jamaican brothers and sisters, let's mourn the death of our youth and children, let's collectively make a statement; crime is out of control, but we need not block the roads, just WEAR SOMETHING BLACK," the e-mail said.