This week we uplift the names of Jessica Nelson-Williams, Milisha Thompson, Armetta Foster, Margaret LaVerne Mitchell, Rebecca Garnett, Crystal Danielle Ragland, and Brenda Williams whose lives were stolen by police violence.
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Today marks 5 years since the murder of George Floyd which sparked the largest mass protest movement in U.S history. Demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery & other victims of police violence, millions took to the streets to demand a racial reckoning.
AAPF Executive Director Kimberlé Crenshaw at the Time Impact Dinner. Read more here: "At TIME Impact Dinner, Leaders Speak on the ‘Road to Justice’": time.com/7286463/time-i… @TIME
May 20th marked the tenth anniversary of “Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women,” our landmark study on state violence against Black women, girls and femmes.
You can read and download the full report here 📍 bit.ly/SHN_report
#SayHerName
You can read and download the full report here 📍 bit.ly/SHN_report
#SayHerName
On the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, we revisit a reading of an excerpt from “Ballot or the Bullet” read by @aaronpierre1 during our Story of Us Panel at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. #MalcolmX100
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