Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)

I'm told a truck tried to get through the cordon. Worried that they may circle around again Someone admonishes us to listen to black voices instead of worrying about it. I'm gonna go ahead and do both

@Jahdi_ resumes his speech. He talks about how abolition is the key. How reform is a red herring "If reform could work, it would already have worked! ICE came through reform!" There's a narrative that only white voices advance abolition. It's simply not true

"We don't need cops, we need affordable housing! We don't need cops, we need more rec centers!" He points out that white communities don't have a constant police presence and are nonetheless safe He points out just how much money goes to the police instead of the community

He admonishes white press for being in the front It is a thing that was said

The activist reminds the crowd that Letha and other Black activists have a Thursday march every week from 10 to 2. He encourages everyone to come out

A Black woman activist takes the mic She talks about the discrepancies in healthcare for Black people "Doctors for Back women are like police to Black men!" She encourages the crowd to vote and to define the police '"I don't want to say any more names!"

A Black activist named Kenzie steps up to the mic She talks about the how this struggle has helped her understand the situation of the Black woman after growing up adopted by a white family About the importance of focusing on mutual aid for the community and the movement