Leon Ford

@LeonFordSpeaks

Survivor of Police Brutality | Activist | Writer | Running for Pittsburgh City Council | You can pre-order my book now on my website .

Pennsylvania, USA
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    20 Aug 2017

    When you get shot by a police officer 5 times--and docs say that you will ever walk but your son says keep pushing 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 Untold 11•11•17

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    3 Jun 2018

    My favorite moment from the roots picnic was finally meeting and who’ve been supporting me for years. This is a legendary moment. We are blessed, honorable and resilient! Go grab new project G-Host available now.

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  3. Retweeted
    Feb 3

    Being honored alongside the great and my organization made last night even more special! So thankful for everyone that came and supported and to for putting together an amazing gala on their 20th Anniversary

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    Feb 5

    is an amazing man! His little boy is just as wonderful!

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    Feb 5

    We appreciate our BMe brother and his desire to move the needle and create real change in our community. cc:

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    Feb 6

    i remember speaking w via phone right after shot him 5xs/tried 2 murder him ("mistaken identity") -this young man was in & out of the hospital for surgeries-i remember him telling me about an infection around his heart..look at him now! <3

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  7. Feb 5

    My cousin insisted that I support this cause so I answered the call! THON, the largest student run philanthropy, is in 10 days. Help Penn State SDT raise money to defeat pediatric cancer by donating to the link below    

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  8. Jan 23

    We have a horrible criminal justice system that doesn’t support returning citizens -

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  9. Jan 23

    I am responsible for my dream—and I can’t depend on someone else to make that happen. -

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  10. Jan 23

    My brother sharing his powerful testimony about PTSD that went untreated after being shot at 17 y/o.

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    Jan 22

    On Friday, members of the Leadership Council attended the Rev. Dr. MLK Commemoration Breakfast sponsored by Chatham University's Black Student Union. The keynote speaker was .

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  12. Jan 21

    How Summer Lee’s new UNITE PAC plans to bring everyone into the political fold

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  13. Jan 21

    Please donate to , a Political Action Committee that will reshape the leadership of Allegheny County!

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  14. Jan 21

    There are over 600 open seats, that’s 600 opportunities to change the world!

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  15. Jan 21

    We want to find our own candidates, we want to raise up our own candidates, we want to fund our own candidates with clean money

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  16. Jan 21

    How long are we going to take the lessor of two evils? We can not afford apathy, hopelessness, and complacency. We have to raise up politicians—we need politicians to be us!

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    Jan 18

    “We have to use our voices. We have to be courageous. And we have to stand up to oppression.” spoke with power and vulnerability at our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Breakfast today, encouraging us "to be resilient, to understand your life has purpose."

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    Jan 13

    There are federal workers in District 9 who haven’t been paid for the work they’ve done. When the federal government is shutdown, it hurts families locally in Pittsburgh. Let’s get hard working people paid and put everyone back to work.

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  19. Jan 14

    Embrace who you are and never let society force you to conform to its standards of excellence. We must focus on our blessings and remember that we are always stronger than our circumstances.

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  20. Jan 13

    Racial profiling is alive and well and living in Pittsburgh.

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  21. Jan 12

    Whether you’re thinking about a fresh cut or some new threads for the new year, there are so many locally owned business in District 9 to make any shop easy. 📍💯💯

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