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    9 Nov 2020

    If you (or a loved one) have been arrested or victimized by police violence while fighting injustice across the nation and need legal support, please visit our website for assistance.

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  2. 8 hours ago

    2/2 In Douglass's own words:“On Monday,the third day of September, 1838,in accordance with my resolution,I bade farewell to the city of Baltimore, and to that slavery which had been my abhorrence from childhood.”(Life and Times of Frederick Douglass,1881)

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  3. 8 hours ago

    1/2 On September 3, 1838, abolitionist and freedom fighter Frederick Douglass made his now well-documented escape to freedom, traveling from Baltimore to New York City. Born into slavery, Douglass became one of the most forceful advocates of abolition of the 19th-century.

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  4. 14 hours ago

    4/4 We hope the McClain family finds some relief in this indictment, and we will continue to work toward a work toward a world where young Elijah McClaim would still be with us today. Citation:

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  5. 14 hours ago

    3/4 …to bring criminal changes against those involved in McClain's murder. After news of the indictment was announced, McClain's mother, Sheneen McClain, said, "I started crying because it's been two years. It's been a long journey, you know, and it's overwhelming."

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  6. 14 hours ago

    2/4 …a powerful sedative,against his will.McClain died at a local hospital 6 days later. The recent news of this indictment—an indictment that includes charges of manslaughter & criminally negligent homicide—falls in sharp contrast to the 2019 district attorney's decision not…

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  7. 14 hours ago

    1/4 A Colorado grand jury indicted three police officers & two paramedics involved in the August 2019 murder of Elijah McClain. Twenty-three year-old McClain was stopped by police while walking home from a store at night, placed in a chokehold and then injected with ketamine…

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  8. Sep 1

    3/3 We love & appreciate you, brother Citation:

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  9. Sep 1

    2/3 is one of the most principled people we know&despite setting two franchise record during the 2019-2020 season&being one of the best defensive players in professional football, he's been denied employment by the league for his support of Black and Brown communities.

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  10. Sep 1

    1/3 OTD five years ago, our brother joined in taking a knee to call attention to police violence against Black and Brown communities and other forms of systemic oppression.

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  11. Aug 31

    3/3 His dissertation--*War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression in America*--was published posthumously in 1996 and can be accessed here:

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  12. Aug 31

    2/3 Though many know Newton for being one of the co-founders of the Party, fewer know him as the brilliant political theorist he was. In 1980, Newton earned his Ph.D in the History of Consciousness from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

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  13. Aug 31

    1/3 "Education [means] lifting the consciousness of the people." -Dr. Huey P. Newton This Black August we celebrate Dr. Huey P. Newton (1942-1989), co-founder of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.

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  14. Aug 31

    This is why we encourage people to learn about abolition. To help get you started, read through our series with ⁦⁩ . Dozens Protest Plan for New Santa Clara County Main Jail – CBS San Francisco

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  15. Aug 30

    “Black August is a month of divine meaning, of repression and radical resistance, of injustice and divine justice; of repression and righteous rebellion; of individual and collective efforts to free the slaves and break the chains that bind us.” - Mumia Abu-Jamal

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  16. Aug 30

    3/3 A gifted organizer and public speaker, Hampton strove to bring communities together by linking struggles against racism to movements against capitalism. Happy birthday, Fred Hampton. Citation:

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  17. Aug 30

    2/3 At the age of 21, he was assassinated by Cook County, IL police officers in a siege organized by the FBI's COINTELPRO, a program aimed to destroy Black liberation movements and to "neutralize" their leaders.

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  18. Aug 30

    1/3 "We're going to fight racism not with racism but with solidarity. We're not going to fight capitalism with Black capitalism but with socialism." -Fred Hampton On this day 73 years ago, revolutionary freedom fighter Fred Hampton was born.

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  19. Aug 29

    Another reason to learn about abolition through our series with ⁦⁩ Bakersfield: State investigation finds a California police department violated constitutional rights of residents - CNN

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  20. Aug 28

    2/2 "Until black men are not brutalized in the street and treated unfairly, I’m going to acknowledge that [this country] is not [living up to its creed]. You will be missed, Chadwick Boseman. Rest in power. Citation:

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  21. Aug 28

    1/2 It's been one year since the untimely passing of Chadwick Boseman. Boseman—an exceptional actor, advocate, & all-around human being—died of colon cancer on August 28, 2020. Brilliant & thoughtful,he spoke out on issues ranging from voting rights to the violence of policing.

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