South L.A. based Black #feminist #humanist gender justice program for Black girls and young women of color #Standing4BlackGirls coalition #LGBTQ #reprojustice
Los Angeles, CA
Joined May 2015
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This week, ten men from the South LA Hoover Street Gang were arrested in a "massive human trafficking sweep" whose victims were primarily young Black women who had been groomed from foster care, the population with the highest risk for CSEC victimization ktla.com/news/local-news/10-…
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On Jan 31st @ Lore Bookstore, I'll be debuting my short narrative film "Alpha Centauri", which focuses on the disproportionate impact of trafficking and grooming on Black girls, through the lens of a foster care teen who aspires to be an aerospace engineer events.humanitix.com/alpha-c…
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#CriticalMissing 14-year-old Trinity Davis (5’3 150lbs). Last seen in the Woodlawn area wearing a pink sweatshirt, sweatpants, pink Crocs, and carrying a tan in color book bag. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 410-887-1340. #HelpLocate #BCoPD
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Thousands marching tonight in NYC shutting down 3rd Ave at the @WOLPalestine action to protest Netanyahu’s scheduled speech at the UN and demand Eric Adams resign as mayor 🇵🇸 – at Manhattan, NY
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#Fredericksburg, #Virginia: 15y/o Cristian Bryant has been #Missing since Sept. 5. He was last seen in the Riverside Manor Complex.
Have you seen Cristian? #CristianBryant
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Don't wait – check your state's voter registration deadline today and make sure you're registered and ready to vote. And then share this with your friends and family so everyone's ready to vote early or by Election Day. VoteSaveAmerica.com/Obama
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Highly recommend .@joancbaez biopic "I Am A Noise", on Baez's career as a pioneering Latina civil rights activist-musician, artist and truth teller, fighting racism, sexism and trauma in the white-dominated folk rock world #HispanicHeritageMonth
youtu.be/dhcV1gEat_c?si=1QEf… @YouTube
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Please participate in @UntilFreedom's 10-city National Day of Mourning for #SonyaMassey — killed by a sheriff's deputy in her Springfield, Illinois, home. This daughter, mother, friend, and so much more deserves our attention.🙏🏿
🎥: IG/Roland Martin
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Personnel files reveal troubling details about Sean Grayson's work history before he fatally shot Sonya Massey. Grayson admitted to past alcohol abuse and faced multiple complaints and disciplinary actions. How did he get hired in Sangamon County, IL? nbcnews.com/news/records-det…
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If you want to understand why the FBI needs to investigate Mitrice Richardson's case, this podcast has some of the reasons.
#justiceformitricerichardson
#endpolicecorruption
youtu.be/cHElvYCzoeU?si=ltjW…
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Black women in the Bay area! Are you passionate about mental health advocacy in the Black community? Do you want to learn how to support loved ones and break the stigma? Participate in Sisters Mentally Mobilized - Advocate Training Program (SMM-ATP) apply: bit.ly/SMMBay24
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Thank you so much @DevineNews & the amazing editor for this segment 💕Highlighting my journey coming back to South Central, Los Angeles after college to build independent grassroots media🗞️
In honor of #womenshistorymonth 🎉❤️🎥 📸
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What's your fave Afr Am fiction counterfactual? On 2/24 @The Book Jewel, I'll be reading my speculative fiction collection "The Roar of Distant Engines" & playing o.g. country rock songs like "Antebellum Surfboard" a counterfactual on a Black girl surfer summoned by the ancestors
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#Standing4BlackGirls #JusticeforNiani Black women's domestic and sexual violence survivors' speak out Weds @lasdhq in South L.A. calling on @countyofla Sheriff Robert Luna fire and prosecute killer cop Ty Shelton. Support Niani Finlayson's family here gofundme.com/f/niani-finlays…
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For our @WLProject2 "Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Youth" high school workshops we utilize .@IamGMJohnson book, amplifying his quote on the importance of "created family" and "chosen family" as safe spaces for queer and gender expansive youth who may not be accepted at home
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#Standing4BlackGirls coalition song performance in front of the South L.A. office of Councilmember Marqueece Harris Dawson's CD8, after June press conference and rally amplifying the rise in violence against Black women and the unaccountability of Black elected officials .@mhdcd8
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"South L.A.'s MLK hospital has relied on certified nurse midwives working with obstetricians to manage labors." Although the use of midwives &doulas significantly improves outcomes for expectant Black mothers, only 10% of hospitals births utilize midwives
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#SayHerName 21 year-old #TakiyaYoung and her unborn child, murdered by Columbus police in a parking lot after being confronted for alleged shoplifting
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MUST READ by .@deardrewdixon "While my horrific personal experience does not reflect the entire culture, the undeniable truth is that hip hop has always reinforced toxic masculinity. Studies confirm that the prevalence of misogyny in hip hop has increased"
bit.ly/3YYd0Ju
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"I ignored the red flags and fell in love with hip-hop’s potential. I devoted the first decade of my professional life to the misplaced belief that I could play a part in ensuring that the genre’s most uplifting elements would prevail. The opposite turned out to be true."
Writer and activist Drew Dixon fell in love with hip-hop, but that relationship became complicated as the music became blatantly misogynistic and homophobic. huffpost.com/entry/one-woman…
