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The intersectional think tank behind #SayHerName, #BlackGirlsMatter and #TruthBeTold. Led by Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks). Support our work: https://t.co/u6Zmv2C9do
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The lives of Black women, girls, and femmes matter and should be protected and advocated for. Become a #SayHerName advocate today by visiting
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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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“Justice Dept. abandons police reform deals with Minneapolis, Louisville:” @wapo
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Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.
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America Is Demolishing Antiracism Five Years After The George Floyd Uprisings: @HammerandHope
hammerandhope.org
Hammer & Hope asked Black organizers, academics, and writers to consider the state of Black politics five years after the 2020 uprisings and with the re-election of Donald Trump. Their responses,...
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Five Years Later: America Looks for a Way Forward After George Floyd:@TIME
time.com
Activists, authors, professors, artists, and athletes share the impact and aftermath on the fight for racial equity
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“The Battle for Our Memory Is the Battle for Our Country” by Kimberlé W. Crenshaw: @TIME
time.com
Kimberlé Crenshaw reflects on targeted strategies to suppress our capacity to fight for a racially just democracy
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We are uplifting 5 pieces of reporting, commentary and analysis which track the backlash to the multiracial protests of 2020 over the last 5 years and how we must respond to the ongoing assault on racial justice.
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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.
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". the story of George Floyd could not be written today in the federal government, because you can’t say words like ‘racism’, ‘discrimination’, ‘Black’, ‘African American’—I can go on and on. The basic point is, if you can’t tell the story, you can’t demand reform.” @TIME
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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
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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 📍 #SayHerName
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For more information on executive orders that ban ideas and rewrite history, please visit: Visit for more information on how to get involved and demand #HandsOffOurHistory.
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When leaders try to erase the understanding of systemic racism from education and policy, they are trying to remove the tools we need to fight it. Together, we fight for and envision a future without the censorship of our voices and history.
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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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We at the African American Police Forum and #SayHerName Mothers Network seeks to disrupt. Join us today by becoming a #sayhername advocate #SayHerName #TellHerStory
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The loss of their lives coupled with public silence creates the “double loss” phenomena which affirms the narrative that their lives were disposable and the grief experienced by the family is non-consequential.
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Black women's lives are routinely taken through police violence.
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