Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor
@taylorfor20th
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Mother. Alderwoman Chicago 20th Ward. Grassroots Organizer. Dyett Hunger Striker. When you bring the community with you, you can’t go wrong. #TruthToPower
Woodlawn, Chicago
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I first applied for an affordable housing voucher in 1993.
I finally got a call back in 2004 to tell me my son who just graduated high school couldn’t be on my lease.
Today in 2022 I finally got a letter telling me I made it to the top of the waiting list. I have no words.
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29 years. I have no words for how this system continues to fail our communities and those in need of stable, AFFORDABLE housing. In those 29 years the housing crisis in Chicago has only gotten worse.
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This is my lived experience this is what keeps me in this fight. NO ONE should have to wait 29 years to get what should be a basic right in the richest country in the world.
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Because this my experience, I don’t take campaign contributions from private developers. I want to be accountable to my community period.
Here’s one way you can support our work in Chicago:
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Protect all Black women means protect all Black women. Period. The Mayor's office does not get to try and dismiss the case of Anjanette Young and then carry on business as usual.
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The Mayor is my coworker NOT my boss. And as long as I'm in city council, I'm going to use my seat and my platform to speak up for Black women.
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I and 11 other parents and organizers did not go on a 34 day hunger strike to save Dyett High School just for the man
@RahmEmanuel
who tried to close a majority Black neighborhood school to be appointed as an ambassador.
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Please explain to me why there is a debate on ANYBODY GOING BACK INTO THE BUILDINGS.. how many more students , teachers and or staff have to die or get sick .. BOYCOTT
@ChiAlderwoman
@aldermanscott24
@RossanaFor33
@SigchoFor25
@ChiPubSchools
@stacydavisgates
@chicagosmayor
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This city is never going to move forward unless our elected officials actually work together with the best interests of our communities at heart.
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This was not about the appointment. This is about the Mayor’s corporate counsel not working for the people and trying to deny what is due to Anjanette Young after the injustices she faced at the hands of CPD.
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Let’s be clear the community started this conversation and they should have the final say over civilian control of the police. They only thing the Mayor can take credit for is delaying this process while CPD brutalizes our people. 🧵
Lightfoot says she will put together her own proposal for civilian police review. It's something that "I started the conversation about in this city five years ago." Won't say how her proposal will differ from GAPA and CPAC proposal to give civilian panel final say on policy.
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This
#MLKDay
I’m thinking about the Black and brown youth of Chicago. These young people have constantly been a force of change and love.
Y’all can talk about honoring Dr. King’s legacy all you want, but the young people of this city LIVE his legacy. Peace and blessings ❤️
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We knew back in April that the Mayor’s office shouldn’t be trusted to actually get these resources to our communities. We have to do better for our people.
BREAKING NEWS: A departmental breakdown shared with aldermen last week shows that, of the $403 million in discretionary federal funds provided to the city COVID-19 direct response, more than $280 million (!!!) went to the Chicago Police Department.
#CARESNotCops
#RightToRecovery
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Last time I checked I’m still a member of the Black caucus. Rahm Emanuel (
@RahmEmanuel
) still closed schools in Black and brown neighborhoods, closed public mental health clinics and covered up the murder of a child.
He does not have my support.
Emanuel points to the support of the Aldermanic Black Caucus.
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“Part of me is ashamed, because I’m made to feel ashamed for asking for assistance when I really needed it. But the city should feel ashamed, because it took them 29 years,” said Taylor
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Election Day is tomorrow-vote for
@Brandon4Chicago
! Like I said in Feb, "In this city, the fifth floor has not made Black and Brown, poor and working class people a priority...I’m looking to change that, which is why I’m supporting Brandon Johnson for Mayor."
#BrandonIsBetter
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I will NOT be doing any interviews with
@wttw
until they make things right with the workers at IBEW Local 1220 (
@Window2workers
) and give them a fair contract!
#solidarity
#IStandWithIBEW
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I say this all the time, I don't care if it's Beyoncé or Queen Elizabeth unchecked power is dangerous to this democracy. We've got to stand up for what's right.
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“I didn’t come from the Democratic Party, I came from these people in these neighborhoods, who supported me,” Taylor said. “It’s my job to listen to them and stick up for them.”
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“You create equity by listening and working with the people you expect to roll out the plan." CPS and Mayor Lightfoot need to listen to our educators. I will always listen and stand with
@CTULocal1
.
#Solidarity
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THREAD 🧵With the end of
#BHM
we must remember that the stories of Fred Hampton, Flo Kennedy and other Black trailblazers are OUR story. A story that we all continue to write. Take a moment to appreciate and support our people on the ground doing work in our communities.
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Nothing but love and support for
@CHIhungerstrike
on DAY 13 of their protest.
#StopGeneralIron
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If you don't know, now you know. I wholeheartedly endorse
@Brandon4Chicago
for Mayor of Chicago. Vote early or on April 4!
#brandonisbetter
@UWFIllinois
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And can someone tell me again why CPD “needs” ward money for speed cameras??? Money meant for OUR COMMUNITIES.
#MakeItMakeSense
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Rahm didn’t care about our youth when he closed over 100 schools on the South and West sides of Chicago. He didn’t care about the our lives and our communities when he covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald. He can not be trusted to care about anything besides himself.
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Derrick Curtis (
@aldcurtis18
) blocked an ordinance to provide real ressources and public safety for our Black and brown youth in Chicago.
Shame on him and shame on a system that continues to fail our young people.
BLOCKED, from advancing: the peace book ordinance from
@GKMC18
, which would divert some of the budget for the Chicago Police Department to fund violence prevention measures.
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We have the
#AnjanetteYoung
ordinance created with the input of the communities most harmed by CPD. I’m going to stand with those communities to make sure we protect the Black women and every resident of this city.
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President
@JoeBiden
is this really the thanks we give to our Black parents, youth and communities that got you elected?
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@SenatorDurbin
and
@SenDuckworth
where is the respect for all that Rahm Emanuel put our communities through?
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Today, I received my COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Maya Green at Howard Brown Health Center right in the 20th Ward.
This vaccine is not just about protecting ourselves it’s also about protecting our communities.
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@janicejackson
@chicagosmayor
@royalpratt
I along with members of the education committee sent a letter to the education chair Michael Scott and Mayor Lightfoot to have a committee hearing around the reopening and a update on remote learning in November .. check your facts 😏
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Thank you to everyone for supporting my fundraiser last week. Y’all are the true inspiration for my work.
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Join us on December 10th to support our work in the 20th ward and across Chicago. Thankful for all our host committee members.
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It easy to do what’s right and what your community asked you to do ... I would rather stand alone than stand for something that hurts us in the long run ..
#cityforthemany
@RossanaFor33
@Mariafor49
@SigchoFor25
@MattMartinChi
@40thforward
@rodriguezfor22
@DanielLaSpata
@CDRosa
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Also my respect goes to
@PerriSmall
for talking about this on WVON this morning. We have to do better for our Black communities.
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Too often development in our communities happens to us and NOT with us. Now is the time bring our neighbors to the table with city leaders and do development differently for our communities.
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Help support CTU by writing the Illinois General Assembly and Governor J.B. Pritzker and tell them to pass HB 2275, which would restore the Chicago Teachers Union's collective bargaining rights.
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“Taylor is now working with the Chicago Housing Initiative coalition to pass an ordinance that she believes can help address the long waits required to get into affordable housing.”
We are going to pass the Accountable Housing and Transparency Ordinance!
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We can not say
#BlackLivesMatter
or
#ProtectBlackWomen
if we refuse to even talk about actual solutions to protect our communities. We need a hearing DATE, in writing, now. We need the
#AnjanetteYoung
Ordinance now.
Black Alderwomen and Community Coalition Call for Hearing on
#AnjanetteYoung
Ordinance
#wrongraids
@aldsophiaking
@AldLeslieHairston
@AldSColeman16
@taylorfor20th
@BLMChi
@Naacp_ChiWest
@nphcchicago
@network49rp
@ProgressChicago
@UWFIllinois
@Urban_Reformers
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Despite these experiences, I chose to get my vaccine and to document my experience publicly in order to promote the health and safety of my community.
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I am eager to work with
@chipublichealth
to promote vaccination in a way that is sensitive to the concerns that many communities, including my own, hold based on our past and present mistreatment in the healthcare system. My door is open for a conversation when you are ready.
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So much love for
@GKMC18
who have BEEN out in our communities doing mutual aid, doing the organizing needed in our communities and reaching young people.
.
@chicagosmayor
is paying CPD to criminalize & arrest 15y/o boys who may be car jacking.
#GoodKidsMadCity
is paying 15y/o boys to service their communities.
Any questions?
#DefundCPD
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Support our young people .. committed to reinstating the Department of Environmental protection
@KofiAdemola
@InSocialjustice
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Make no mistake .... I WAS ELECTED TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY ... I am up for the fight
#cityforthemany
#CBA
now
@taylorfor20th
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I’m honored , humble and grateful to have the support of
@GKMC18
We have work to do and I’m honored to have you all by OUR side in OUR Community 😊
our hoods & bringing the fight to city council! We believe
@taylorfor20th
will fight tooth & nail to stop gentrification, secure affordable housing, create job development & give youth a platform like she’s doing at
@DyettArtsHS
so she’s getting our vote for the 20th ward!
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You know in the spirit of Black History Month, let’s take a history lesson on just how long folks in this city have been fighting for civilian control of CPD.
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I don’t give a damn about no Christopher Columbus statue .. I care about the officer the hit
#JusticeForMiracle
in the mouth with a baton
@chicago0048
I care about people .. WE ARE SUPPOSE TO SERVE AND PROTECT PEOPLE NOT THINGS aka statues
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@WBEZ
I am one of thousands of Black women in Chicago who have experienced systematic, life-threatening discrimination at the hands of the medical establishment.
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The election should be postponed.. voter suppression is real.. a large base of voters are over the age of 50 and are scarred
@CDRosa
@BrandonCCD1
@RossanaFor33
@Andrefor40th
@SigchoFor25
@GKMC18
@DanielLaSpata
@Mariafor49
@MattMartinChi
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Union strong, non-union wrong!
We're proud to announce that our elected officials
@taylorfor20th
and
@RobertJPeters
support our union! They've been and will continue to be important partners. More importantly, they're incredible advocates for our communities and for workers everywhere.
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"Ms. Young, you are in my thoughts and prayers, and I also want you to remember, while you did this for yourself, sisters like Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd and Breonna Taylor thank you as well. Because unlike them, you are alive to speak your truth."
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Save the date and tell your friends about my next fundraiser on March 21st at 6.30PM! I’ll be hosting a night of jokes and Jeopardy. Hope you can make it!
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As CTU points out groups in Chicago have been advocating for this since the 1960s.
These conversations didn't start with Mayor Lightfoot. They began decades ago in response to Chicago's police abuse and brutality. Citizens Alert was just one organization doing this work, with origins dating back to the late 60s. Afro-American Patrolmen's League was another.
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Proud to stand with the
@chi_housing
today. We must pass the Accountable Housing Transparency Registry Ordinance.
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Let me get this straight .. so in every major city in the United States is in an uproar over police brutality and the answer is to give more money to the police 😐
#DefundThePolice
#BlackLivesMattters
SOME OF US HAVENT LEARNED ANYTHING
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This was my post to my kids teacher’s in 2017.. Thank you to all of OUR children’s other parents .. it why I fight so hard because WE (OUR FAMILIES NEED YOU) so I refuse to put you or OUR children in harms way
@CTULocal1
@ChiAlderwoman
@RossanaFor33
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And let’s not forget the founding of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression in 1973 in Chicago. A group that has continue to advocate for civilian control of the police since its creation!
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A quick Google search takes you to an interview where Howard Saffold, one of the founding members of the Afro American Patrolman’s League a group formed in the 1968, commented on how the group advocated for oversight body over the police.
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Again, the community started this conversation and SHOULD have the final say.
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As I said to city council, before Trayvon Martin and before Eric Garner there was Emmett Till. This year we start Black History Month by cementing the legacy of Emmet Till and his courageous mother, Mamie Till-Mobley in our community.
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Laquan is at home with the lord... Jason should be in jail…
16 shots+plus and injustice sysutem = three years ??? Make it make sense
#Justice4Laquan
Join us today in honoring
#LaquanMcDonald
& the fight to get
#Justice4Laquan
Please take a picture of yourself holding a sign that says
#JusticeForLaquan
Thank you everyone who has submitted pics directly to us to post! Please feel free to post & tag us as well!
#DefundCPD
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This 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Join us Thursday. Rent is too damn high!
Help us pass HB 116 to lift the ban on rent control in Illinois
#LiftTheBan
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I have said time and time again our communities already know what they want to spend funds on! We must listen to them in spending this money wisely! We have a
#RightToRecovery
!
Tell us how you think Chicago should spend billions in federal relief funds. The survey is online in English and Spanish here:
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We’re still going to fight though! Not for young people, but WITH Our young people.
@GKMC18
@5thWardChicago
@RoderickTSawyer
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9 days left until our fundraiser! Please join us on December 10th for food, beer/wine, a live DJ, and, of course, community.
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Two lives were lost and several others injured in Park Manor yesterday. My prayers go out to the people killed, their families, loved ones, and the surrounding community impacted by this traumatic event. Tragedies like this one are only made worse by the ongoing crisis, COVID-19.
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He’s worse than Rahm ... destroyed public education
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Although this is a sad day, we should remember that of all days on Good Friday miracles are possible. We know our friends at Antioch Missionary Baptist will rebuild from the ashes, and we will do all we can to help make that happen ❤️
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@BLMChi
is in our communities talking to folks and pushing to make sure this city actually values Black lives. Together we will
#EndHomeRaids
with the
#AnjanetteYoung
ordinance.
Tune in to our live press conference introducing an ordinance into City Council to
#EndHomeRaids
with
#AnjanetteYoung
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Support these workers. Donate to their union’s strike fund
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Save the date! Come through for my birthday fundraiser to support our work in the 20th ward and throughout Chicago.
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Essential workers saved us during this pandemic. And it is time for these corporations to pay what you owe! I’m proud to stand with
@SEIUhciimk
✊🏾
#PayWhatYouOwe
#solidarity
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It’s not too late to RSVP, join us tomorrow. Can’t wait to see our community.
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Thanks to my colleague
@RossanaFor33
for leading on this.
Ald.
@RossanaFor33
at IBEW Local 1220's picket line calling on fellow elected officials not to do interviews with
@wttw
as long as the workers are on strike, and also calling on supporters to donate to the union's strike fund: .
@Window2workers
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The fight and strength of Harold Washington and his tireless supporters continues to inspire me today. May he rest in power but also in peace knowing that he dedicated his life to our communities.
Harold Washington: A Centennial Reflection is now on display at Harold Washington Library Center! This exhibit commemorates what would have been the 100th birthday of Chicago's first African American mayor and highlights his lasting impact.
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And you know I can not forget my political home
@KOCOmmunity
. They are doing multi-generational work and bringing all kinds of folks together. I will always support their work in our communities.
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If the plan is not help Black people on the south and west side ( especially our youth) YOU WILL NOT GET MY VOTE ... # bailoutblacks not banks 🖤🖤🖤
@J1Ramann
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Peace and blessings to you and yours this Black History Month. Let this be a month full of love 🖤
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If
@WeAreNTA
a level 1+ school closes, children of color in low income neighborhoods will never stand a chance of getting a quality education
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Their vision needs to be our mission. Support 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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@NaomiDavisBIG
and everyone at
@BlacksinGreen
are holding it down in Woodlawn and engaging folks in new ways around our environment. I am so grateful to continue to see their impact in our community.
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I wish people who don’t have a coochie would stop making decisions about mine.
#MyBodyMyBusiness
THE SUPREME COURT HAS OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE, ELIMINATING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION.
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