[Black Agenda\2020 Black National Convention]
Tonight’s town hall will include two back-to-back panel conversations, which will be live-streamed on the Movement for Black Lives and Hot 97’s Facebook pages.
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Movement for Black Lives
Hot 97, M4BL and The Root Host Special Town Hall Tonight
M4BL: Breonna Taylor Decision “Egregious” Miscarriage of Justice
[Breonna Taylor]
M4BL: “For months, millions of outraged people in every state have called for all three officers responsible for Breonna’s murder to be fired, arrested, and charged with murder.”
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M4BL WFP & United We Dream Action Launch “The Frontline”
[“The Frontline”]
Greisa Martinez Rosas: “We know Trump and Republicans will not hesitate to use their powers to keep people of color from the ballot box and this is where The Frontline shows up.”
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Movement for Black Lives Issues Statement on Jacob Blake Shooting
[Jacob Blake Shooting]
Movement for Black Lives: “The shooting of Jacob Blake should never have happened. This kind of state-sanctioned violence against Black communities is exactly why defunding the police became a rallying cry for millions of Black people and our allies…”
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Movement for Black Lives Will Host 2020 Black National Convention
[The Movement for Black Lives]
The Black National Convention will organize and build Black political power in defense of Black lives.
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“Lessons Learned” Book Excerpt: Dealing with U.S. Government Repression
[Future Hope Column]
Glick: This is an excerpt from the “Lessons Learned” chapter of my just-published book, “Burglar for Peace: Lessons Learned in the Catholic Left’s Resistance to the Vietnam War,” available at pmpress.org.
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GEORGE FLOYD FALLOUT: GROWING CALLS FOR DEFUNDING OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS
[Defunding the Police]
Grassroots Groups: “We come together to call for divestment from policing and investment in resources that directly impact the health and safety of Black communities: healthcare, housing…”
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GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER: 8 MINUTES AND 46 SECONDS
[George Floyd\Oakland Institute]
Oakland Institute: “Today millions of Americans are rising up, collectively expressing outrage, and demanding an end to racism and violence against Black and Brown communities.”
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POLICE ATTACKS AGAINST JOURNALISTS COVERING GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS ESCALATING
[George Floyd Protest\Press Freedom]
Alicia Bell: “Free Press is in full solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives and committed to protecting the rights and safety of protesters and the reporters who cover these demonstrations.”
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