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Black folks in DC have been addressing #gunviolence for years. We demanded legislation that uses a public health community based approach to interrupt violence, got it passed in 2016, funded, and are currently pushing implementation Learn about the #NEARAct #NationalSchoolWalkout

@maustermuhle @ErinPalmerDC @ChmnMendelson 😳

Ward 4 ANC commissioner @ErinPalmerDC is challenging @ChmnMendelson for D.C. Council chair.

🚨BREAKING🚨 @DCPoliceDept officer charged with murder after deadly pursuit #KaronHylton #StopMPD washingtonpost.com/local/public-s…

We can’t even keep up with the # of shootings & overdoses in the last 3 hrs. Thankful for indy reporting from @Killmoenews1 and @RealTimeNews10. Encouraging EVERYONE to ask for support if you need help dealing with all of this. Trauma impacts us all. 🙏🏽 @therapy4bgirls

Early morning Wednesday August 25, 2021, @DCPoliceDept executed 27-year-old #AnTwanGilmore for sleeping in his car. We demand justice. Tell everyone to sign this petition bit.ly/3ym3sJF! #StopMPD

Free the land! Today from 12:00-2:00PM PM EST our comrades @MXGMNational are holding their New Member Orientation. Register at bit.ly/MXGMSEPTOPENHO…

We demand @MayorBowser, and Chief Contee immediately fire all responding @DCPoliceDept officers present when An’Twan Gilmore was murdered. If you agree, take action bit.ly/3ym3sJF! #StopMPD

While you were sleep last night, @DCPoliceDept executed a man for sleeping in his car. Second person shot by MPD within 9 hours. Police don't keep us safe. They kill us in our sleep. #StopMPD #AbolishThePolice

Happy #BlackJoySunday! “It is in moments like these, the tragedy, the loss, confusion, rage, and sadness where intentional Black joy is essential. It is not invoked to erase, forget or minimize these everyday realities. It is the embodied practice of resilience.”- @agoggans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BLM DC Responds to MPD Chief Contee Regarding Brutal Beating of Black Man dcblm.org/in-the-media/b…

As Things Go Back to ‘Normal,’ What Happens to #MutualAid? Mutual aid groups helped many communities weather the early parts of the pandemic. With people going back into the world, what happens now? vice.com/en/article/xgx…

"It's scary something, because you don't know if you're next. You always have to be aware of what's going on," said 13-year-old Aceya Monroe. "Just put the guns down. Gun are dangerous." wjla.com/news/local/how…

It’s #MutualAidMonday! Kairos: A Mutual Aid Exodus From Empire mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/mutualaidexodu…

Yep! @MayorBowser agrees with us that @DCPoliceDept’s presence doesn’t matter when it comes to violent shootings and homicides. youtu.be/ooJHMZtncy8 #DefundMPD #StopMPD #NEARAct #NoMoreStopAndFrisk #PoliceFreeSchools #CareNotCops #WeKeepUsSafe #BlackLivesMatter

Happy #BlackJoySunday!!! What is bringing you Black joy today? What joy will you seek today? Share your pictures, words, videos, memes, etc!

NEW! Crisis Capitalism and the Survival Economy on the Black Autonomy Podcast “Capital as a system is always in crisis.” Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bla…

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TOMORROW! Rev. George Gilbert & The Center for Racial Equity &Justice are calling for immediate action on policing. They are calling for 1,000 mothers, grandmothers, & women on the frontlines affected by police terror. @DMVBlackLives there in support of Mother’s from DC, MD, VA.

National forensics board suspends accreditation of District’s crime lab - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/local/public-s…

NOW IN #DC! @DCDPW and @DCPoliceDept forcibly removing the 2 women and their belongings at the 24 vigil encampment at the #BlackLivesMatterPlaza memorial wall! @BrianneKNadeau where are you???? @ABC7News @wusa9 @fox5dc @ChuckModi1 @WPGC @WPFWDC @939WKYS @DCist @WTOP @kojoshow