CALL KIM FOXX and demand the charges are dropped against Julius Reed, brother of Dexter Reed, who was executed by over 96 shots by five CPD officers in the 11th district. Julius was brutalized and arrested at a press conference demanding justice for Dexter Reed.

Are you a Southsider interested in getting involved in #TreatmentNotTrauma ? Join an open meeting of folks working to re-open free public mental-health clinics and establish police-free crisis response.

Come Sat., 4/13 10:30-noon at 602 E 61st or on Zoom: zoom.us/meeting/regist…

ATTENTION WE NEED EVERYONE TO PLEASE CALL THE 11 District police station AND DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF Julius Reed!!

He is #DexterReed ’s lil Bro & 20 Cops swarmed him last night, slammed him to the ground for no good reason & are currently detaining him! Please share!

Justice for Dexter Reed! Come out TONIGHT to the 11th DC meeting, the district where Dexter Reed was assassinated, to raise our demands. Repsfrom the COPA have committed to attend. And we need to be there in force to demand they act swiftly to fire all five officers involved!

We need to put an end to pretextual traffic stops. We need a non police model to manage traffic issues. We need fully funded and implemented Treatment Not Trauma and Peace Book models. We need to care for and protect people’s lives.

Is your loved one imprisoned in Illinois? Do you have legal questions? Stop by our free legal clinic on 4/2 to speak with an attorney about clemency, medical release and more.

Visit bit.ly/ipplegalclinic to sign up.

Israeli soldiers are posting videos of themselves torturing Palestinians from Gaza.

Legal expert Luigi Daniele says Israel’s tacit support of this abuse is an “existential threat to the international legal system.”

On this day in 1944, six white men in Amite County, Mississippi, lynched the Rev. Isaac Simmons, a Black minister and farmer, so they could steal his family’s land. His family then fled, fearing for their lives. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Oseola McCarty was a Mississippi philanthropist who donated most of her life savings, $150,000, to the University of Southern Mississippi to provide scholarships for African American students in need. #WomensHistoryMonth

A seamstress and washerwoman who was paid mostly in…

Bessie Stringfield 'Motorcycle Queen Of Miami.' #WomenHistoryMonth

—In 1930 Bessie Stringfield became the first black woman to ride her motorcycle across the United States solo. Her feat was credited with breaking down barriers for both women and African-American motorcyclists.…

Today we are celebrating #MarshaPJohnson one of the most prominent figures of the queer and trans liberation.
'No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.'
#womeninhistory #LGBTIQ
#WomensHistoryMonth

Haiti/Americas Team co- coordinator, Jemima Pierre explains how and why the countries calling for military intervention –the US, France, Canada– created the conditions making military intervention into Haiti appear necessary and inevitable. #Haiti 's crisis is one
of imperialism.

‼️ “In his motion, Edwards claimed that John Fountain, ShotSpotter’s former director of field and network operations, told him to “falsify numbers on the deteriorated system to avoid” having to pay back money to cities and agencies for not meeting their contractual obligations.”

Wednesday at 9 a.m., join us for a rally and court support for Sean Tyler and Reginald Henderson, two survivors of police torture and wrongful conviction who have fought and won their freedom but are still being denied their certificates of innocence!

Join us as we uplift the name and spirit of Chevy (T. K.) Hill. The news of T. K.’s m*rder broke earlier this week. T.K. is the founder/owner of Evollusion, an Atlanta-based full-service hair salon dedicated to serving the LGBTQ community
#restinpower #tkhill #BlackLivesMatter

When Illinois Policy Institute calls your “leaked” google slides shared w/ 600+ members Radical or “focused on race” because you demand the district pay teachers fairly and keep Black and Brown students safe:

In 1862, Robert Smalls stole a Confederate Ship and sailed it to Freedom disguised as a captain, freeing his crew and their families. #BlackHistoryMonth

A THREAD!

The Black Maroons — of Florida, also known as Black Seminoles, Seminole Maroons, and Seminole Freedmen, were a community derived from runaway slaves who integrated into American Indian culture approximately 1700 through the 1850s.

Charlotta Bass (b. SC 1874) published a newspaper 1912-1951. She challenged discrimination in housing, hiring, & policing. The Klan stalked her & sued her for libel, but she won in court. Nominated for Vice President 1952. The US National Park Service calls her an American hero.

One of the blackest cities outside of Africa.. Salvador, Bahia in Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷