W/ our victory yesterday, $18M out of OPD & into the community, we want to thank Oakland Youth who& amplified #DefundOPD, were out w/ us @ city council, and @ actions. We wouldn't be here without you. We ain't finished yet. #WeKeepUsSafe Anti Police-Terror Project Urban Peace Movement B.O.P.

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January is National Mentoring Month! whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

Join The Mentoring Center in recognizing the importance of mentoring and celebrating mentors all month (and all year) long!

EMERGE is a new promising educational approach designed to ➡️dismantle pathways to school disengagement & confinement ➡️build pathways to college & careers for Black girls & other girls of color who have been involved in the juvenile-legal or foster care systems The Mentoring Center

Join us for this 5/17 convo about EMERGE, our evaluation of the program, & how re-engaging girls who have been impacted by youth detention or the foster care system can put them on a path toward safety, stability, wellbeing, & success in adulthood bit.ly/RepairSchoolRe…

Join us today at 1pm PDT!

Please read and share this evaluation report so that we can work together to educate and serve Black girls better!

👇🏿 More of this. We need to invest in community-led, culturally-responsive, & gender-affirming programs and services for Black girls & all young people that support them and help them thrive. washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/07…

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A white male NYPD NEWS officer brutally beat a Black Female child w/ hammer fists. She & other children try to stop his attack. Watch the look of horror on the Female Officer's face at the action of her fellow officer. Fire Him & Release His Name!! #ProtectBlackChildren

Today, we remember Kalief Browder on the 8th anniversary of his death. Kalief died by suicide after being traumatized by the violence and isolation he endured at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island, where he spent three years for a crime he didn't commit.

In wake of George Floyd's murder, there was an outpouring of contributions to racial equity orgs. Today, most funders have returned to their previous giving patterns, creating a mess for nonprofits that assumed this funding would sustain. Philanthropy's response to the moment

TODAY at 11am! instagram.com/stories/tmcoak…