“The Alabama Communists knew the odds of a socialist revolution in the Black Belt were damn near impossible, but they fought anyway. They understood that victory is never certain but if we don’t fight, we can only lose." - Robin D. G. Kelley hammerandhope.org/article/issue-…

This might be the first photo I ever took of Brandon Johnson back in 2012. Funny thing is my daughter was w/ me on this march & we ended up in the parking lot of her school (which is where the photo was taken), & her eyes got big as she asked me “Are we gonna occupy my school??”

Who held it better?? 📢 John Cusack 📷: Love+Struggle Photos

Love this so much. #NoCopAcademy #StopCopCity

I find real value in Ja'Mal Green endorsing Vallas. It teaches us how unprincipled people can be. This is a learning opportunity for us to strengthen our ethics and raise our standards for what we allow in and near movement spaces.

Thank you for these facts Sharlyn Grace. A 🧵.

🧵 It wasn’t that long ago. On the 55th anniversary of the day he was assassinated…here are some photos of my father in color. #MLK #MLKLegacy #MLK55

Our family’s all in for Brandon Johnson cuz we want a mayor who has been& will be accountable to the movements for justice in this city. So glad #ThisYoungAdult’s first mayoral election includes a candidate we can wholeheartedly vote for. #BrandonIsBetter #Artists4BrandonJohnson

Tonight, we have shown the world the power of hope, the strength of organizing, and the might of our collective voice. Tomorrow, the real work begins. We will build a safer, stronger Chicago that reflects the hopes and dreams of every one of us — together.

Our MAYOR, Chicago. Brandon Johnson is our MAYOR. • #BrandonIsBetter #BrandonIsMayor #WeDidIt

Happy to see so many folks I love & admire on this list, including my bestie Monica Trinidad on the Arts & Culture subcommittee. Undoing & healing & getting to the root causes of decades of harm and organized/systemic abandonment is a helluva task; lots of work ahead for all of us!

Can you help us transcribe essays from incarcerated writers? Come type for liberation over Zoom on May 4, at 8pm. In The Belly is a journal for Incarcerated people practicing abolition. It is free for all incarcerated people. abolitioniststudy.wordpress.com/2022/09/25/in-…

come honor jordan neely, a black unhoused tenant murdered in the subway yesterday by a white marine. this vigilante terror is a direct result of nyc’s cop mayor and the crime panic, which scapegoats the victims of real estate for the consequences of real estate greed.

One of the main features of living in a carceral state is through the deployment of regular people as Cops. Focusing solely on removing the police from “mental health crisis situations” or abolishing police forces isn’t even enough. We need to decarcerate *ourselves.*

Our emergency newsletter on the raid of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund! A succinct digest of reportage and ways to support. Share! (and subscribe if you are interested in what we do and in abolition news from our area!) mailchi.mp/bf2388454126/a…

Mutulu Shakur…