Dr. Melissa Blount

A native Detroiter, Evanston transplant, clinical psychologist, consultant, social justice advocate and fearless believer in a beloved community.

[Keith Boykin @keithboykin]

“We cannot forget that forced pregnancy was also a feature of American slavery.”

“When abortion becomes criminalized in this country…it was around the time of the Civil War…[and] the concern about the browning of the United States.”

– Law Professor @michelebgoodwin

[Jasmine @JasmineLWatkins]

“You can’t just ignore your student loans and hope they go away”

Me:

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

Imagine feeling the need to both-sides a racist massacre. You lost it when you no longer have the ability to condemn a white nationalist murdering Black people and leave it at that. Just appalling.

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

My name is Stacey Abrams and I intend to be the next governor of the great state of Georgia.

[Center for Justice @CfJColumbia]

It is with profound grief that we share with you that our co-founder, co-director, and friend Kathy Boudin died yesterday morning on May Day 2022.

Thank you to all who have reached out.

Read more about Kathy's life and the impact she had on so many: https://t.co/dWTGb2lW1h

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

“Socialism is a scare word they've hurled at every advance the people have made. Socialism is what they called public power, social security, deposit insurance, and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for anything that helps all people.”

—Harry Truman, 1952

[Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim]

ICYMI: Learn more about the stunning Anguilla Prison Camp Massacre Quilt project, a collaboration between @projectnia 's artist-in-residence Rachel Wallis and @prisonculture at https://t.co/Fro0r4fkxZ — also featured on @ZinnEdProject site: https://t.co/QV7h3IxwLz

[Gillian Branstetter @GBBranstetter]

We're two months away from millions of people losing the right to abortion and two years out from an attempted coup while a nationwide reactionary movement bans books and calls queer people a threat to children so yeah no I don't think we've moved too far left

[MUAVI @MomsUnitedChi]

We’re back! Almost. We need to raise $9,000 to get the #ReunificationRide bus back on the road to Logan this Mother’s Day month. Thanks in advance for any & all support! https://t.co/3iJ3nR4Jm5 #FreeThemAll

[Project NIA @projectnia]

Check out the "Intimate Partner Violence and Abolitionist Safety Planning" toolkit and the recorded launch session from last week with Hyejin Shim, Shira Hassan, Rachel Caidor, Aracelia Aguilar and @prisonculture 🎉⬇️

[MUAVI @MomsUnitedChi]

We'll be back to Logan on May 22nd after 30 months, thanks to many of you!! We''re calling caregivers & contacting moms inside to share the good news! Thank you for joining our #ReunifcationRide community. All additional money raised will fund more visits! https://t.co/3iJ3nR4Jm5

[Project NIA @projectnia]

Join us and @interruptcrim TODAY at 6:30 pm ET for "Giving Name to the Nameless", a session on using poetry as an anti-violence intervention facilitated by @prisonculture. ASL and CC provided! Register now: https://t.co/fh4iQgEBQ7 #SAAM2022 #NationalPoetryMonth

[MUAVI @MomsUnitedChi]

in advance of official #MothersDay, our community celebrates #FreeOurMomsDay. Pls join us to honor mamas inside w/ material support & the collective, growing, insistent demand to #FreeThemAll Let it be so loud @LtGovStratton @GovPritzker @SAKimFoxx @TomDart hear us from everwhere

[Dr. Melissa Blount @blounttalk]

#SaveLisa

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Incredibly powerful, must-watch moment.

Thank you, @esglaude.

[Dr. Melissa Blount @blounttalk]

Bye Don Haiku

Love always trumps hate
Your time is up you orange chump
Me and mine voted

#vote #vote2020 #bidenharris2020 #blacklivesmatter #blacklove
#love #blackpeople #blackpeoplevote
#evanston #evanstonartist #evanstonmade #haiku

[Dr. Melissa Blount @blounttalk]

My election self-care mantra: "There is courage in my calm." Create your own #2020ElectionSelfCare plan with @theshineapp here: https://t.co/idUdFWDPCJ

[Dr. Melissa Blount @blounttalk]

@GovAndyBeshear appoint a special prosecutor. #sayhername. We love you Breonna!

#breonnataylor #justiceforbreonnataylor #blacklivesmatter #blackwomen #blackwomenmatter #andybeshear #doyourjob #appointaspecialprosecutor #embroidery #embroideryart

[Maya Contreras @mayatcontreras]

1/This is Jacob Blake's sister Letetra Widman. Here is her powerful statement.

"I am my brother's keeper."

[Dr. Melissa Blount @blounttalk]

Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own - A Conversation between Eddie Glaude Jr., Ph.D. and Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III https://t.co/keCcayLS2i