Detroit GrassRoots Coalition

Follow us for the latest updates on Detroit grassroots initiatives, including our push for Reparations for Black Americans in the city of Detroit!

[Detroit GrassRoots Coalition @DETGRC313]

Excited to share our brief introductory video showcasing the impactful work of the Detroit Grassroots Coalition. Our efforts include holding the Detroit Reparations Task Force accountable and rallying grassroots advocacy for reparative justice.

You'll see how we leverage media outreach, town halls, and letters to influential bodies like the CBC, Detroit NAACP, and city officials. Our commitment has opened doors, allowing us to engage with key figures directly like City Council President Mary Sheffield.

We invite you to participate in this important and historical effort towards lineage-based reparative justice. Together, we can work towards resolving the generational issues that impact our financial well-being, ensuring a more equitable future for generations to come.

We thank you for your continued support!

[Shannon's CadeZone @goodbyejehovah]

I'm thrilled to share the incredible work we've been doing on reparations here in Detroit. Join us to hear how the @DETGRC313 is moving the needle for Reparative justice and learn how we can partner and network together to bring our local efforts to the state level in Michigan 🤟🏾

[🌸🦄🩷unicornthorns🩷🦄🌸 @T_Marie60]

I love how pretty the Juneteenth and African American heritage flags are

[Mrs Hellfighter ᥫ᭡ 🇺🇸 ✊🏾🏹 @luv_ambitions]

Happy Juneteenth to every Black American, and ONLY Black Americans. 🖤🔱❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
📍Detroit

[Metro Detroit News @metrodetroitn]

A long-vacant building on Detroit’s west side is getting new life as a bookstore and café focused on literacy and community.

More: https://t.co/7t3iojfSZd

[Mrs Hellfighter ᥫ᭡ 🇺🇸 ✊🏾🏹 @luv_ambitions]

#Detroit

Special screening of Black and Jewish America by @HenryLouisGates, followed by a Detroit-focused panel discussion.
https://t.co/SakZQ4vLhY

[Simeon 🇺🇸 @FTrilliams]

Calling ICE “slave catchers” is a grotesque false equivalence. My ancestors were owned and hunted for existing, with no choice and no consent. Illegal immigrants chose to enter or remain outside the law. Stop exploiting the history of US chattel slavery to make sloppy arguments.

[BlackBird444🇺🇸 @BlkBird444]

The elders know our true history. Bless her soul. 🙏🏽

[Detroit GrassRoots Coalition @DETGRC313]

Follow the money 👀

[Detroit Free Press @freep]

$2M goal set for Mary Sheffield transition, Detroit’s largest yet https://t.co/MxSxGa0uCe

[Shannon's CadeZone @goodbyejehovah]

“We are trying to figure out how we’re going to organize on the ground in order to apply pressure to this new administration. We don’t want to throw (Sheffield) into the lion’s den, but we’re trying to figure out how to encourage her to be a little bit stronger on this topic.”

[Kash Gaines @GainesKash]

https://t.co/Vlvoq1KyzK

[Detroit Reparations Task Force @repairdetroit]

DRTF Report of Recommendations
https://t.co/2MH47lhWey
Reparations Recommendations Report | City of Detroit

[Shannon's CadeZone @goodbyejehovah]

@repairdetroit has uploaded its Recommendations Report to the city’s website. This is not the final step it’s the beginning of the next phase. A public session has been promised. We’re watching closely! The fight for lineage-based reparations presses on!
https://t.co/vLSeT0Dq31

[Shannon's CadeZone @goodbyejehovah]

TONIGHT: District 6 Community Meeting 📣 Detroiters show up and join us to demand a meeting to address the Reparations Task Force report. Lineage-based reparations deserve public accountability, not engineered erasure.

📍 Patton Rec Center, 7PM
🖥 https://t.co/ktffDrcMvq

[Detroit GrassRoots Coalition @DETGRC313]

BREAKING 📣

The Detroit Grassroots Coalition condemns @repairdetroit's final report as engineered erasure of Black Americans in Detroit and our demand for lineage-based eligibility. The coalition calls for accountability and partnership with Mayor-elect @MsMarySheffield.

[𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙞 🪼 @Mythicalblue_]

Never stop talking about slavery

[Detroit GrassRoots Coalition @DETGRC313]

🎙️“There's a group called the Detroit Grassroots Coalition..had a virtual meeting with city council president and her office..kind of tense meeting honestly, coming to her directly, voicing frustrations about the lack of process, pushing her to get more involved” #ReparationsNow

[Detroit GrassRoots Coalition @DETGRC313]

Please see the attached letter addressed to the Detroit Reparations Taskforce 11/14/2023
#ReparationsNow
#DetroitReparationsTaskforce
#TheDetroitGrassRootsCoalition

[Non-Human Media @NonHumanMedia1]

“To be eligible for reparations, the task force says a person must be a descendant of an African enslaved in the US or in the diaspora, at least 21 years old, and a current resident of Detroit for at least 20 years”
https://t.co/GHixBSCTw2

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

White people are so accustomed to profiting off the exploitation of Black labor that they see fairness as oppression

[Rilla🇺🇸 @Finalbossjimmy]

Black Americans fought in every war and still no reparations……..