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The system is designed to target poor people.
70% of all people in jails are unconvicted, and most are there simply because they can't afford bail.
For them, the median felony bail amount is the equivalent of 8 months’ income.
Shirley Chisholm. Coretta Scott King. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
They built the road we walk on.
Today — International Black Women's History Day — we say their names and we keep moving. ✊🏾
#BlackWomensHistoryMonth#WinWithBlackWomen
Local jails are the front door to mass incarceration. More than four out of five people detained in local jails are legally innocent—they have not been convicted and are simply awaiting their days in court. Bottom line: Unnecessary jail incarceration does not create safety.
Just a reminder that the U.S. spends more than $445 BILLION on mass incarceration each year.
This is a clear display of priorities — and it's not keeping families healthy or safe.
Congratulations to our ES making positive change for so many every day. @MRFIVEINC your dedication is unmatched , through sickness & health you are a champion for those directly impacted in leadership. Congrats 🙌🏽
"I am Beyond Honored to receive this Acknowledgment. It's not too often that the work we do is recognized. Thank You"
Five Mualimmak to Be Honored at Black Wall Street CHELSEA in New York City https://t.co/uQiJzTHq3q
"I am Beyond Honored to receive this Acknowledgment. It's not too often that the work we do is recognized. Thank You"
Five Mualimmak to Be Honored at Black Wall Street CHELSEA in New York City https://t.co/uQiJzTHq3q
Have reforms really triggered a crime wave? How much of mass incarceration is a result of the war on drugs or the profit motives of private prisons?
On International Fact-Checking Day, we're busting some of the biggest myths in the criminal legal system🧵
On this day in 1963, segregationist Bull Connor refused to leave office after losing the mayoral election in Birmingham, Alabama. He then ordered the violent suppression of peaceful civil rights protests taking place in the city.
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Muslims hiding in Christian homes being hunted down by Izzy forces. But ppl out here worried about my crystal crowns, herbs, and candles being voodoo. 🧐🤦🏾♀️
Y’all need to be asking yourselves why 🇺🇸 isn’t calling the IDF out.
Cause what in the Anne Frank is going on?
These are actresses from the 1950s. Hollywood started to adapt to the changing times and social narratives, and Black actors were earning better roles than the stereotypical ones that plagued them in previous decades.
A THREAD
Great documentary screening and panel discussion at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills. Many community members signed up to join our struggle to end death-by-incarceration, reunite families, and promote safety. Thanks for inviting us.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
Ten years ago what was I doing? Building supportive housing for returning citizens while advocating for the laws we have since passed into existence. Making change happen takes fostering resilience in others.
I❤️ when @googlephotos sends me these lil vids of past work.