Jamyle

📍 Chicago
🥊 Founder and Executive Director of @theblocchicago
👨🏾‍🍼 Doting father and husband
💡 2022 Luminary Award Winner

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

We’ve been talking about the whitewashing of Martin Luther King’s legacy for so long, I’m not sure who hasn’t heard the message. Before you spend your time and energy arguing in comments sections, remember, you can’t wake someone up who’s pretending to be sleep.

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

... I forgot I had a Twitter 😬

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@RantingOwl The amount of trust it takes to like this tweet…

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@RantingOwl Grammar is a gatekeeper

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@Blue_Thunder_02 @marclamonthill Jackie Robinson died of a heart attack at 53

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@RantingOwl Most times I think parents are lying about stuff their kids say. Not with this one.

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@JennMJacksonPhD Hit dogs about to holler

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@chicagosmayor Have you seen the footage of the #AdamToledo incident, and does it show Adam engaged in an armed confrontation with the police?

[Archived: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot @mayorlightfoot]

As a mother of a 13-year-old myself, I can only imagine the incredible pain this boy's parents are experiencing at this moment. My heart goes out to them.

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

For the love of all that is good in this world, stop messaging me offering to give motivational speeches to kids at The Bloc. Our kids don’t lack motivation. They lack equal access to resources and opportunities.

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

It’s almost like blue lives only matter when pitted in opposition to Black lives 🤔

[POLITICO @politico]

Electoral College certification has been halted today as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, throwing the Hill into panic and chaos.

Stay with us for live updates 👇https://t.co/9OkemVnRId

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

Doesn’t matter how hard you fight for your people. If you didn’t train and prepare for them, you can’t win for them. #tysonvsjones #naterobinson

[Nate Robinson @nate_robinson]

Tonight I'm fighting for my brothers in the NBA, athletes across the world, and most importantly my children. #tysonjones #holdat

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@cichra @theblocchicago @DanRafael1 @theisen95 @SIChrisMannix @FrauenheimNorm @cruelestsport I feel like a canary in a coal mine

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

⁦@USABoxing⁩ is planning a #superspreader event. They’re hosting a national #boxing tournament with 1700 #boxers + trainers, spectators, and support staff in a #COVID hotspot during a nationwide surge. Postpone #USABNC20

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@RantingOwl Omaun’s out here treating your books like manuals 🤣

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@JennMJacksonPhD Texans think they have better Mexican food than Mexico

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

I’m not afraid. It’s all uphill from here no matter what.

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@jezusgurl55 I’ll dismiss the irony. I’m not downplaying or faulting him. I just believe there are better voices to represent the broader needs of a diverse community, especially considering rappers seem to be Trump’s favorite consultants. Wayne and Cube are brilliant men from a narrow subset

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

There are so many scholars, economists, activists, and community leaders Trump could’ve consulted to discuss a plan for Black America. But he talked to Ice Cube and Lil Wayne. Sounds legit.

[Lil Wayne WEEZY F @LilTunechi]

Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership. He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done. 🤙🏾

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@ArizSonoran @icecube @LilTunechi Pencil pushers = strategists. Cube and Wayne represent the narrow set of experiences of men who found visionary leaders to market and scale their products. So-called pencil pushers can speak to the needs and nuances of a broader community.

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@JennMJacksonPhD That’s integrity 😂 because I would’ve acted like that tweet never happened

[Jamyle @jamylecannon]

@financialeric @MiselfNeye Koch Brothers teaming up with progressives and libertarians and pouring millions into prison reform made the First Step Act happen. Kanye was the public face.