#LAUSD student & youth organizer @lilbit_lila advocated for safer school environments, decriminalization of Black individuals, and more resources & services for Black youth. Listen to more of our conversation: https://t.co/4LKapZQOad #BTSDiggingDeeper
When Black women struggle financially, we’re ridiculed and called welfare queens.
When we literally work 5 jobs and purchase housing for our family, we’re called capitalists. Just stop.
#SupportBlackWomen
Even though we got school police removed off campus just recently, we know there is still more that needs to be done, like reinvesting funds into Black students. We speak it into existence and it will happen. -@KahlilaWilliams#CTAEHR
Panelist @KahlilaWilliams shares the youth organizing work she did that reinvested resources for Black students and asks our audience: "What does it mean to center Black students in education?" #CTAEHR
“We’re normalizing a system that we know is embedded in racism, especially against marginalized communities.”- @KahlilaWilliams@BLMLAYOUTH Police Abolition Panel.
Black children are 9% of the LA County population, yet represent 40% of children in foster care. The system is clearly racist. @LACountyDCFS partners with law enforcement to take our babies. That’s why we’re demanding that they #ReimagineChildSafety and get #CopsOutofCPS
"We know that Black students & their families have been among the most impacted by this pandemic & we must ensure the safety of our people by implementing a circuit breaker that keeps in mind the safety, health, and well-being of those most vulnerable." - @KahlilaWilliams
Eric Garcetti releases a weak statement about what happened in front of his house last weekend
In statement, @MayorOfLA says he appreciates the “difficult job that police officers have to do every day.”
This is a pathetic statement, Eric. #BlockGarcetti https://t.co/GtFW0YjT6G
Police do not make schools more safe, they reinforce the school to prison pipeline. They disproportionately target BIPOC students and treat them as criminals in a space for LEARNING. Children are not criminals @AustinLASchools#LAUSD#DefundLASPD#AbolishSchoolPolice
Black students have repeatedly shared their experiences with school police with @AustinLASchools and #LAUSD. There was no need for another survey. Black student experiences are enough to #DefundLASPD and #AbolishSchoolPolice