So on brand for elitist Republicans to get their PPP loans forgiven but complain about Biden’s loan forgiveness programs for student borrowers.

If you’re online at all, you’ve probably seen a ton of fear-mongering about crime and bail reform.

DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE!

I am so grateful Brittany Lewis invited me to speak to her about what’s really going on for Forbes!

Please check it out! Part 1:

.Duke University’s decision to rob Black students of this opportunity is yet another consequence of the end of affirmative action.

This ongoing war against educational equity must end.

Proud of my org Zealo.us for launching this campaign & film. Huge shout out to MediaTank & Variant Strategies for directing/producing. jesse Williams. for your voice. Fiona Apple for your dedication & music. And, of course, Dr. Carmen Johnson & MAKE COURTS ACCESSIBLE!.

The Chicago Police who killed Dexter Reed lied when they claimed they stopped him for not wearing a seat belt.

The officers could not have seen into the vehicle given their location and the dark colored tints on Mr. Reed's windows.

chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/…

Black Women photographed by Annie Leibovitz vs various Black photographers🧵

Washington prisons used to be dead zones for legislative information and influence. But since 2020, Look2Justice has been training incarcerated people how to advocate for reforms that directly impact their lives. Antoine Davis & ChristopherBlackwell report. theappeal.org/incarcerated-p…

A friend of mine was sentenced to 6-12 years in prison for buying a cheeseburger with a counterfeit $50 bill at McDonald’s.

State Trooper Todd Chisholm will only do 30 days in jail for raping an 11 year old, traumatizing her for life.

Our legal system has zero credibility.

Actor LeVar Burton sent a letter to NYPL members today urging them to sign a petition calling for a reversal of Mayor Adams' library cuts.

Burton's known for starring in 'Roots' as Kunta Kinte, a character Adams took to comparing himself to last year.
nydailynews.com/2024/04/09/roo…

They pulled Dexter over for not wearing a seat belt, then fired at him 96 times in 41 seconds. Abolish the police.

We’re officially less than 1 month away from our Women Beyond Bars Gala!

Don’t worry about traveling home! Rooms are now available at great rates at the Hyatt nearby:
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Here’s everything else you need to know 👇 We’ll see you on May 1st ✨

The same politicians who say we should get 'tough on crime' also tend to push for cuts to social services, which has big effects on public safety & crime as well. Bolts

A new study shows how cutting Medicaid led the crime rate to rise: boltsmag.org/medicaid-cover…

Governor Kathy Hochul has the chance to make prisons call free! which wouldn’t only save Black & Latino women $20 million annually, it’s better for EVERYONE because incarcerated ppl who can communicate w/ their loved ones outside are more likely to successfully reenter society

Conspiracy theorists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman must pay up to $1.25 million for their racist and dangerous voter intimidation campaign that targeted Black voters.

Voting is our most basic democratic right, and I'll always fight to protect it.

It is actually so disgusting and insulting to New Yorkers’ intelligence that NYPD NEWS and their apologists in Ozone Park will pretend they can’t release the body cam footage of #WinRozario ’s killing while they’re posting videos like this all the time.

Now do the gun manufacturers.

I’ll wait.

Imagine someone steals your identity. You report it to the police. The police believe the thief & arrest you for not being you. Then the judge puts you in a mental hospital for saying that you are you.

That’s what happened to William Woods, and it’s how justice works in America.

The LAPD is continuing to claim this cop did NOT make contact with the handcuffed man’s face.

This includes:
• Internal Affairs
• Professional Standards Bureau
• Ex Chief Moore
• Office of Constitutional policing.

You tell me:

The FBI used an undercover cop to spy on housing & racial justice groups, dropping an investigation into a neo-Nazi to do so. That Nazi later killed 4, wounded 25 in mass shooting at Q Club
Trevor Aaronson The Intercept

theintercept.com/2023/03/21/fbi…

Remember when Alabama passed stricter voter ID laws and then closed the DMVs in every county where Black people made up more than 75% of registered voters? I do.