On October 4th 2016, I joined a team of Black Lives Matter national and Mid-West organizers, including local Black organizers from Columbus, Ohio. We came to organize in response to the killing of Tyre King, a 13 year old Black boy shot in the back of the head by police on an alleged would be [...]
As social movement organizers we at Movement Netlab are holding a mix of emotions right now. First, we are devastated and outraged. Delrawn Small Dempsey, Alton Sterling, and Philando Castile’s names have been added to the long chronicle of black death and trauma that stretches back through this country’s inception, and everyday the family, [...]
This summary and video is based on the teachings of Pan Africanist Nationalism by Brother D B Aammaa Nubyahn Our people’s collective well-being demands that We control Our own circumstances. However, a lot more preparation is needed in order to progress toward this goal. We are in a very precarious period, and time is of the essence. [...]
Allen Kwabena Frimpong: For nearly a decade, I’ve organized within institutions and in communities internationally. Eventually, I would become a part of Black Lives Matter NYC through my involvement in planning the Black Lives Matter ride to Ferguson in August 2014. I met Arielle Newton at a small gathering of Black organizers hosted by Thenjiwe [...]
