El Segundo for Black Lives

Black Lives Matter co-founder takes LAPD to trial for 'swatting' prank response An LAPD police sergeant testified that he ordered officers to approach Melina Abdullah's home with guns drawn despite being '70%' certain the hostage situation was fake.

Thank you El Segundo!! The alumni families of Miriam’s House are going to have a very happy holiday season thanks to the generosity of this community!!

Adopt-a-Family Program.
ES4BL is working to help the alumni of Miriam's House, a sober living for low income women and children this holiday season. If you would like to participate drop a note and we will be in touch. This little one is one of the children we will be helping.

Andres Guardado was killed right in the middle of the largest BLM protests. There is no amount of money that will bring that young man and his beautiful smile back to his parents.

LA County to pay family of Andrés Guardado $8 million for the wrongful death of their son Andrés Guardado was shot multiple times by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy as he was talking to two women.

ISO: Collecting donations for Miriam’s House - a sober living for low income women and children. Received wonderful donations but are a little light in some sizes. Need your gently used womens XL clothes, girls size 4T and boys 2T, 5T, 7 & 9. Thank you El Segundo!

El Segundo for Black Lives is having a clothing drive for Miriam's House. We are collecting specific sized clothing for women and children. We will then sort, wash and hang/fold the items. When we have it all ready, we will take the items to the house and set up a "shopping spree" for the women. If you have items to donate or would like to volunteer to help in the sorting and setting up for the shopping spree drop us a note. Also, please distribute the attached fliers to your networks. Let's make this a special event for the Miriam's House families.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brandon-calloway-tennessee-police-brutality_n_62d9c5dce4b03dbb9916de1a?fbclid=IwAR1BD3Qos_0FUpy7wjnqZ5uJzVALKYoTFr843q_Dob4kGw0ZkC19PiO_NQ4

A Young Black Man Failed To Stop At A Stop Sign — And Police Beat Him Unconscious The attorney for Brandon Calloway is questioning why Oakland police acted violently against a 25-year-old over a traffic stop.

Jayland Walker. Shot running away after a failed traffic stop. What traffic violation justifies 90 bulletts???

Ohio police release graphic bodycam footage in fatal shooting of Jayland Walker Eight officers are placed on administrative leave as the Ohio Attorney General’s office leads the investigation into Walker's fatal shooting.

Shot in the back of his head while face down on the ground. Patrick Lyoya. Rest in Power Patrick.

Michigan police release video of fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya after traffic stop in Grand Rapids Patrick Lyoya was stopped in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was shot and killed by an officer while face down on the ground after a traffic stop.

Many know Cat Brooks as the raspy-voiced co-host of Upfront on KPFA (the Bay Area’s Pacifica radio station). Others know her as co-founder of of the Anti Police-Terror Project and director of Justice Teams Network. Some will recall that she ran for Mayor of Oakland against liberal-establishment Libby Schaaf in 2018. And, no one can forget the pivotal role that Cat Brooks played in demanding justice in the name of , who was killed in 2009 by BART police at Oakland’s Fruitvale Station.

Those in her circle know Cat to be one of the most principled, sharpest, outspoken, unrelenting leaders of the contemporary Black freedom movement. A quick mind, wit (and tongue) Cat pushes us all towards an abolitionist vision while maintaining winning strategies. Truly a woman of the people, she embraces and is embraced by families of those killed and harmed by police, people targeted by the criminal system of injustice, and those struggling from the deepest margins of society.

It may be her grounding in performance art that gives her such radical imagination, or her decades in struggle, or the loving and progressive way she parents her daughter. Cat is the most cherished of friends. She’s funny and laughs easily and deeply. Her embraces are warm, as is her heart. She is loyal and supportive beyond measure. Her deep love for the people…beyond theory…in actual practice…is palpable. She is unafraid to be a flawed, self-reflexive, full and complete human being…and to see, value, and revere the humanity in others. It is this deep and abiding love…among many other attributes…that makes her truly divine.



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When Witnessing Becomes Activism Witnesses, whether by accident or vocation, help to shape how societies understand social upheaval and respond to social change.

Features one of ES4BL’s founding organizers Tanya Taylor and her inspiration for the incredible series BlackInMayberry

When Witnessing Becomes Activism Witnesses, whether by accident or vocation, help to shape how societies understand social upheaval and respond to social change.

Don’t miss the recap LIVE here on IG at 8pm ET featuring the National Chair of National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) Simone Yhap.

Public safety, the housing crisis, mental health services, public transportation...these are some of the main issues concerning Angelenos when thinking of which candidate to vote for this June in the primaries. The coalition have surveyed and hosted multiple participatory budget sessions and the people have spoken: what keeps our communities safe and healthy is NOT more funding for police, but more funding for services.

✊🏾Come out to Africa Town next Saturday March 26 at 3pm for the candidate forum, to see where candidates stand on the issues that affect Angelenos the most, what their budget priorities are, and why/why not they deserve your vote for office.

Monday, March 21st, Join us in support of Nominee . We’ll be watching the hearing with special guest and discussing this historic moment! You don’t want to miss it!

Join in LIVE on FB, YouTube and at NAACP.org

SUNDAY, 3/13/2022 7PM – BLMLA Monthly General Meeting
3423 W. 43rd Place In Africatown (Leimert Park) please wear a mask.

🗣Open to new folks, returning members, ALL Black folks, non-Black allies, youth, elders, and families.

❌Closed to law enforcement, media, elected officials, and haters.

: 3 former Minneapolis police officers found guilty of violating 's !

This Weds please tune in to this important discussion. Tiffiny Blacknell - who spoke at another of our events - will be moderating. See you there!

Greetings Black Lives Matter Family!

Happy Black History Month! As we vision and build Black futures, we are deeply committed to the African principle of Sankofa...that we must embrace and honor the freedom fighters, struggles, and lessons learned from the past as we chart the course forward.

Black History Month was founded initially as Negro History Week in 1926 by our honored Ancestor Dr. Carter G. Woodson and taken as month of remembrance by Black Student Union organizers at Kent State University in 1969. It was, and continues to be an expression of Black autonomy, not officially recognized by the U.S. government until 1976.

Since our birth, Black Lives Matter has always acknowledged that we are but one marker in the long struggle for Black freedom. Those who walked before us continue to serve as a source for us. Over the years, our Black History Month efforts have ranged from political education sessions, to social media posts, to arts initiatives.

This year, we are most excited about the deepened partnership with and the daily offering of Black history as political education by some of our leading Black radical intellectuals. Daily installments will be posted on our Instagram page: . It is our hope that these brief tellings of Black history will inspire us to struggle forward with renewed vigor and vision.

Peace, Justice, and Freedom,

Melina Abdullah ()
Co-Director, Black Lives Matter-Grassroots
Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles

and

Charles H.F. Davis III ()
Founder and Director, Scholars for Black Lives

We demand real Sheriff accountability‼️ Join the coalition for a press conference + rally 2/6 @ 10AM at the Hall of (In)Justice, 211 W. Temple St.

Breaking to code of silence is imperative. Charging not only the bad actors but those that assist and cover for the bad actor is the way to go

A quick reminder as the Federal trial for three ex-officers charged in George Floyd's killing begins.

Black Lives Matter: Support the movement Our movement is dedicated to ending state-sanctioned violence, liberating Black people, and ending white supremacy forever. Join us in supporting the movement today!

🗣SATURDAY, 1/22/2022 8-10AM – This Is Not a Drill! on KBLA Talk 1580AM or facebook.com/BLMLA –

✊🏾This Saturday’s This Is Not a Drill will discuss the fight for voting rights with .wesbellamy, , , hosted by and co-hosted by .

📻Listen live on KBLA Talk 1580 AM, kbla1580.com, download the KBLA app, or watch the livestream with ASL interpretation by ProBonoASL on facebook.com/BLMLA. Taking your calls at 800-920-1580. Listen live on KBLA Talk 1580 AM, kbla1580.com, or download the KBLA app

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is an American hero. He always was a hero but he wasn’t always popular. Do not be afraid to be unpopular.

“After he was gone the memory of King taking the struggle to Chicago, railing against the Vietnam War and economic injustice, emphasizing what was true in the Black Power movement, and organizing a Poor People’s Campaign faded into an unthreatening idealism. King became safe and ethereal, registering as a noble moralist. It became hard to remember why, or even that, King was the most hated person in America during his lifetime. But the King that we need to remember is the one who keenly understood what he was up against.”

https://time.com/5197679/10-historians-martin-luther-king-jr/?amp=true

🗣SATURDAY, 1/15/2022 8-10AM – This Is Not a Drill! on KBLA Talk 1580AM or facebook.com/BLMLA –

✊🏾This Saturday’s This Is Not a Drill will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

📻Listen live on KBLA Talk 1580 AM, kbla1580.com, download the KBLA app, or watch the livestream with ASL interpretation by ProBonoASL on facebook.com/BLMLA. Taking your calls at 800-920-1580. Listen live on KBLA Talk 1580 AM, kbla1580.com, or download the KBLA app.