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Co-Founder Of #BlackLivesMatter Patrisse Cullors Explains #BlackSpring

May 4, 2015 Rahel Gabreyes, www.huffingtonpost.com , , ,
Following the immense outcry after Freddie Gray's death, the phrase #blackspring has spread across Twitter, representing the latest incarnation of the #blacklivesmatter movement. Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of #blacklivesmatter, joined "The HuffPost Show" on Friday and explained how #blackspring is being used to describe the longterm struggle for racial equality in the wake of the violence in Ferguson, New York City and, most recently, Baltimore. She said: Black Spring is about really looking at this moment, as not these isolated incidences. … Black people are not a monolithic group, but what we are facing is something that's extreme -- and that's poverty, that's homelessness, that's higher rates of joblessness, that's law enforcement invading our communities day in and day out -- and we are uprising. And so this Black Spring is about really talking about a national uprising. We should be honored to talk about this moment.

Amidst Nation-wide Protests, Activists Declare: “Black Spring” Has Begun

May 4, 2015 Lauren McCauley, www.commondreams.org , , ,
Fueled by the announcement on Friday that six police officers would be charged for their role in the tragic death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, activists are holding a national day of protest on Saturday to amplify the growing call for racial justice and end to police brutality against people of color. "#BlackSpring has begun," event flyers announced. Last week, in the wake of Gray's death and the local protests and police crackdown that followed, solidarity demonstrations began springing up in cities across the country, with many more expected for the weekend. "This is not a Baltimore issue. This is an American issue," Atlanta resident James Camper, who drove ten hours to participate in the Baltimore rally, toldWashington Post reporter Justin Jouvenal. While some reports say that the day of action is being dubbed a "victory rally" after news that local police officers are being charged for Gray's death, others say that the one instance of accountability does not erase the countless examples of discrimination and harm with impunity against Black communities.

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