SURJ Cincinnati - Showing Up For Racial Justice

Medgar Evers was only 37 when he was assassinated in 1963. By that age, he was already the NAACP’s first field secretary in Mississippi, organizing voter registration drives, investigating racial terror, and challenging segregation in one of the most violent states in the country for Black activism.

Malcolm X was killed in 1965 at 39. In barely a decade of public life, he transformed himself from a street hustler into one of the most powerful and globally recognized Black voices of the 20th century. His thinking was still evolving. His politics were still changing. He was just beginning to broaden his vision beyond the United States.

Martin Luther King Jr. was also 39 when he was assassinated in 1968. By that age, he had already led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech, and played a central role in the passage of landmark civil rights legislation.

None of them reached 40.

They are often remembered as finished figures, as if their work was complete. It wasn’t. They were young men still growing, still debating strategy, still imagining what freedom could look like in a country that resisted it at every turn.

What they accomplished in such short lives is extraordinary. What was taken from them—and from the movements they were shaping—is just as important to remember.

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Read through this first hand account of the resistance in Minnesota - and hopefully the music came with it - it bangs!

Take note, Minnesota is our blueprint. #ICEOUTforGood #AbolishICE

Boycotting AMAZON, Target, and others who are supporting this regime & I*C*E?
Check out this video for alternatives! And make notes in the chat of strategies you’re using too!

ALTERNATIVES TO COMPANIES SUPPORTING 🧊 UPS & Fedex ➡️ Use USPS & DHL instead Home Depot & Lowes ➡️ Use Ace Hardware, Do It Best, or TrueValue instead Comcast & Charter Communications (Spectrum) ➡️ I am working on internet service provider alternatives, but if you want to push back on Comcast in other ways cancel your Peacock subscription (they own NBC). I have a streaming alternative series on my profile if you need streaming alts! Dell ➡️Framework is an upgradeable and repairable laptop, or use BackMarket for used tech (I have a video on this with more info) Amazon➡️ My account covers alternatives for Amazon/Walmart/Target, check out what I’ve reviewed so far. Next up - Part 2: Hilton alternatives Part 3: T-Mobile and AT&T alternatives Shoutout to The Nation (@nationmag) for their reporting on ICE’s contract details, it was incredibly helpful for putting this together. Sources and more information on my Substack, link in bio! #minneapolis #resistance #boycottamazon #consciousconsumer

A Cincinnati rally and march protesting the shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis drew hundreds to downtown Cincinnati Thursday evening. The Associated Press has identified the officer who shot Renee Good as Jonathan Ross. He shot Good, 37, during an incident on a Minneapolis street Jan. 7. Good was in her vehicle at the time. The Trump administration has claimed she intended to hit Ross with her vehicle. But Minneapolis elected officials and other critics strongly disagree with that assertion. Read the full story at WVXU.org

You can’t gaslight us, Kristi.

Under Secretary Kristi Noem, DHS has sent ICE agents and border police to intimidate our neighborhoods while tearing apart families and communities.

After her masked ICE agents brutally killed Renee Nicole Good on camera, Kristi Noem blamed Good and denied what we ALL saw. Now, Trump’s FBI refuses to work with state and local officials for a fair and thorough investigation.

Good’s family, the people of Minneapolis, and the entire country deserve leadership that will keep people safe, tell the truth, and ensure an independent and complete investigation — not hyperboles and lies. Join us in demanding Kristi Noem’s resignation: hrc.im/Resign