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Jalessah Jackson

@jalessahj.bsky.social

cultural worker | facilitator | consultant |Ọ̀ṣun priest (m)otherhood, decolonial/Black feminisms, global reproductive justice, culture + resistance movements founder: @decolonialfc.bsky.social https://www.jalessahj.com

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Jalessah Jackson@jalessahj.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Audre Lorde said: “we must train ourselves to question what our Blackness — our Africanness — can mean on the world stage. And how as members of that international community, we must assume responsibility for our actions, or lack of action, as americans.” Ibase Gamba Adisa. Happy birthday!

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The Sick Times@thesicktimes.org · 10mo ago

COVID-19 levels through mid-November remain much lower than what we see during surges, but are starting to increase in parts of the U.S. More outbreaks are likely to follow the holiday this week, but it will be weeks before they show up in future data updates. bit.ly/3LSXrAC

National COVID-19 trends, November 25 - The Sick Times

CDC data continue to come back online following the end of the government shutdown. Those data indicate that COVID-19 levels through mid-November remain much lower than what we see during surges, but ...

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Black Agenda Report@blackagendareport.bsky.social · 10mo ago

November 28 a March for Mumia Abu Jamal will begin in Philadelphia and end on December 9 at S.C.I. Mahanoy prison in Frackville. The march is called to support Mumia, all the elderly incarcerated who suffer from medical neglect, and all political prisoners. www.blackagendareport.com/march-mumia

March for Mumia | Black Agenda Report

Beginning on November 28, a March for Mumia Abu Jamal and will begin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and end on December 9 at S.C.I. Mahanoy prison in Frackville, Pennsylvania, where Mumia is being hel...

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Tina Vasquez@tinavasquez.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I went home to Southeast L.A. to cover the immigration raids there. And this week I've covered the raids in my adopted home of NC. Nothing--and I mean NOTHING--will give you hope like speaking to immigrant organizers and locals fighting back.

Prism@prismreports.org · 11mo ago

“I wished for death every moment. [...] I could hear the soldiers outside speaking Hebrew & laughing.” Testimonies reveal rape & torture in Israeli prisons, @laubast.bsky.social reports. Israel’s carceral regime inflicts systemic sexual violence on Palestinians, advocates & experts say.

Testimonies reveal rape and torture in Israeli prisons

Israel’s carceral regime inflicts systemic sexual violence on Palestinians, advocates and experts say

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Prism@prismreports.org · last yr.

In Gaza, the journalist has become a direct target. Carrying a camera here is like wearing a mark on your forehead that reads, “Kill me.” In a new op-ed, Shaimaa Eid honors Anas, Mohammed, & their 240+ companions of truth, killed by the Israeli military since the most recent genocide in Gaza began.

Farewell to Anas, Mohammed, and the companions of truth

In Gaza, the journalist has become a direct target. Carrying a camera here is like wearing a mark on your forehead that reads, “Kill me”

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Jalessah Jackson@jalessahj.bsky.social · last yr.

I've always seen motherhood as political work. This interview with Black Agenda Report for their "Reflections on Parenting and Revolutionary Struggle" series was published on this day last year. www.blackagendareport.com/reflections-...

“Reflections on Parenting and Revolutionary Struggle”: An Interview with Jalessah T. Jackson | Black Agenda Report

“Reflections on Parenting and Revolutionary Struggle” is a space for parent-organizers to share their experiences practicing liberated parenting that reflects revolutionary ideals. This week, Roberto ...

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Jalessah Jackson@jalessahj.bsky.social · last yr.

If you missed my workshop “Confronting Reproductive Imperialism: Criminalization, Cop Cities, + the Transnational Fight for Reproductive Justice” earlier this year, it’s not too late to check it out! There have been so many great ones! $ goes to the sameer project, and you might learn something new!

Workshops4Gaza@workshops4gaza.bsky.social · last yr.

Announcement 📣📣 We now have an easy and functional way for you to donate for past workshops that you may have missed and want to watch the recording for. Link here: airtable.com/app2F3TGsD60...

Jalessah Jackson@jalessahj.bsky.social · last yr.

“Even before the administration’s cuts to programs designed to help the nation address the disease, studies have shown that Black Americans with long COVID encounter significant disparities in health care when compared to their white counterparts.” capitalbnews.org/black-americ...

The Fight to Be Believed: Long COVID’s Toll on Black Americans

Nearly a third of Black people who contracted COVID-19 have experienced long COVID symptoms, one study found, but are “not being taken as seriously,” said one patient.

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Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland. Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”

Case 8:25-cv-00951-PX Document 211 Filed 07/02/25 Page 2 of 5 3. The proposed Amended Complaint details the Government's defiance of court orders after this Court granted preliminary injunctive relief. The Amended Complaint includes allegations that the Government made decisions to defy judicial mandates. These allegations are new to the Complaint, but have been cited in various filings in this Court as the case has developed. They are directly relevant to Plaintiffs' constitutional claims and outstanding requests for declaratory and prospective injunctive relief. 4. Plaintiffs also seek to incorporate evidence that emerged in a June 2025 whistleblower disclosure from former DOJ official Erez Reuveni, who was previously counsel for the Government in this case. The new allegations include government officials internally acknowledging that Abrego Garcia's removal was an "administrative error" while simultaneously working to prevent his return and to make post-hoc justifications. These revelations provide evidence of deliberate misconduct that was unavailable when the original Complaint was filed and directly support Plaintiffs' claims. 5. The proposed Amended Complaint also Includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT, as well as developments regarding his return to the United States and the Government's stated plan to remove him again. These allegations identify the severe harm actually suffered and the threat of repeated unlawful removal that supports Plaintiffs' request for prospective injunctive relief. The inclusion of these facts, which could not have been pleaded at the time of the original filing, is essential to present a complete picture of the violations and ensure adequate relief. 6. Plaintiffs also propose to clarify that the relief sought includes restoring the status quo ante, which requires (among other things) the Government to return Abrego Garcia to 2
Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · last yr.

“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”

120. Upon arrival at CECOT, the detainees were greeted by a prison official who stated, "Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters here doesn't leave." Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was then forced to strip, issued prison clothing, and subjected to physical abuse including being kicked in the legs with boots and struck on his head and arms to make him change clothes faster. His head was shaved with a zero razor, and he was frog-marched to cell 15, being struck with wooden batons along the way. By the following day, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia had visible bruises and lumps all over his body. 121. In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself The detainees were confined to metal bunks with no mattresses in an overcrowded cell with no windows, bright lights that remained on 24 hours a day, and minimal access to sanitation. 122. After approximately one week at CECOT, prison director Osiris Luna and other officials separated the 21 Salvadorans who had arrived together. Twelve individuals with visible gang-related tattoos were moved to another cell, while Plaintiff Abrego Garcia remained with eight others who, like him, upon information and belief had no gang affiliations or tattoos. 123. As reflected by his segregation, the Salvadoran authorities recognized that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not affiliated with any gang and, at around this time, prison officials explicitly acknowledged that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia's tattoos were not gang-related, telling him "your
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · last yr.

“Notably, surveillance cameras are most common in racially diverse neighborhoods experiencing an influx of white residents, suggesting that white householders are instituting this means of social control as they move into or gentrify non-white neighborhoods.”

Surveillance camera prevalence and racial diversity in ten US cities - Nature Cities

Surveillance cameras are a widespread tool for monitoring in modern cities. This study shows how camera placement reflects racial dynamics in neighborhoods, revealing a new form of inequality in the m...

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