Movement For Black Lives
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M4BL is a national network of organizations and individuals creating a broad political home for Black people to learn, organize, & take action. #M4BL linktr.ee/M4BL
Join us for the next People's Assembly Project Webinar! Makani Themba and Natt Offiah will break down People's Assembly notetaking: how to capture what's said, record decisions, and carry our people's voices into action. You don't want to miss this one! Register at m4blaction.link/PMA-Training
In another blow to Trump's war on mail-in ballots, the Supreme Court refused to let his administration throw our elections into chaos weeks before Election Day. Nearly a third of all 2024 votes were cast absentee, including almost 2 million Black voters. https://nyti.ms/3T01dfn
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots
The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections.
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Our ancestors were counted as property before they were counted as voters. Every protection we've fought for has been rolled back and won again by us organizing together. Today on National Voter Registration Day, take two minutes to register, or check that you're still on the rolls. m4bl.link/VOTE
Our labor built this country, and our people deserve to thrive in it. This Labor Day, we refuse to let the celebration of our labor erase the struggle behind it. Together, let’s organize for an economy built on care for our communities, putting people before billionaires and their profits.
Make no mistake, Palantir was never stopping at just targeting immigrant workers. To fight back, we’re voting to reclaim our power & telling Palantir — a massive tech corporation that’s using AI & our personal data against us — to back off our immigrant neighbors & our freedoms.
ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.
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Labor Day is a worker holiday. Act accordingly. ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 Honor workers. Respect workers. Pay workers. PERIOD. #LaborDay2026
What happened in Gary is why we’re fighting for community care. Thousands in a predominantly Black city went almost two weeks without power. We’re building Community Care Networks so we can coordinate mutual aid before a crisis strikes. Follow @capitalbnews for more on-the-ground updates.
🌍 Black folks from all over the world are being impacted by globalized anti-Blackness. Bishop Tolton from @interconnectedjustice shares powerful insight on when we realize our global interconnectedness, real change can happen! @nbjconthemove #BlackInstitute #CreatingChange2026
🔑Access is the key to connecting with our folks! Heidi Ellis from @hmeconsult shares how organizing cannot be done in isolation; we must have diverse perspectives and community building to move us through this impactful work! @nbjconthemove #BlackInstitute #CreatingChange2026
🗣️Ignorance is a tool of fascism. @hopegiselle shares how the attacks on our education systems impact our people. We have to fight back and reeducate our people by any means necessary. @nbjconthemove #BlackInstitute #CreatingChange2026
🏳️🌈We collaborated with @nbjconthemove to host the #BlackInstitute at #CreatingChange! NBJC gathered incredible panelists together, with Dr. Amara Enyia moderating & sharing insights from our people on blocking far-right authoritarianism. Thank you, NBJC, for this powerful collaboration!
Palantir is taking billions in federal contracts from your taxpayer dollars to help ICE track, abduct, and deport immigrants. Tell Congress, no Palantir blood money! https://secure.ngpvan.com/IiMV979luE64JjD2dVRCnA2 #PalantirPayroll
📢ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY! Black History Month is Freedom February! Tuesday February 3rd, join the conversation with Dr. Adom Getachew, Dr. Dayo Gore, M Adams, and Angela Y. Davis, facilitated by: Dr. Barbara Ransby. Sign up NOW for this incredible kick off call! at https://m4bl.link/FreedomFebKickoff 🌟
📢ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY! Black History Month is Freedom February! Tues, February 3rd, join this powerful convo with Dr. Adom Getachew, Dr. Dayo Gore, M Adams, and Angela Y. Davis, facilitated by Dr. Barbara Ransby. Sign up NOW for this incredible kick-off call at https://m4bl.link/FreedomFebKickoff 🌟
Happy birthday to Angela Davis, activist, professor, and author! Davis’s leadership in Black liberation movement work dating back to the 60s with The Black Panther Party has been incredibly impactful to our communities. 1/2
Seven House Democrats just provided the decisive votes to fund ICE’s continuing reign of terror.
ICE OUT🧊 NO WORK! NO SCHOOL! NO SHOPPING!
Free DC@freedcproject.bsky.social · 9mo agoLabor, faith, and community leaders in Minnesota are calling for a full-day economic blackout tomorrow, January 23, in response to ICE's intensifying attacks on communities there. Want to support from afar? Here are three ways to be in solidarity with the blackout from anywhere. 🧵
New Resource Alert! BMMA’s New Infertility Fact Sheet: Black Maternal Health Statistical Insights examines how these barriers shape infertility care experiences and outcomes for Black women and birthing people. Full fact sheet in our bio under “Literature”.
📣 MLK Day was a success! Our folks across the country worked to reclaim the legacy of MLK through collective action. Read the full story ➡️ @APNews https://apnews.com/article/martin-luther-king-jr-holiday-political-climate-8c10372a11e5e57f5cdda6dc9d747ed4?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday
Communities across the U.S. held parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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➡️In remembrance of MLK’s radical politic, we’re hosting collective actions across movement for a #ReclaimMLK Day Of Action on MLK Day, Monday, January 19th, 2026. Want to host your own action for #ReclaimMLK? Throw down with @mvmnt4blklives at https://m4bl.link/Reclaim-MLK 🌟
¡ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA! // ¡FUERA LA MIGRA DE MINNESOTA! 🗓️ Jan 10 // 10 de enero ⏰ 1:00PM 📍 10th Ave & 32nd St (Powderhorn Park) ¡Nos vemos allí! When immigrant rights are under attack what do we do? STAND UP, FIGHT BACK! Repost via: @miracmn
The New Afrikan People’s Organization and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM) resolutely condemn the kidnapping of Venezuelan Head of State Nicolás Maduro and his partner Cilia Flores, First Combatant of the Bolivarian Revolution. #HandsOffVenezuela Repost via Malcom X Grassroots Movement
At M4BL, we believe we’re stronger together. These are built through care, the everyday kind that refuses to leave anyone behind. This year, seed hope with M4BL this winter and invest in the future you want to build. Support the future: https://m4bl.link/GiveBlack2025
In honor of 10 years of M4BL, the fire of this movement is burning bright and pushing us forward! Thank you Monifa Bandele for inspiring us to continue to fueling the fire within us to support this revolutionary Black leftist work. Learn more at M4BL.org
This winter, we are reflecting on more than 250 years of Black resistance. We continue to fight for the liberation of our people. There is still time to support the resistance. Invest in this movement, and seed the future you want to grow. Support the resistance: https://m4bl.link/GiveBlack2025
When despair is pushed onto our people, we are reminded that hope is a discipline. We must practice hope, we must believe in each other. It’s your time to join the fight this holiday season to seed the future you want to see. Seed the work at: https://m4bl.link/GiveBlack2025
