📍Oakland-Black Grassroots member led org working for Racial, Social + Economic justice. Check out our historic George Floyd Resolution!
Oakland, CA
Joined August 2011
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Malaika Parker, executive director of @BlackOrgProject, shares the progress that has been made in ending the criminalization of Black & brown youth in the 4 years since the passage of the #GeorgeFloydResolution for #PoliceFree Schools in Oakland. yesmagazine.org/opinion/2024…
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We were fortunate to publish an op-ed by Malaika Parker, the executive director of @BlackOrgProject, about Black families in Oakland pushing police officers out of school and instituting an alternative pathway of restorative justice.
yesmagazine.org/opinion/2024…
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Thank you, Asm. @ash_kalra, for authoring #AB2441 with us & our co-sponsors. ✨
🎊We’re proud of our multiple co-sponsors who paved the way for the bill’s passage: @PublicCounsel @DoloresHuertaFD @AllianceforBMOC @DisabilityCA @BlackOrgProject @SACBPSB @ColemanSF1 & @sjli_ca.
DRC is thrilled to announce that a California state bill we co-sponsored to keep students in school, #AB2441, has PASSED the California Assembly! 🎉
If passed and signed into law, #AB2441 will:
✏️ Allow educators the discretion to decide whether to report certain student behaviors to law enforcement, while still having the right to involve law enforcement if they choose to.
✏️ Support students in thriving at school by decreasing law enforcement involvement in certain student behavioral issues.
Thank you, Assemblymember @ash_kalra, for authoring this bill with us and our co-sponsors. We are also proud of our multiple co-sponsors who helped pave the way to the bill’s passage.👏👏
➡️ Next stop: We’re heading to the CA State Senate. Stay tuned!
ALT A photo of the California State Capitol. Text overlay: The California Assembly has voted yes on a bill to reduce law enforcement interactions with students!
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It's been 70 years since Brown v. Board, and we still have a lot of work to do before that promise is fulfilled.
Join us next Weds. for our State of Black Education event in Sacramento, where we'll be unveiling the Black Education Report Card.
📌RSVP: tinyurl.com/SOBE24 – at Sacramento, CA
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#ICYMI: LISTEN to our grantees speak about their local efforts to protect #schools, #students, and #families amid ongoing attacks that threaten public #education: hazenfdn.medium.com/fighting… @ARpanel1963 @AIMforPower @YouthRiseTX @BlackOrgProject
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Throwback from 1971, a Black Panther Party event flyer featuring revolutionary Palestinian figure Leila Khaled – at Oakland, CA
ALT Throwback from 1971, a Black Panther Party demonstration flyer for May 9 1971 in San Francisco’s Pershing Square featuring revolutionary Palestinian figure Leila Khaled.
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Oakland’s @BlackOrgProject director Malaika Parker adds that the recent events in Emeryville demonstrate the need for more resources for youth.
"We also live in a society that is steeped in violence, and somehow we are surprised when it shows up in children’s behavior."
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"the @BlackOrgProject and our partners are calling on the district and the school board to develop a plan... to fully invest $57 million in the full implementation of the George Floyd Resolution." via @sfbayview sfbayview.com/2023/08/oaklan…
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We must fight for the future of public #education.
LISTEN to our grantees speak about their local efforts to protect #schools, #students, and #families: hazenfdn.medium.com/fighting…
@ARpanel1963 @AQE_NY @YouthRiseTX @BlackOrgProject
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@BlackOrgProject @sfbayview
@BlkVoltronRlded @miss
Oakland schools made a promise to Black students – it’s time to deliver share.newsbreak.com/4p0rdyof
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In the heart of Black August, we pay homage to Jonathan P. Jackson, whose legacy continues to spark change. Let's channel his courage and resilience as we work together for a brighter tomorrow. 🖤
#RememberingJonathanPJackson #BlackAugust
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Our President Ray Colmenar recently sat with @BlackOrgProject’s Malaika Parker to discuss mobilizing directly impacted people to win police-free schools.
Check out their full conversation!
akonadi.org/bops-malaika-par…
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"What if we imagined safety as the basic human right to housing, food security and employment?...What if safety meant an investment in joy and sanctuary?" - Malaika Parker, Exec. Director of @BlackOrgProject
Check out our full interview with Malaika ⬇️ akonadi.org/bops-malaika-par…
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We also honored and uplifted the incredible work of Jackie Byers, Founder and Former Executive Director of the @BlackOrgProject, and two amazing organizations, @DSC_California and @YoungWomenFree
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Our strike was never only about bad faith bargaining of teacher compensation. But we know that teacher working conditions are student learning conditions. Keeping teachers in Oakland makes our schools and classrooms more stable for Oakland students. #Unite4OaklandStudents
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Strike Day 7: The strongest picket lines yet!
The Oakland teachers' strike enters its 7th day. We have been bolstered by support from parents and community. Picket line's attendance today broke all previous records.
#Unite4OaklandStudents
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You can’t claim to support Oakland teachers if you aren’t in solidarity with the teachers union. We support @OaklandEA and their ‘common good’ proposals for safe, stable, and racially just schools! – at Oakland, CA
ALT Group photo of teachers and allies at a rally in the Laurel district
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We are encouraging our School Board to meet to take action on critical issues in our community. It is time to direct OUSD Administrators to negotiate a settlement to keep teachers in Oakland & support our students and community with our Common Good demands. #Unite4OaklandStudents
