Civil & Human Rights Attorney. Dragon slayer. Faith keeper. Bliss lover. I go into the trenches w/ you and find a way to freedom. Founder of @julian_crhr
Joined May 2012
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JULIAN is currently investigating the Juliana Nzita case in North Carolina as well as the Tonea Miller case in Florida. We are working with the families and will release information once available.
This study covers 7 southern states—the ones historically with the most lynchings.
Jill Collen Jefferson retweeted
Civil rights group documents 70 alleged "modern-day lynchings" across 7 Southern states trib.al/QFfqxom
JULIAN spent 18 months, looking at thousands of cases, to create this report. Thanks to @TheRoot for covering.
Today marks the anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery’s death. We honor him on page 121 of A Crimson Record. Lynchings have evolved, but they have not disappeared.
Thank you @theGrio for a great story!
More than 70 suspected lynchings have occurred in the Deep South since 2000, a recent report shows.
#OnTheGrio
thegrio.com/2026/02/19/new-r…
Over 18 months, we researched thousands of cases across seven Southern states — from Texas to Florida — tracking patterns across race, age, gender, and geography.
For the first time, modern-day lynchings have been analyzed at scale.
For nearly 130 years, Ida B. Wells’ A Red Record stood as a defining account of lynching in America.
This February, JULIAN released A Crimson Record — the first 21st century study of modern-day lynchings in the United States.
julianfreedom.org/database-a…
We defined “modern-day lynching” & expanded its scope to include killings long excluded from classification, including certain deaths of transgender and Indigenous women. Naming is accountability. We cannot reform what we fail to name. We cannot address what we refuse to measure.
Thomas Jefferson founded @UVA on academic freedom. I’m disappointed in my university for caving to authoritarianism when it was meant to reflect the essence of democracy. Didn’t know there were so many cowards in America, but we’re supposed to be the home of the brave? Stand up!
At the G7, Trump said Mexico emptied its jails into America’s blue cities. Y’all, we can’t make this stuff up, and I know America is smarter than this.
Any southerner who ever stood up for states’ rights should be pissed about what’s happening in LA right now. #LosAngelesProtests
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Trump's DOJ stepping back from federal oversight of the police is an attempt to disempower Black communities, shut down paths to accountability & silence resistance.
That's why we're continuing to fight for the residents of Lexington, MS. We're not backing down.
Lexington residents ask federal appeals court to hear oral arguments on police abuse claims.
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We are honored to co-counsel with you on this important appeal. Everyone, follow for updates.
Today we gathered in New Orleans, where we have filed an appeal on behalf of the people of Lexington, MS, one of many communities the DOJ has abandoned as they step back from their responsibility to enforce civil rights law & protect Black lives.
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@mackenziescott , this is a moment for courageous philanthropy. We urge you and your team: do not flinch in the face of rising authoritarianism. The fate of civil and human rights — and the survival of small grassroots orgs — depends on bold funders like you. 🧵
You’ve shown the world how transformative trust-based giving can be. We ask you now:
→ Stand firm in funding justice.
→ Uplift communities under attack.
→ Speak out with moral clarity.
→ Inspire other funders to act with courage, not caution.
So proud of Harvard! Yes! Let’s gooo!!!!
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond347t
