@sandylocks

Professor @ColumbiaLaw and @UCLA_law; Executive Director @AAPolicyForum; Host @IMKC_podcast; Views expressed here are my own!

 NY, LA, SF & Canton, OH
Joined May 2009
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"...the story of George Floyd could not be written today in the federal government, because you can’t say words like ‘racism’, ‘discrimination’, ‘Black’, ‘African American’—I can go on and on. The basic point is, if you can’t tell the story, you can’t demand reform.” @TIME
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AAPF Executive Director Kimberlé Crenshaw at the Time Impact Dinner. Read more here: "At TIME Impact Dinner, Leaders Speak on the ‘Road to Justice’": time.com/7286463/time-impact… @TIME
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May 20th marked the tenth anniversary of “Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women,” our landmark study on state violence against Black women, girls and femmes. You can read and download the full report here 📍 bit.ly/SHN_report #SayHerName
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On the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, we revisit a reading of an excerpt from “Ballot or the Bullet” read by @aaronpierre1 during our Story of Us Panel at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. #MalcolmX100
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We uplift the stolen lives of Robin White,Symone Marshall, Pamela Shantay Turner, Rhonda Harris Ward Africa, Netta Africa, Delisha Africa, Theresa Brooks Africa, Jonie Block, Kourtney Hahn, Sukeba Jackson-Olawunmi, Aiyana Mo’Nay Stanley-Jones,Alberta Spruill, and Thomasina Brown.
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"Several hundred protesters marched to the museum on Saturday, demanding that Black history and the museums that explore it be protected from interference." nytimes.com/2025/05/06/arts/… #HandsOffOurHistory #FreedomToLearn

National African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader (Published 2025)

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

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Our opponents are trying to erase Black history, Black voices and Black lives. That's why we marched to the NMACC on May 3rd: nytimes.com/2025/05/06/arts/… #HandsOffOurHistory #FreedomToLearn

National African American Museum Faces Uncertainty Without Its Leader (Published 2025)

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

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Deborah Berry@dberrygannett4 May 2025
⁩ Protestors join #handsoffourhistory rally to support the national African American museum and Black history usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY, ⁦@AAPolicyForum⁩, ⁦@NCBCP⁩, ⁦@ncbcp_bwr⁩, ⁦@TJC_DC⁩, ⁦@NatUrbanLeague⁩, ⁦@NCNWHQ⁩

Protestors rally to support the national African American museum and Black history

Groups rallied pushing back against what they call the Trump administration's campaign to erase Black history.

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Today, in the heart of D.C., alongside civil rights partners, allies and supporters, we stood up for Black history, art, and culture — and marched to the @NMAAHC 🙌🏾 #HandsOffOurHistory #FreedomToLearn
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The road to authoritarianism is paved with the creation of a mythic past in an attempt to "make America great again." Hear more my interview w/@AliVelshi on @MSNBC about why attacks on our memory and on our history is an attack on our democracy: msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-…

'Critical thinking is the kryptonite to fascism’: Kimberlé Crenshaw on the Trump's erasure policies

Donald Trump has issued a directive to remove so-called “improper ideology” from all Smithsonian museums, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Executive director of...

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They say that Black history distorts the American legacy. But the real distortion is any history that does not include us.  #HandsOffOurHistory
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Deborah Berry@dberrygannett3 May 2025
March to the ⁦@NMAAHC⁩ . ⁦@AAPolicyForum⁩
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We're out here defending Black history, art and culture! #HandsOffOurHistory NOW!
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Divine Nine represented at a rally in D.C. supporting ⁦@NMAAHC⁩ and the preservation of Black history. ⁦@AAPolicyForum⁩, ⁦@NCBCP⁩, ⁦@TJC_DC⁩,
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Speakers called for support for the ⁦@NMAAHC⁩ and support to protect Black history. “We will not be erased,”said Melanie Campbell of ⁦@NCBCP⁩. ⁦@AAPolicyForum⁩, ⁦@NatUrbanLeague⁩ , ⁦@TJC_DC⁩,
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“Our goal this week has been to flood the zone, as we call it, with Black history,” Crenshaw (@sandylocks) said about the campaign. theguardian.com/us-news/2025… #HandsOffOurHistory #FreedomToLearn

These activists are ‘flooding the zone with Black history’ to protest against Trump’s attacks on DEI

The Freedom to Learn campaign included panels and coffee meetups and will end Saturday with a rally and prayer

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🚨 I’m joining @AliVelshi on @MSNBC at 10:25am this morning to speak on the recent EOs on the NMAAHC and why the Freedom to Learn national week of action is urgent. Tune in! #HandsoffOurHistory #FreedomToLearn
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Don't miss @sandylocks in conversation with @NAACP_LDF President @JNelsonLDF about the connection between legal power and people power, and why each generation must be ready to protect the rights and freedoms they've inherited. Listen here: pod.link/1441348908
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Barbara Arnwine, Esq.@barbs7329 Apr 2025
Beyond the First 100 days! This is where you want to be on Wednesday at 7:00 PM!
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Barbara Arnwine, Esq.@barbs7329 Apr 2025
12p, Today, Igniting Change w @barbs73 @Freedvotedaryl w @sandylocks @AAPolicyForum @shavonarline @NCNWHQ “We Shall Not Be Moved: Freedom To Learn Week, Celebrating Our History!” #HandsOff @NMAAHC #NoBookBanning! Listen live WOLDCNEWS.com
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