ANWO Phoenix Organizes Protest for Korryn Gaines, Dalvin Hollins and Loreal Tsignine

7 Aug '16

ANWO Phoenix Organizes Protest for Korryn Gaines, Dalvin Hollins and Loreal Tsignine

August 7, 2016

On Saturday, August 6th, the African National Women’s Organization Phoenix (ANWO PHX) held a rally at the Phoenix Space Civic Center in Arizona, to protest the deaths of Korryn Gaines ,an African woman killed by Baltimore police; Dalvin Hollins an African man killed by Tempe, Arizona police; and Loreal Tsignine […]

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4 Aug '16

Korryn Gaines Fearless African Warrior

August 4, 2016

Colonialism, State Violence

Let’s first get this out of the way, Korryn Gaines was a fearless, powerful, warrior who died resisting colonial oppression. Korryn, a 23-year-old African mother of two children, was murdered on Monday August 1, 2016, by Baltimore County S.W.A.T team executing a warrant for unpaid traffic citations. She was inside […]

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26 Jul '16

Mothers organize to get children back, charge welfare agency with genocide

July 26, 2016

Birth and Reproductive Justice, Colonialism, protest, State Violence

On July 23rd the African National Women’s Organizations (ANWO)’s ArrestDHS organizing committee convened a community forum in Philadelphia, PA where two mothers, Tamara Summer and Nina Boyd were set to speak. Tamara first came into contact with DHS approximately three years ago after her landlord of her building shut off […]

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8 Jun '16

Stop the Revenge Eviction of Kushinda Olanrewaju

June 8, 2016

Colonialism, State Violence

In retaliation for the 11th of May protest outside of Willesden Magistrates Court, Genesis Housing Association, Kushinda Olanrewaju’s (a.k.a Shirley Campbell) rogue landlord, obtained a scheduled hearing on Monday, 13 June 2016 at 11am for non-payment of rent. On 11 May 2016, we were successful in pushing back the State’s […]

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30 Apr '16

DC Mother Taking on CPS to get back Custody of her Child

April 30, 2016

Birth and Reproductive Justice, Colonialism, State Violence

Samantha Johnson (27) had only been a mother for two years when Child Protective Services (CPS) took her daughter, Tae’Lor, from her home. Samantha was desperate to get help for Tae’Lor, who suffers from seizures, however, she did not have any money or insurance to pay for the medicine; so […]

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20 Aug '15

State Violence & Black Women Community Forum

August 20, 2015

Black Power, Event, State Violence

On August 6, 2015, ANWO DC gathered with sisters and brothers from the community to strategize around ways that we can protect and defend agains police terrorism. This meeting was prompted by the case of Sandra Bland and the 5 other African women who died in police custody during the […]

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