Sons & Brothers

Focused on making health and opportunity happen for America's young people of color. When our #SonsAndBrothers succeed we all succeed.

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The California Endowment

When trans people enter the justice system, they are vulnerable to systemic violence, dehumanization and brutality – outrageously, at the hands of the very people sworn to protect and serve. So...

When one of us suffers at the hand of a broken criminal justice system, we all suffer. We #RiseUpAsOne with our trans community members who are targeted every day.

Love to Ebony Ava Harper for her commitment to justice. We stand with you!

#BlackTransLivesMatter #Justice4All #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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Between the Scenes

"Nelson Mandela was an icon, but the police in the country were afraid of Winnie Mandela."

Watch Trevor Noah break down the power of Winnie Mandela and women like her who held together the anti-apartheid movement 🙌

#RiseUpAsOne #WinnieMandela #PowerOfWomen #StayLoud#WhoRunTheWorld

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READ: Sandra Oh On How Internalized Racism Impacts Her Career

“After being told to see things a certain way for decades, you realize, ‘Oh my God! They brainwashed me!’”

Things like internalized racism and impostor syndrome are very real, even for successful actresses like Sandra Oh, Official!

Never forget that you are a GEM! You deserve all the good things ✨

#RiseUpAsOne #DreamChasers #StayLoud #CreativesOfColor

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Sons and Brothers

We are so proud of Ms. Susan Burton, founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project for making it on the Essence 2018 #Woke100 list. Ms. Burton, you among the other honorees continue to exemplify...

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The Human Side of Stephon Clark

The death of Stephon Clark has been a national hot-button issue for the past month. On March 18th 2018, two Sacramento police officers shot at Clark 20 times and killed him in his grandmothe…

We see it all the time -- the media demonizing Black men who are killed by the police as a way to take accountability away from a system that sanctioned state violence.

Enough. It's time for us to #changethenarrative

#RiseUpAsOne #BlackLivesMatter #StayLoud #EndPoliceViolence

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#OscarsSoWhite Creator Launches Race-Focused Short Film Contest

The Race to Justice competition invites filmmakers to tackle contemporary and personal racial justice topics.

April Reign recently announced the #RaceToJustice competition! The film challenge is looking for short films that tackle contemporary and personal racial justice issues.

Deadline is May 16th and we think you should go for it!!

#RiseUpAsOne #CreativesOfColor #OscarsSoWhite #StayLoud

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Today, we are sending tons of love to Mumia Abu Jamal on his birthday. He is currently serving a life sentence without parole for the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer. Many criticize...

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This Latina Is Collecting Recipes And Stories From Salvadoreña Survivors Of The Country’s Civil War For A Justice-Driven Cookbook

If Karla Vasquez learned one thing in cooking class, it’s that documentation is everything. During a course on eggs, the Salvadoran-American was taught that the French started documenting recipes in a way that influenced the culinary world. And since she could only find two cookbooks on Salvadoran f

One of the great things about food is its storytelling ability. Meet one woman who is using food to tell the stories of survivors of the Salvadoran civil war in a new cookbook called SalviSoul.

#RiseUpAsOne #CreativesOfColor #FoodForTheSoul #LatinaPride

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Sons and Brothers

Join us in wishing Marshawn Lynch a very happy birthday! We love his authenticity, rawness and genuine TOWN BIZ #BlackBoyJoy!! Happy birthday, BeAstMode! 🎨 x JC Ro (triangleshit.com)...

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Today is Earth Day! Did you know: Less than 1% of the plastic bags made each year ends up in the recycling bin? The other 99% are responsible for the deaths of many birds & mammals due to the...

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Jaden Smith Plans to Save the World With Boxed Water—and We're Into It

Meet the surfer, environmentalist and Tiffany Haddish stan.

In this interview with ELLE, Jaden Smith shares his perspectives on environmental justice, being vulnerable and what he'd do if he had one year to live.

#RiseUpAsOne #CreativesOfColor #InvestInYouth

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I love Africa

“My nephew, Carter, says, 'I don’t want to be black, I want to be white because the police don’t kill white people.’ And it just, like, broke my heart.” This is what it’s like to survive being shot...

Listen to these powerful narratives from survivors of police violence. We #RiseUpAsOne and fight for justice for these survivors and for those who have lost their lives.

#StayLoud #HandsUp #DontShoot #EndStateViolence#BlackLivesMatter

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Sons and Brothers

You're never too young to start dismantling the system! 🗣️ 🙌 Image via Dignity and Power Now #RiseUpAsOne #SchoolsNotPrisons #InvestInYouth #StayLoud

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On this day in 2016, the world lost an icon, Prince. Prince's music and artistry transcended genre and any other expectation of him. His legacy lives through his music, his style, his performance...

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Native American Tribe on U.S.-Mexico Border Blocks Trump's National Guard Troops From Its Lands

There’s at least 75 miles of the U.S.‐Mexico border where National Guard troops can’t go, no matter what President Donald Trump says.

The Tohono O’odham Nation, who've lived in parts of Arizona and Mexico long before there was an "Arizona," are very clear -- there will be no border wall built here!

#RiseUpAsOne #KnowYourHistory #StayLoud #CloseImmigrantPrisons

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NowThis Politics

This police officer was fired for de-escalating a situation instead of shooting a civilian

In the midst of the officer-related shootings happening throughout the U.S., one officer used his de-escalation training in a tense situation and tried to SAVE a man's life. He was fired, and in the end, other officers killed yet another Black man.

#RiseUpAsOne #BlackLivesMatter #EndStateViolence

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The legalization of weed is causing a lot of talk, but don't forget that many of our community members are still locked up for minor marijuana-related infractions. We must #RiseUpAsOne towards...