The members of NJ Shut It Down support and salute the courageous students, football team, and the faculty at the University of Missouri and would like to applaud the bravery of #ConcernedStudents1950.
If we don’t get it, SHUT IT DOWN!
Donate today to help Radazz Hearns’ family with medical costs. #JUSTICEFORRADAZZ #WHYTHEYSHOOTME #NJSHUTITDOWN
On August 7th, 2015, an NJ State Police officer and a Mercer County Sheriff's officer shot 14 year old Radazz Hearns 7 times in the legs and pelvis as he fled from the plain clothes officers. The officers, accompanied by a second state trooper, pulled up to Radazz and two of his friends in an unmakred minivan on a Friday evening as the trio were walking. Radazz fled from the officers, and as he ran, officers opened fire on him, shooting at least 10 rounds, striking him 7 times. Witnesses confirm that Radazz was unarmed at the time he was shot. Eye witness Rhonda Tirado gave her account, saying "Those police were amped and they didn't give that little boy a chance. There was no room for chase. They just shot that little boy." The NJ Attorney General is leading the investigation into the shooting, and has provided little to no information, and city officials have been slow to respond, demanding that the community "wait for the facts." More than a week after the shooting, we still don't have the names of the officers involved, and the NJ Attorney General has refused to relinquish the investigation to the US Attorney General, despite pressure from officials including Congresswoman Bonnie Watson-Coleman. Radazz has since come home from the hospital, and is recovering, however his family faces mounting medical costs in order to care for his needs. A power reclining chair, medical bed, pull up bar, and other medical equipment are pressing needs for the family. Organizers in the community have come together to try and secure financial support for the family to ease the burden of caring for an injured child and the stress and trauma that has been inflicted on them by this tragic incident.
JERSEY/PHILLY WE NEED YOU COME OUT TOMORROW AT 4:00PM SHARP #WHYTHEYSHOOTME #JUSTICEFORRADAZZ
May 21st, 2015 || National Day of Action to end state violence against Black women & girls. Join us! #RekiaBoyd #MyaHall
Stay Posted for UVA’s Solidarity Week #BlackUVADemands #NotJustUVA #BlackLivesMatter #NJShutItDown Supports
#NotJustUVA A twitter conversation created by students at The University of Virginia illustrating stories and experiences with racism, discrimination, prejudice, and microaggressions at PWIs (Predominantly White Institutions).
#NOTJUSTSAE Tweets depicting racism, discrimination, and prejudice on college campuses
A twitter conversation about racist frats and sororities and overall racist experiences on college campuses. #NJShutItDown #NOTJUSTSAE
Breaking News: If You Love Art and Music and If You Are for Social Justice, Wealth Creation, Community Empowerment, Culture and Being Around Beautiful People, Then Come Out to the RBG BALL on Friday night, April the 3rd Center Stage Cuts in #DowntownNewark!!! This will be Filled with Networking, Art for the Soul, Music for the Body and Words of Wisdom for the Mind!! Donations are $10 at the door and raffles for @Librebrand jackets are only $5!!!
Black Brunch Princeton || March 8th, 2015 || Princeton, NJ Video footage from today's Black Brunch activism in Princeton, NJ
Black Brunch Princeton || March 8th, 2015 || Princeton, NJ Pictures of today’s Black Brunch Protest in Princeton, NJ
Black Brunch Princeton || March 8th, 2015 || Princeton, NJ Video Footage from the Black Brunch in Princton, NJ Participants are seen reading the names of Black children, women, and men who were murdered by law enforcement.
Black Brunch Princeton || March 8th, 2015 || Princeton, NJ Participants of Black Brunch Activism in Princeton, NJ.
#NJShutItDown successfully marched, protested, staged a die-in outside the statehouse, & delivered the heavily signed petition demanding transparency and accountability in policing practices to the statehouse.
Change does not happen overnight. This is not the end.
If we don’t get it, SHUT IT DOWN!!!
#NJShutItDown || BlackOutTrenton || Friday, January 16th, 2015
#NJShutItDown successfully marched, protested, staged a die-in outside the statehouse, & delivered the heavily signed petition demanding transparency and accountability in policing practices to the statehouse.
If we don't get it, SHUT IT DOWN!
#NJShutItDown || BlackOutTrenton || Friday, January 16th, 2015
#NJShutItDown in Trenton, NJ protesting in the efforts to pass legislation to provide transpaency & accountability for police practices in New Jersey.
If we don't get it, SHUT IT DOWN!
#NJShutItDown || BlackOutTrenton || Friday, January 16th, 2015
#NJShutItDown in Trenton, NJ protesting in the efforts to pass legislation to provide transpaency & accountability for police practices in New Jersey.
"It’s our duty to fight for our freedom. It’s our duty to win. We must love and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains." - Assata Shakur
If we don’t get it, SHUT IT DOWN!