The program features keynote speaker Dr. Cornel West, along with Ms. Sybrina Fulton – the mother of #TrayvonMartin, Elaine Brown, Janaya “Future” Khan, Dr. Greg Carr, Professor Jody Armour, Queen Yonasda, and Dr. Melina Abdullah. Hosts include Tavis Smiley, Dominique DiPrima, Van Lathan, and Porch’se Miller. Performances by Nailah Porter, Pastor Cue, Yazmin Monet Watkins, Jimetta Rose DJ Domina, TYNACITY [THAT DJ], ISSAMAU, Kayo, Tiffany Rachal, the Fernando Pullum Youth Band, and more.
You can access the live stream by going to BLM Grassroots YouTube page or BLM-LA on Facebook! You can also catch the official livestream on Facebook with The Conversation Live and LA Progressive.
At 2:30 PM The Conversation Live hosted by James Farr will feature interviews from speakers and performers from the Black Brilliance Stage!
Wilson’s family along with BLM Los Angeles, BLM California, and BLM Grassroots have been fighting and lobbying for policy changes and laws that would help prevent families in the future from suffering as they did when officials failed to notify them of their loved ones death for 4 days.
The fascist capture of Mahmoud Khalil, carried out by the white-supremacist state in collusion with Columbia University, is meant to serve as a threat to all organizers of conscience, especially those who are Palestinian or carry otherwise marginalized identities.
Black Lives Matter Grassroots is proud to announce the launch of the “Black Women Are Divine” (BWAD) campaign for March 2025, a month-long celebration dedicated to honoring the divinity, strength, and resilience of Black women. This year’s campaign will spotlight 31 remarkable Black women from around the globe, each recognized for their invaluable contributions to their communities and beyond.
