BLM Grassroots

@blmgrassroots

Black Lives Matter chapters doing the on-the-ground work for Black liberation since 2013. #BlackLivesMatter

Joined August 2020

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Apr 4

MUST READ! There’s a big difference between the boots-on-the-ground work of #BlackLivesMatter Grassroots v. the entity that was hijacked by a band of thieves who use the movement’s dollars to enrich themselves and misrepresent who we are.

MMelina Abdullah@DocMellyMel · Mar 24, 2024

Setting this right here and pinning. Black Lives Matter Grassroots IS #BlackLivesMatter ! laprogressive.com/racism/murder-…

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 27

Our friend, Brother, and comrade Chris Smalls has been kidnapped by Israel as he was attempting to deliver food aid to the children and people of #Gaza off the #FreedomFlotilla. Please send an email to demand his immediate release. #FreePalestine humantiproject.org/email-template…

blmgrassroots's tweet card. Email your MP, All crew on the freedom flotilla have been abducted by israel. Ready-to-use & customizable email templates for Palestinian advocacy.

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 25

#JabariPeoples wvtm13.com/article/jabari…

blmgrassroots's tweet card. A protest demanding answers in the death of Jabari Peoples unfolded on Lakeshore Drive in Homewood, leading to the arrest of five individuals as Black Lives Matter demonstrators disrupted business in...

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 24

Today marks one month since the murder of 18-year-old college student #JabariPeoples by police in Homewood, AL. The state still has not released the bodycam footage and chose to arrest protestors instead. @OfficialBLMBham @BLMBirmingham @BhamStands wvtm13.com/article/jabari…

blmgrassroots's tweet card. Multiple people were detained while blocking traffic in Homewood during a protest over the deadly shooting of Jabari Peoples Wednesday evening.

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Black Lives Matter 860 (Hartford CT) 🍉@blm860 · Jul 23

If you got this text from the scam artists at @Blklivesmatter don’t donate! Your donation will go to another mansion. To donate to the people doing the actual work, either donate to your local chapter directly or donate to @blmgrassroots at blmgrassroots.org

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 22

Please support our Youth Vanguard scholar President Morgan-Barnes. She has a 3.8 GPA as a rising junior at @HowardU, volunteers every week for our radio program, organizes for Black freedom, and needs our help to finish school. gofundme.com/f/keep-preside…

blmgrassroots's tweet card. Hi everyone, My name is President Morgan-Barnes, and … President Morgan-Barnes needs your support for Keep President Morgan-Barnes at Howard University

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Melina Abdullah@DocMellyMel · Jul 22

On RIGHT NOW with @diprimaradio on @kbla1580 talking about the protest at the @Blklivesmatter big house to confront the thieves, #BreonnaTaylor, the 51 chapters of @blmgrassroots, and all things #BlackLivesMatter. Tune in at 1580AM and call in at 800-920-1580.

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 18

#MustRead For 5 days organizers from around the world convened in #Africatown to celebrate 12 years of #BlackLivesMatter, build skills, and organize for Black Power. @LA_WaveNews wavepublication.com/leimert-park-d…

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 18

When #BlackLivesMatter chapters rolled on the $6 million @Blklivesmatter big house this past Sunday, we were calling on the frauds to do what’s right. Instead of heeding the call, they targeted our beloved @DocMellyMel. Let US be clear…we we won’t stop until we get what’s ours.

blmgrassroots's tweet image. When #BlackLivesMatter chapters rolled on the $6 million @Blklivesmatter big house this past Sunday, we were calling on the frauds to do what’s right. Instead of heeding the call, they targeted our beloved @DocMellyMel. Let US be clear…we we won’t stop until we get what’s ours.

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 17

#MustRead on 12 years of #BlackLivesMatter and the Grassroots organizing.

MMelina Abdullah@DocMellyMel · Jul 17

Great article about the 12-year anniversary of #BlackLivesMatter, the worldwide convening, and the powerful work of @blmgrassroots. Thank you for bearing witness @thelasentinel. lasentinel.net/blm-grassroots…

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 17

12 years of #BlackLivesMatter means organizing alongside the families of those stolen by police violence. #WakieshaWilson #AndrewJosephIII #QuandavierHicks #AlvinCole Thank you for reporting on this @LAFOCUSNEWS. lafocusnews.com/no-justice-no-…

blmgrassroots's tweet card. Twelve years ago, a hashtag became a movement. On July 11, 2025, that movement gathered in South Los Angeles at the Center for Black Power, a community space purchased with chapter-based donations,...

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Melina Abdullah@DocMellyMel · Jul 17

ON RIGHT NOW with @diprimaradio on @kbla1580 talking about 12 years of #BlackLivesMatter, the @blmgrassroots convening, our 51 chapters worldwide, and all things Black freedom. Tune in to 1580AM and call in at 800-920-1580.

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 16

MUST READ: From our very own @dr_kunta23 in @guardian… The point…LISTEN TO THE MOVEMENT. #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloyd theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

blmgrassroots's tweet card. The response to the demonstrations fell short. But they marked the beginning of a new era that calls for action

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 15

What an outrage! The cop who murdered #AmirLocke has been appointed to head Minneapolis PD’s use-of-force training. mprnews.org/story/2025/07/…

blmgrassroots's tweet card. Police chief Brian O’Hara said Sgt. Mark Hanneman, who’s been with MPD for nearly a decade, is an “outstanding” trainer committed to bringing positive change to MPD. But Locke’s family and other...

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 15

For the last 5 days the 51 chapters of #BlackLivesMatter Grassroots have been convening, skill building, imagining and organizing our way towards Black liberation. 12 years of Black Lives Matter! Thanks for covering @BlackPressUSA! blackpressusa.com/black-lives-ma…

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 13

On our 12th birthday, please support the work of the REAL #BlackLivesMatter! blmgrassroots.org/donate

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 13

If you just got a text from the frauds at @Blklivesmatter that asks for money, without any accounting of the work, much less the hundreds of millions they stole, send them back a big middle finger. Then plug in and donate to the real boots-on-the-ground work of BLM GRASSROOTS.

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 11

Thank you @ChrisCarrega @CapitalBNews for uplifting 18-year-old #JabariPeoples, killed by police in Alábama two weeks ago. His body is set to be buried tomorrow. Our @BLMBirmingham chapter @BhamStands courageously fights for justice in his name. capitalbnews.org/jabari-peoples…

blmgrassroots's tweet card. Parents of an 18-year-old college student, who was fatally shot by an Alabama officer, want police body camera footage to be released.

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 4

#FourthOfJuly #4thofJuly

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BLM Grassroots@blmgrassroots · Jul 4

This year…the words of Frederick Douglass resonate even more deeply. “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?” #4thofJuly #FourthOfJuly #FarceOfJuly nmaahc.si.edu/explore/storie…

blmgrassroots's tweet card. In July of 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech titled “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” a call for the promise of liberty be applied equally to all Americans. Douglass’s speech...

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Ryan Glover@RyanGlover1982 · Jul 2

Raising Awareness: Dr. Melina Abdullah Targeted in Swatting Incident. @blmgrassroots @DocMellyMel #blacklivesmatters

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