M4BL: “History is clear that we cannot achieve genuine safety and liberation until we abandon police, prisons, and all punishment paradigms.”

In a powerful new video short penned by an award-winning collective of Black writers, Diggs revises Frederick Douglass’ iconic question.

“What we want is for people to say we defend Black life because we want to celebrate you in the living,” says Jessica Byrd, M4BL organizer.

Only when we are able to understand how we’re impacted by white supremacy will our solidarity with Black people be authentic and genuine.

A new poll on the state of policing shows large gaps between how Black and White voters see law enforcement and local Black power today, even after weeks of protests.