Najee Ali
Najee Ali
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None of the lawyers, clerks and secretaries I've been working with are there anymore. And there are White people running the office. I and other Black activists have stopped referring people to the firm.
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I'm stunned. This shows real courage and conviction. This was a true litmus test for how far police reform had come. We finally have a Police Commission that doesn't rubber-stamp what the chief wants.
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It's irresponsible for Paramount Pictures to promote and market a movie that glorifies carrying guns.
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Let not one bottle be thrown. Let not one brick be thrown.
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Not much has changed. There are cosmetic changes but the solution is to help those in poverty have meaningful employment, healthcare and quality of life. Until that happens, there could be a riot here at any time.
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The majority of people here in LA are people, who work every day, who are not involved in gang banging or violence. The media focuses in on people like 50 Cent who exploit those images and give Los Angeles a bad reputation.
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It's a slap in the face to the community that Paramount Pictures would market a movie with the use of handguns by these gangster rappers who are very poor role models and have a negative influence on children,
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playing a role in Michael Jackson's life every day.
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We're calling upon Paramount Pictures to remove these billboards out of our neighborhood and from this city.
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This signals the end of an era, the civil rights era. And it's a signal of a changing of the guard in black leadership. Look around locally and nationally; the lack of leadership is frightening.
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We want this officer criminally prosecuted. We saw an unarmed man be beaten on camera who seemed to be cooperating and not resisting arrest so we're outraged and shocked ... It's very unfortunate that after the Rodney King beating we still have rogue officers within the LAPD.