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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · Jun 1

🎥 THE BYSTANDER EFFECT & POLICE BRUTALITY—My cousin Jony was gunned down. My home was shot into.
Dedan Wa Waciuri—Afraid? Yes. Keith Stone & friends control a whole county. I survived the New Jim Crow era. I’m still here.
🎬 Watch: “The Face of Trauma – PTSD” by YURP TV:
✊🏽 No more silence. Speak up.

YurpTV Exclusive: JUSTICE FOR JONATHAN RAMIREZ (ft. Dedan Wacuiri)

YouTube video by YurpTV252

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · Jun 1

A gloomy sky, perfect for mourning the 💀🖤 death of the Constitution. Memorial Day 2025 — we stood for justice & dignity in Greenville, NC.
I was honored to speak, alongside Michael Turner, Mike Tann, and other greats this Memorial Day.
📽️ Copy & paste 👇
🔗https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16dXv3izU3/

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · Jun 1

🚨 ICE raid turned a New Orleans job site into a sprint zone.

Not “migrants” — H2B workers from Mexico, Haiti, Nigeria build your homes & hotels. 🏗️ Trump uses them worldwide.

They’re not criminals. They’re builders.

We’re not running. We’re standing. ✊🏾
– Meda
📽️ Watch for yourself — click video 👇

ICE Raid Turns New Orleans Job Site Into A Sprint Zone... Migrant Workers Took Off Running Like The Feds Hit A Trap House

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 31

They tried to erase me. But I’m still here — & still on their site. 😏📸
Jony was killed by white officers under Trump’s hate. My home shot up. I rose. 🕊️🔥
Politics changed me. Now I vote. Now I lead. 🗳️
We’re still fighting. ✊ bbcnc.org | 888-643-5361 BBCNC

The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 31

🚨 WE SEE YOU.
👁️ Casing our corner stores.
📍 Quik Pik on Lilies Rd.
🚗 Took 3 Mexicans on W. Church Hornes Rd — tags still valid.
🛑 Why the stop? Racial profiling. Sí.
We’re watching. We’re organized. We will fight back.
🔗 bbcnc.org
#werally #End287g #bbcnc #NoJusticeNoPeaceProsecuteThePolice

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 21

⚖️ Nash Co. Unite for Justice
📅 May 21 | 🕡 6:30–8:30PM
📍 Nash Co. Dem HQ, Rocky Mount
🗳️ Join BBCNC to launch 2026 court races w/ Justice Earls & more
🔗 RSVP: mobilize.us/s/YX5JxU
#UniteForJustice #BBCNC #DefendDemocracy #WeRally

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 21

🗣️ TO MY SOLDIERS: RISE UP, RURAL NC! 🛑✊🏽
We mourn the Constitution. We fight for justice.
🖤 Wear black. Bring signs.
📍 Greenville | 📅 May 26
🔗 RSVP: mobilize.us/green…
WeRall#BBCNCN#DefendDemocracyc#BlackAndBrownUnitete

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 21

🕊️ NEW LOCATION!
📣 Greenville 50501 Memorial Day Rally
📅 May 26 | 🕙 10AM–12PM
📍 Now on 3rd St — in front of the Pitt Co. Courthouse
🖤 Wear black. 🪧 Bring signs.

Greenville 50501 - Memorial Day Event · Greenville, NC 50501

UPDATE, UPDATE, UPDATE: Event location changed to 3rd street in front of the courthouse. Greenville 50501 in conjunction with 50501 Veterans is holding a memorial service for the United States Consti...

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 21

🔥 This one's for the TRUE freedom fighters.
Buju. Capleton. Bounty.
🎶 “Where You Come From” is prophecy, not just beats.
📢 We rise from Wilson to Kingston. We organize. We WIN.

DJ Khaled - WHERE YOU COME FROM (Official Video) ft. Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer

YouTube video by DJKhaledVEVO

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 21

📣 BBCNC is rising across NC — organizing for justice, equity & power.
📢 Nash Co. Latinos: 5 members = Hispanic Caucus!
🗳️ 7,322+ strong — we can flip this county again.
🔗 Events + action: bbcnc.org
BBCNC #WeRally #ShiftThePower #End287g

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 18

⚖️ Unite for Justice: Live Across NC
📅 Wed, May 21 | 🕡 6:30–8:30PM
📍 Nash Co. Dem HQ, Rocky Mount
🎥 Join BBCNC to launch 2026 court races w/ Justice Earls + more!
♿ ADA accessible
🔗 RSVP: mobilize.us/s/MeR8Ry
#UniteForJustice #BBCNC #DefendDemocracy

Nash County Unite for Justice: Live Across NC · Nash County Democrats

It’s all hands on deck to take back our courts for democracy! In 2026, we must re-elect champions for our courts up and down the ballot, and our statewide candidates: Justice Anita Earls (NC Suprem...

www.mobilize.us

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

🦅 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: THE EAGLE HAS LANDED! 🔥 ¡VIVA MÉXICO!

🗳️ We’re back & ready to rally — municipal elections are next!

📢 We need 2+ Dems for Nash Co. Hispanic Caucus! Join the Bailey precinct. RUN FOR OFFICE. Call the Nash County Dems.

Follow @BBCNC + bbcnc.org
For Jony, for moms, for us. 💔

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

💥 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO OUR WARRIORS 💥
Honoring women like Mrs. Roberson — a veteran who fought when women of color couldn’t. She’s still fighting. So are we.
Captain? I’m Meda, a General.
We fight for:
✊🏽 Voting Rights & DEI
✊🏽 Civilian Review Boards
✊🏽 The right to LIFE
Visit the bbcnc.org, join us!

The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

💔 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, TAMIKA PALMER: NO DUE PROCESS. NO PEACE 💔

Tamika Palmer turned her grief into a movement for Breonna Taylor. I know her pain — my cousin was unarmed and killed by police too.

Our stories connect us. Our stories ignite us. We fight on.
✊🏽🕊️ Visit bbcnc.org, stay connected.

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

💔 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, MAMIE TILL: NO DUE PROCESS. NO PEACE 💔

Mamie Till refused to stay silent. She showed the world what they did to her son, Emmett — a 14-year-old murdered by white men who walked free.

The same system still targets Black & Brown communities.
✊🏽🕊️ Visit bbcnc.org, stay connected.

The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

🚨💔 NO DUE PROCESS, NO PEACE ✊🏽🕊️
On U.S. Mother’s Day, we’re mourning. Families torn apart.
We’re more than headlines. We’re mothers. We’re daughters. We’re sons. 🦋💖
A grandmother was taken by ICE in Worcester. It could be yours.
💥 Stand Up. Fight Back.
🔗 Click image below & visit bbcnc.org for more!

The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

🎉💚❤️ MEXICAN MOTHER’S DAY: WE’RE STILL HERE! 💚❤️🎉

MAGA? NAH. MEXICANS AIN’T GOING ANYWHERE!
When they try to break us, we dance. When they try to silence us, we sing. 🔥🕊️

Somos Mexicanos. Somos Americanos. Y no vamos a ningún lado.

💥 Click image below & visit bbcnc.org for more information!

The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

💔 No Due Process: A Father Torn Away 💔

In Oxnard, ICE swarmed a gas station — ripping a dad from his kids, leaving them crying & alone.
This isn’t enforcement. It’s terror. It’s trauma.

🌺 Feliz Día de las Madres to fathers doing both jobs & kids left behind.

🔗 Click image below & visit bbcnc.org

The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

💔 No Due Process: A Grandmother 💔

Worcester Police helped ICE arrest a grandmother — no warrant, no warning. Just trauma.
This isn’t justice. It’s state terror. We need Civilian Police Review Boards NOW.

🌺 Feliz Día de las Madres, under threat — but never silenced.

🔗Click image & visit bbcnc.org

ICE Abduction in Worcester Press Conference

YouTube video by David F*cking Webb

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

💔 No Due Process: Another Mother Torn Away 💔

Heidy Sánchez was deported to Cuba, leaving her 17-month-old breastfeeding daughter behind. No goodbye. Just trauma.
🌺 Feliz Día de las Madres to Heidy & all torn from their children. We see you. We fight for you.

🔗 Click image below & visit bbcnc.org.

Deported to Cuba, mom says she never had an 'option' to take her 17-month-old daughter with her

Heidy Sánchez, who's married to a U.S. citizen who was trying to get her a green card, was detained and later deported after an ICE check-in.

www.nbcnews.com

The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

💔 No Due Process: Another Mother Torn Away 💔

On Día de las Madres, ICE deported a Honduran mom, leaving her U.S. citizen kids (2, 4, 7) behind. No goodbyes. No justice.

🌺 To the mothers with empty arms — we see you. We fight for you.

🔗 Click image below & visit bbcnc.org for more updates.

ICE deports immigrant mother of an infant and 3 children who are US citizens, lawyers say

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported a Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely.

apnews.com

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

🔥 No Due Process: The Fight & The Love

In Worcester, a mom held her baby as ICE moved in — but neighbors stood up. That’s solidarity. Love.

🌺 Feliz Día de las Madres to those holding the line for justice.
💜 Shoutout to Mary from Worcester Indivisible — we see you.

🔗 Click image & visit bbcnc.org

ICE Agents Snatch Mom With Baby In Arms While Screaming Teen Daughter Gets Slammed To The Ground… Neighbors Tried To Stop It

worldstar.com

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The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 12

🚨 No Due Process🚨
Día de las Madres, one mom isn’t celebrating — she’s fighting ICE to save her daughter. Ximena, 19, was pulled over for a turn. Now she’s facing deportation. She grew up here. She belongs here. 🌺 Feliz Día de las Madres to her mom. We stand with you.🔗 Click image & visit bbcnc.org

19-year-old college student could be deported after traffic violation

A community is fighting to prevent the deportation of a 19-year-old college student after she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

www.wect.com

The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 8

🔵🗳️📣 RECRUITING DEMOCRATS!
📍Bailey remains unorganized.
🖤 Join us. Build with us. Run with us. Organize with us.
🔥 That Mexican OT — Twisting Fingers 🎶
“If you a member, throw the gang up!” www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAzR...
💥 If you’re really with it — DM me NOW.
👉🏽 Visit ncsbe.gov to learn more.

The Black & Brown Coalition of North Carolina @bbcnc.bsky.social · May 8

🎉 Victory Secured — Let’s Organize! 🎉
Griffin conceded. Justice Riggs is confirmed! 🏛️
Next: Municipal Elections 🗳️
Filing: July 7–18.
Bailey remains unorganized — but not for long.
🖤 Run. Build. Organize.
👉🏽 ncsbe.gov
#JusticeRiggs #BBCNC #OrganizeToWin