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  • New Orleans | Know Your Rights

    NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JANUARY 27, 2018 Held in downtown New Orleans’ on January 27, 2018, our fourth Know Your Rights Camp served over 250 youth. Speakers included Ameer Loggins, doctoral student in African Diaspora Studies at U.C. Berkeley; Yareli Quintana, a certified holistic health coach; Dr. Brandon Nicholson, Akeem Brown, and Dr. Hodari Tourè at The Hidden Genius Project; Lori Jackson, a certified financial education instructor; Mellody Hobson, businesswoman & Founder of Ariel Investments; attorneys Jody E. Owens, II, William Most, and John Williams; and Marie Bigham, Director of College Counseling at Isidore Newman School. We teamed up with visual artist, BMike, to produce our New Orleans Resource Guide. SEE YOUR PHOTOS WITH COLIN RESOURCE GUIDE Legal resources Public Libraries Community Gardens Urban Farm Markets College/Career Services VIEW RESOURCE GUIDE

  • NEWS | Know Your Rights

    KYRC 2023 Wrapperd Read More 1 hour ago 2 min News AP News Reports On Dozens Of Deaths Due To Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained By Police Demetrio Jackson, a 43-year-old, died after being sedated and restrained by police in response to a trespassing call in Wisconsin.... 1 hour ago 1 min News Viral Video Shows Police Pulling A Teen's Pants Down & Complete Invasive Search With Flashlight A video of Metropolitan Police officers in Washington, D.C., examining a Black teenager during a stop sparked a significant online... 21 hours ago 1 min News Video Of Frank Tyson's Death At The Hands Of Police Evoke Memories Of George Floyd In Ohio, the release of a body camera video has stirred public outcry, similar to the reaction to George Floyd's death in 2020. The... 21 hours ago 2 min News Ten Years After Flint Water Crisis, A Lack Of Urgency Stalls "Proper Justice" According To Report Ten years ago, the decision to switch Flint, Michigan's water source, to the Flint River initiated a prolonged public health crisis. This... 2 days ago 2 min News 185 Human Rights Groups Demand Universities End Crackdowns on Anti War Protest Nationwide, university campuses have become hotbeds of tension as anti-war protests escalate in response to the Israel-Gaza war. In the... 5 days ago 2 min News Dr. James D. Griffin Becomes First Black President Of Medical Staff At Segregated Hospital He Was Born In James D. Griffin, M.D., has a lifelong connection to UT Southwestern and Parkland Memorial Hospital, beginning with his birth at Parkland... 5 days ago 2 min News Black Man Speaks On Being Attacked By K-9 Over Cop Mistake In Reading His License Plate Information Brandon Upchurch, a 38-year-old man from Toledo, Ohio, reported feeling traumatized after police mistakenly identified his vehicle as... 6 days ago 1 min News 3 Police Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter Over 2021 Death Of Mario Gonzalez Nearly three years after the death of Mario Gonzalez in the Bay Area during an arrest, charges of involuntary manslaughter have been... 6 days ago 2 min News Turning Paige's Islamic Learning Center Owner Wins $4.1 Million Police Brutality Verdict A Philadelphia jury has awarded $4.1 million to Paige Goodin, a child-care center operator in West Philadelphia, for an incident that... 6 days ago 2 min News More Families Come Forward Claiming Deceased Inmates Had Organs Removed Without Their Consent In Alabama, two families faced distressing revelations when they discovered that the organs of their deceased relatives, who were... Apr 22 2 min News Rikers Island Is Violating An 8-Year-Old Court Mandating Access To Education For Incarcerated People Under 22 According To New Court Filings In June, New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed Rikers Island graduates who earned high-school-equivalence diplomas while incarcerated,... Apr 22 2 min News New Bill Introduced Will Create Hotline For Prisoners To Report Misconduct To An Accountability Office A bipartisan bill set to be introduced on Wednesday aims to enhance oversight of federal prisons, addressing multiple issues, including... Apr 19 1 min News Police Tasered Man Having Diabetic Emergency At Walmart In Spruce Pine, N.C., a controversial police incident involving Dillon Ledford, who was arrested at a Walmart during a diabetic... Apr 19 2 min News Women’s Prison Where Inmates Were Subjected To Sex Abuse Closed By Bureau Of Prisons The federal Bureau of Prisons announced the closure of FCI Dublin, a women’s prison in California notoriously dubbed the "rape club" due... Apr 19 1 min News Deputy Christopher Bingham Faces Multiple Charges For Crimes Committed With Local Motorcycle Gang Christopher Bingham, a deputy in San Bernardino County and a gun store owner, faces charges for leading a double life involving criminal... Apr 19 1 min News Senate Committee Shuts Down Body Cam Transparency Bill A proposed bill in Alabama to make body camera footage publicly accessible was voted down by the state's Senate Judiciary Committee, with... Apr 18 2 min News The Right To Mass Protest In Louisiana, Mississippi & Texas Is Abolished By The Supreme Court The Supreme Court has opted not to review the Mckesson v. Doe case, leaving a lower court's decision intact. This ruling poses... Apr 18 1 min News Lawyers Want Body Camera Footage Of Ex-Police Sergeant Mark Oakley Following 14 Complaints Of Police Brutality Lawyers are pushing for the release of body camera footage from ex-Warrenton Police Sergeant Mark Oakley, who was involved in alleged... Apr 17 1 min News Affirmative Action Ruling Finds Duke University Ending Full-Ride Scholarship Program For Selected Black Students Duke University is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, established in 1979 for top African American... Apr 17 1 min News Morgan Price Makes History As The First HBCU Gymnast To Win National Collegiate Title Morgan Price, a gymnast from Fisk University, made history by becoming the first athlete from a historically Black college or university... 1 2 3 4 5

  • Chicago | Know Your Rights

    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MAY 6, 2017 Held at the DuSable Museum of African American History on May 6, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, our third Know Your Rights Camp served over 200 youth. Speakers included Ameer Hasan Loggins, doctoral student in African Diaspora Studies at U.C. Berkeley; Yareli Quintana, a certified holistic health coach; Jay Morrison, real estate investor & entrepreneur; and Eliza Solowiej, Charles Jones, and Guillermo Gutierrez of First Defense Legal Aid. We teamed up with Free Write Arts & Literacy to produce our Chicago Resource Guide. SEE YOUR PHOTOS WITH COLIN RESOURCE GUIDE Legal resources Community Gardens Health Services Local Arts College/Career Services VIEW RESOURCE GUIDE

  • Legal

    KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CAMP Legal Defense Initiative We are horrified by the murder of 29-year-old #TyreNichols by the #Memphis Police Department. As we have done in the past, the Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Initiative will provide resources for free legal representation for anyone unjustly arrested protesting this tragedy. When there is an injustice within our community, it is our legal right to address it. If you or a loved one is in need of legal assistance, has been arrested, or has been a victim of the violence of policing while fighting injustice across the nation, please complete the form on knowyourrightscamp.com/legal with as much detail as possible. ​ Once you have completed the form and it has been submitted, it will be sent to our legal team, and one of our team members will be in touch as soon as possible. ​ ​ If you would like to support our efforts and fight against oppression, please donate to the Know Your Rights Camp. ​ CLICK HERE TO DONATE DONATE For Legal Assistance If you, or a loved one is in need of legal assistance, have been arrested or has been a victim of the violence of policing while fighting injustice across the nation, please complete the form below with as much detail as possible. Someone will be in contact soon. SUBMIT

  • Amsterdam - Photo Gallery | Know Your Rights

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  • PAPER | Know Your Rights

    PAPER MAGAZINE AUGUST 20, 2019 Interviews Curated by Colin Kaepernick Photography by Shawn Theodore Introductions by KYRC members: Miabelle Bocicault, Dr. Ameer Hasan Loggins, Dr. Christopher Petrella On October 15, 1966, Oakland-based activists Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton drafted a roadmap to Black freedom. Originally known as the Black Panther Party's Ten-Point Platform and Program, the document articulated 10 demands and 10 beliefs that formed the basis of the organization. "Black people will not be free until we are able to determine our destiny," wrote Seale and Newton. Among the Panthers' demands were an "education that teaches us our true history and our role in the present-day society" and "an immediate end to police brutality and the murder of Black people." "That was over 50 years ago. And what has changed?" Colin Kaepernick asks. "Oscar Grant, Rekia Boyd, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice. What has changed? Laquan McDonald, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray. The Panthers' demands are still alive today because the police are still killing us today." SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FREE EXONERATED 5 Thirty years ago, when Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam were teenagers, their right to be free was unjustly ripped away from them. Painted as blood-thirsty criminals and sentenced to prison after being coerced by corrupt law enforcement into making false confessions for a rape they did not commit, the five men were ultimately exonerated in 2002. Now, when you see them, you see the faces of free men. No longer are they forced to wear the lies that ruined their lives. No longer should they be known as the Central Park Five — forevermore they are known as the Exonerated Five. The truth has absolved them from the horrors of Central Park and 1989, and new generations are learning their story, thanks to Ava DuVernay's powerful Netflix miniseries, When They See Us. Today, Antron, Kevin, Raymond, Korey and Yusef are five free men committed to fighting against a legal system that robbed them of their right to be free. SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HEALTHY TARAJI P. HENSON Many were introduced to Taraji P. Henson's concerns about the mental health crisis in the Black community when the actress spoke in front of the Congressional Black Caucus this past June. A year earlier, Henson had founded the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, a non-profit named after her late father, who struggled with mental illness in the wake of his service in the War in Vietnam. The organization's mission is to lend a healing hand in helping the Black community tackle mental health issues, including ending the stigma and raising awareness of how systemic oppression can lead to issues like anxiety and depression (and dealing with the damaging double-demonization of being both Black and struggling with mental illness). SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE BRILLIANT DR. ANGELA DAVIS Dr. Angela Davis' brilliance is politics in motion. Active in the struggle for Black liberation for over 50 years, Dr. Davis has pursued racial justice whatever the cost. From prison abolition to Black feminist theory to cultural critique to LGBTQ advocacy, she has championed the notion that a world of full human flourishing is worth pursuing. Dr. Davis blends theory and practice to live out her values in real time. Formerly on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list in October 1970 for her political activism, and subject of then-California Governor Ronald Reagan's campaign to prevent her from teaching in the state university system, Davis is now a Distinguished Professor Emerita in U.C. Santa Cruz's History of Consciousness Department. The author of nine books and scores of articles, she also lectures regularly across the world. Throughout her career, Dr. Davis has used her intellectual acumen, voice and scholarship to uplift the brilliance of Black people across the diaspora. Dr. Davis represents the right to theorize the world in order to change it and the right to demand answers from the powerful to inconvenient questions in the present. SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE SAFE TARANA BURKE As the founder of the #MeToo movement, Tarana Burke has given a voice to the underrepresented and started a global conversation on sexual abuse, harassment and assault against women that has increased the world's awareness of these issues and justice for its victims. And, as a survivor of sexual assault, Burke has used her own experiences to address tragedies that are typically buried in shame and humiliation and created a safe haven for women all over the world to come forward and do the same. But her fight for the lives of those who have suffered sexual violence did not begin with a hashtag in 2017 nor the Me Too mantra she first coined in 2006. Her activism and advocacy are rooted in the decades she has spent fighting systemic and structural forces that have contributed to racial and gender inequality and the creation of broken communities. It is work focused on bulldozing the building blocks of sexual terrorism: power and privilege. With each speech, each tweet, each personal interaction, Tarana Burke is fighting to let them know that you have a right to be safe. SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE LOVED NESSA Nessa — co-founder of the Know Your Rights Camp — embodies the spirit of Ubuntu, a term from the Nguni Bantu people of southern Africa often translated as "I am because we are." Her "humanity toward others" philosophy exemplifies the idea of service grounded in empathy and love. Whether using her platforms on NBC, MTV and HOT 97 to challenge the racial status quo or starting the Nessa On Air Scholarship Program at the Lower Eastside Girls Club, where she also pours her heart into the young women participating in their Center for Media and Social Justice, Nessa's life, work and commitment to the struggle show that the right to be loved reflects the right to thrive on one's own terms and the imperative to lift as one climbs. Simply put, to love is to liberate. SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE COURAGEOUS ERIC REID The great poet Maya Angelou once said that "Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently." Unwavering. Unrelenting. Unflinching. Unapologetic. Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid is the living embodiment of courage. Understanding that courage isn't merely something someone has but something that someone does, Reid's commitment to the lives of Black people and their ability to thrive has been unshakeable. While on the San Francisco 49ers, he was the first professional athlete to join with teammate Colin Kaepernick in his protest. His representation of the right to be courageous serves as a reminder that courage is active and kinetic, premised on the power of conviction and the indefatigable urge to live a principled life by design, not merely by default. SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ALIVE INDYA MOORE In the midst of their thrilling rise in entertainment and fashion, model and Pose star Indya Moore hasn't wavered in their mission to protect the Black and Brown transgender community living under constant attack. In 2018, there were at least 26 confirmed cases of trans women killed in violent encounters, and so far this year, there have already been at least 12 women who have lost their lives. The vast majority of those killed are Black. Moore's activism — and the epidemic of homicides they are fighting against — embodies the intersectional nature of combating systemic oppression and the necessity of believing that everyone has the right to be alive and exist in their fullest form without any detriment, targeting or backlash. SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE TRUSTED AVA DUVERNAY Throughout her career, Ava DuVernay has pursued projects that testify to the cohesive power of art and activism. Her work has covered everything from the civil rights struggles in Selma, in Selma, to the ways hypocrisy in the United States Constitution keeps slavery alive in the prison-industrial complex, in 13th. More recently, DuVernay's directorial work on the Emmy-nominated Netflix miniseries When They See Us is the personification of truth to power being executed, as it aided in the exoneration of five innocent Black and Brown men in the court of public opinion. A thread of righteousness runs throughout DuVernay's art of storytelling — that those who have been oppressed and ostracized have the right to be vindicated. That they have the right to be defended. That they have the right to be trusted. SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE EDUCATED YARA SHAHIDI Yara Shahidi's presence on- and off-screen challenges many of the social stigmas stamped on the backs of young Black people. Off-screen, her efforts to engage with, inform and activate people in her peer group positions Shahidi as a paragon of the idea of "youth empowering the youth" to defeat poverty through education. It's a vision echoed in Yara's Club, her partnership with the Young Women's Leadership School that brings high school students together to discuss social issues and how to take action. On-screen in Black-ish, and its spinoff, Grown-ish, Shahidi has been one of the only actors of color that Black girls can turn to when they want to see themselves on television, much less on a television series set on a college campus. Whether it be the halls of Harvard University (where Shahidi is currently enrolled) or at the fictional Cal U as Zoey Johnson on the small screen, the 19-year-old Shahidi represents the possibility of accessing academia for many who have been told that they don't have the right to be educated. SEE FULL ARTICLE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW YOUR RIGHTS BRYAN STEVENSON Countless court cases, stop-and-frisk police procedures and the disproportionate number of Black and Brown people incarcerated in the US all speak to a legal system that is infested with inequality and racial bias. Bryan Stevenson's work as a lawyer and as the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) concentrates on combating racist injustices in our legal system and economic inequality in the United States. He has represented capital defendants and individuals on death row since 1985 and made history with Supreme Court rulings that changed the sentencing spectrum for juveniles convicted of non-homicide offenses. Through this work, he fights for Black and Brown people to know that their inalienable right — the right to know their rights — is foundational to their humanity. SEE FULL ARTICLE

  • UPDATES | Know Your Rights

    News AP News Reports On Dozens Of Deaths Due To Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained By Police News Viral Video Shows Police Pulling A Teen's Pants Down & Complete Invasive Search With Flashlight News Video Of Frank Tyson's Death At The Hands Of Police Evoke Memories Of George Floyd News KYRC 2023 Wrapped News KYRC Empowers The Community With Hydrogen Fuel Cell EVs News ESPN Films Announces Spike Lee to Direct Upcoming Multi-Part Documentary on Colin Kaepernick

  • Houston | Know Your Rights Camp

    HOUSTON, TEXAS DECEMBER 9, 2023 We've recently completed our 11th camp at the Legacy School of Sports Sciences in Houston. At the heart of our mission to uplift Black and Brown communities, KYRC tirelessly works to educate, empower, and mobilize the emerging generation of change leaders. ​ From Oakland to Amsterdam, our commitment spans borders, bringing together children of color for a day filled with education, fellowship, support, and love. Our recent Houston event was a testament to this dedication, offering valuable insights into history, tech careers, legal rights, mental health support, and more. As we nourished minds with knowledge and inspiration, we witnessed the receptive nature of every child present, solidifying our belief that they are the future global change makers. ​ Our heartfelt gratitude extends to our visionary co-founders, Colin & Nessa, the KYRC staff and volunteer team, and our incredible presenters who covered topics ranging from history and legal rights to tech and mental health. The journey continues, and we invite you to watch our YouTube recap video. ​ Where should the next KYRC location be? Let us know as we continue to pave the way for a brighter, more empowered tomorrow. SEE YOUR PHOTOS WITH COLIN RESOURCE GUIDE Legal Resources Mental Health Resources Education Resources Tech Resources Financial Resources VIEW RESOURCE GUIDE

  • Los Angeles - Photo Gallery | Know Your Rights Camp

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  • Oakland | Know Your Rights

    OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 29, 2016 Held in downtown Oakland, California on October 29, 2016, our inaugural Know Your Rights Camp served over 95 youth. Speakers included Ameer Hasan Loggins, doctoral student in African Diaspora Studies at U.C. Berkeley; Jesekah Loggins, Umoja Program Director at Santa Rosa Community College; Yareli Quintana, a certified holistic health coach; and Jabari Magnus, Director & Co-Head of Portfolio Analytics. And finally, we collaborated with Silicon Valley De-Bug, an organization that initiates and leads campaigns around police accountability, criminal justice reform, and economic justice.

  • AUTOPSY INITIATIVE | Know Your Rights

    Autopsy Initiative Free Autopsies for Police-Related Deaths Autopsy Initiative Definitions The Autopsy Initiative (“Initiative”) applies to police-related deaths and in-custody deaths, which are defined in detail below. This Initiative refers to deaths that occur within the prison industrial complex. The prison industrial complex describes the “overlapping interests of government and industry that use surveillance, policing, and imprisonment as solutions to economic, social and political problems.” [1] Police- Related Deaths A police-related death is not solely limited to acts of police but also includes acts by various law enforcement officers. Law enforcement officers are “responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety.”[2] Thus, a police-related death includes acts by police officers, sheriffs, correctional officers, state troopers, highway patrol officers, ICE, border patrol, and other law enforcement agents. A police-related death occurs when an individual “dies as a result of being shot, beaten, restrained, intentionally hit by a police vehicle, pepper sprayed, tasered, or otherwise harmed by police officers, whether on-duty or off-duty.”[3] If the officer is off duty, the police must be acting in their law enforcement capacity or in a manner where a reasonable person would believe that the individual was acting as a police officer. ​ Critical Resistance “What is the PIC? What is Abolition?” http://criticalresistance.org/about/not-so-common-language/ Mapping Police Violence Database, “About the Data” https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/aboutthedata Find Law Staff, “Excessive Force and Police Brutality”, https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-procedure/excessive-force-and-police-brutality.html 10 CFR § 1047.7 Deaths In-Custody In-custody deaths include, but are not limited to, deaths that occur within a municipal or county jail, state prison, federal prison, boot camp prisons, detention centers, or other local or state correctional facilities, including juvenile detention facilities. In-custody deaths include “deaths in which the circumstances of the death place the decedent in either direct or indirect contact with law enforcement, such as incarceration, apprehension, and pursuit,”[4] along with legal intervention deaths. Deaths in-custody encompass the “death of any person who is detained, under arrest, or is in the process of being arrested, is en route to being incarcerated or is incarcerated.”[5] In-custody deaths subcategories include “arrest, transport, booking, incarceration, and health care.”[6] An in-custody death during an arrest “takes place during a physical struggle to apprehend an individual.”[7] Deaths that occur while transporting an individual from the scene to jail or hospital falls into the transport subcategory of in-custody deaths.[8] A booking involves the “time when an individual is transferred from the custody of the arresting officer to that of the correctional agency and is being processed and temporarily housed prior to placement in a jail cell.”[9] Incarceration occurs when the individual is placed in a jail cell and “continues through sentencing into incarceration.”[10] “If an individual is transferred to a hospital while incarcerated, [they are] still considered to be in legal custody.”[11] Pre-custody deaths may also meet the requirements of an in-custody death if “there is a perceived restraint of [their] freedom of movement.”[12] “The pre-custody category includes all deaths that occur prior to the physical restraint associated with arrest (i.e., apprehension).”[13] Pre-custody deaths may also include deaths that arise during an investigatory detention, an automobile stop, or an evidentiary search and seizure by a law enforcement officer. A seizure occurs when an “officer restrains the freedom of a person to walk away.”[14] [1] Critical Resistance “What is the PIC? What Is Abolition?” http://criticalresistance.org/about/not-so-common-language/ [2] Bureau of Justice Statistics: Law Enforcement https://bjs.ojp.gov/topics/law-enforcement [3] Mapping Police Violence Database, “About the Data” https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/aboutthedata [4] Mitchell et al, Deaths in Custody Position Paper, ACADEMIC FORENSIC PATHOLOGY: THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, 606 (2017). [5] Id. [6] Id. at 607. [7] Id. [8] Id. [9] Id. [10] Id. [11] Id. at 608. [12] Id. at 607. [13] Id. [14] Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1, 7 (1985) citing United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 878, 95 S. Ct. 2574, 2578, 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975). Police Related Death

  • REQUEST | Know Your Rights

    Autopsy Initiative Free Autopsies for Police Related Deaths Autopsy Request If the victim was involved in a police-related death and you have a close relationship with the victim (ex. relative, spouse, partner, close friend, or lawyer) and would like to request an autopsy on the victim's behalf please complete the information below. Victim's Race/Ethnicity: Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Asian American Indian or Alaska Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White Victim's Gender Woman Man Transgender Non-binary/non-conforming Prefer not to respond Country Description of the Circumstances of Victim’s Death City and State Where The Killing Occured (Please Provide Address) Is the victim's body embalmed? Yes No Is the victim's body buried? Yes No Is the victim's body cremated? Yes No Additional Relevant Information Submit Thank you for submitting an Autopsy Initiative request. Your request has been sent to Autopsy Initiative management to review. If you would like to support our efforts and fight against oppression, please donate to the Know Your Rights Camp. ​ Donate

  • Los Angeles | Know Your Rights Camp

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 19, 2023 We have just completed our tenth #KnowYourRightsCamp in #LosAngeles, adding another successful event to our list of camps from Oakland, New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Amsterdam, Miami, Baltimore, Atlanta, and Las Vegas. These camps are the driving force behind our hard work as we strive to elevate the next generation of change leaders. Our day was filled with joy, community, and peace as we learned about our rights, history, and well-being. We shared many moments of laughter, kinship, and gained knowledge about local histories, legal rights, mental and holistic health, education, finance, tech, and the power of art to change the world for the better. The young people in our LA camp were phenomenal, and we can't wait to stay in touch with them on their journeys to impact the world. We would like to extend our thanks to our co-founders, Colin & Nessa, and the KYRC team, as well as our brilliant presenters at KYRC Los Angeles: Dr. Amir Whitaker (history), Chris Chavis, JD, MPA, Di Barbadillo, Nicole Martin, and Iman McAllister (legal), Dr. Darrick Hamilton (finance), Brandon BMIKE Odums, Mr. Emory Douglas (art), Sean Tory, M.S. (education), Nike Virtual Studios Web 3 team Gio Filliar, Masooma Ali, and Isaiah Andre (tech), Jasmine Simone (health), and Dr. Milo Dobson (mental health). Plus special guests Akim Aliu (NHL player, Author of Dreamer: A Graphic Memoir) and Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor (Scholar, Author, Activist), Kendrick Sampson (actor). ​ We invite you to check out how our day went, and please let us know where we should go next! SEE YOUR PHOTOS WITH COLIN RESOURCE GUIDE Legal Resources Mental Health Resources Education Resources Tech Resources Financial Resources VIEW RESOURCE GUIDE

  • WHO WE ARE | Know Your Rights Camp

    LOVE IS AT THE ROOT OF OUR RESISTANCE WHO WE ARE Our mission is to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization and the creation of new systems that elevate the next generation of change leaders. DONATE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CAMP 10 POINTS

  • Miami | Know Your Rights

    MIAMI, FLORIDA OCTOBER 27, 2018 Held in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood at The Historic Lyric Theater on October 27, 2018, our sixth Know Your Rights Camp served over 250 youth. Speakers included Ameer Loggins, doctoral student in African Diaspora Studies at U.C. Berkeley; civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump; Ashley Armato, Senior Associate Director of College Counseling/ Equity and Inclusion Co-Coordinator; Angel Rich, financial literacy speaker; Dr. Brandon Nicholson, Akeem Brown, and Dr. Hodari Tourè at The Hidden Genius Project; Ime Archibong, VP of Product Partnerships at Facebook; Camille Range, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist; and Yareli Quintana, certified holistic health coach. We teamed up with Abstrk to produce our Miami Resource Guide. SEE YOUR PHOTOS WITH COLIN RESOURCE GUIDE Legal resources Community Wellness Mental Health Resources College/Career Services Public Libraries VIEW RESOURCE GUIDE

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