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BLM and Black Liberation with Dr. Melina Abdullah

Show up for Black lives in the ways that are requested! This week the ladies chat with one of the original organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement, Dr. Melina Abdullah. They explore protest, defunding the police, reimagining public safety, ending state sanctioned violence against Black folks and ways to tangibly get involved in Black liberation. We all have the power to topple unjust systems of oppression, You Down to transform the world?Dr. Melina Abdullah (<a href="https://twitter.com/DocMellyMel">https://twitter.com/DocMellyMel</a>) <a href="https://www.speakoutnow.org/speaker/melina-abdullah">https://www.speakoutnow.org/speaker/melina-abdullah</a>BLM <a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com">https://blacklivesmatter.com</a><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blmla.org%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CJJPosway%40iheartmedia.com%7C21633199f39948131a1008d8802c1420%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637400274094908100%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=1G2N8D0vMGULo%2F28pbL09LZHPlVdfWDDaZ7TkX%2F7IHs%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://www.blmla.org/</a>Need OOD’s advice? Send your dilemma to OODpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social, @obamasotherdaughters on instagram, @OODimprov on twitter, and @ Obama’s Other Daughters on Facebook. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Four hilarious and opinionated friends, Ashley Holston, Maame-Yaa Aforo, Shakira Ja’nai Paye and Yazmin Monet Watkins, come together each week for laughs and brutal honesty as they offer their unique perspective and comedic take on the culture.