Thread by @Jawanza, First of all, no. Not true. Black organizers continue to be erased, [...]

Jawanza

First of all, no. Not true. Black organizers continue to be erased, and not just individuals, but organizations, even massive coalitions like the ⁦ @Mvmnt4BlkLives⁩.

Stop this madness.

#DefundThePolice https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-adams-defund-the-police-young-white-affluent-people-2021-4

NYC mayoral candidate Eric Adams says 'young white affluent people' lead the 'defund the police'...

Brooklyn Borough President and former NYPD officer Eric Adams said he's "never been to an event where the people were saying we want less cops."

https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-adams-defund-the-police-young-white-affluent-people-2021-4

Not to mention this:

I’m certainly not an “affluent” white youth. And I helped organize #OccupyCityHall last year, along w/ a collective of Black organizers, @FreeBlkRadicals.

Read about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/nyregion/occupy-city-hall-nyc.html?referringSource=articleShare

How the Floyd Protests Turned Into a 24-Hour ‘Occupy City Hall’ in N.Y.

Rain or shine, hundreds of protesters have camped outside City Hall around the clock, refusing to leave until the police budget is cut.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/nyregion/occupy-city-hall-nyc.html?referringSource=articleShare

I’m Black, have Black parents, grew up in Black communities, went to majority Black schools, organize w/ predominately Black NYers, a founding member of a Black caucus in @nycDSA, and I’m a leader in the movement to #DefundNYPD.

And here, from *Black* woman organizer @AkofenaBK: https://twitter.com/akofenabk/status/1387373715671994368

https://twitter.com/akofenabk/status/1387373715671994368

Perhaps @CityAndStateNY, @Gothamist, and @THECITYNY will correct this misinformation coming from @ericadamsfornyc.

Would love to bring Black #DefundThePolice activists to @PIX11News too.

We are *always* ready.

Maybe even the @breakfastclubam.

*And* another one.
Not sure where Mr. Adams is consuming his news— because as @malik_nyc is noting here, Black youth were deep in the streets last summer with one, clear demand: #DefundThePolice https://twitter.com/malik_nyc/status/1387242157212409857