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We believe that prisons, police and all other institutions that inflict violence on Black people must be abolished and replaced by institutions that value and affirm the flourishing of Black lives. We believe in centering the experiences and leadership of the most marginalized Black people, including but not limited to those who are trans and queer, women and femmes, currently and formerly incarcerated, immigrants, disabled, working class, and poor. We believe in transformation and a radical realignment of power: The current systems we live inside of need to be radically transformed, which includes a realignment of global power. We are creating a proactive, movement-based vision instead of a reactionary one.
We draw from political lessons, grow in our leadership, and expanding our base to build a stronger movement.
We believe and understand that Black people will never achieve liberation under the current global racialized capitalist system.
The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) formed in December of 2014, was created as a space for Black organizations across the country to debate and discuss the current political conditions, develop shared assessments of what political interventions were necessary in order to achieve key policy, cultural and political wins, convene organizational leadership in order to debate and co-create a shared movement wide strategy. Under the fundamental idea that we can achieve more together than we can separately.

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VICTORIES FOR THE PEOPLE! Across the country, voters rejected authoritarian agendas and delivered major victories for working people, from protecting voting rights and reproductive freedoms to defending the right to organize. ✊🏾 These wins are the result of years of grassroots organizing, with Black voters once again playing a critical role in making them possible. But the work doesn’t end at the ballot box. Now it’s time to hold elected officials accountable and turn these victories into lasting change for our communities. ➡️ Swipe through to see what the people won! 📲 Ready to get involved? Text JOIN to 90975.

Across France, young people have led a growing movement demanding better-funded public schools, smaller classes, adequate staffing, and the resources they need to learn. What began outside Paris has spread nationwide, bringing labor unions, civic groups, and communities into a broader fight over the continued disinvestment in public services, even as France and governments across Europe direct billions toward expanding their militaries. The question being raised is not whether resources exist, but why funding weapons and militarization is treated as a priority while people are left fighting for schools, housing, and dignified work. Rather than protecting their right to protest, French police have responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, stun grenades, and mass arrests. By October 20th, more than 6,800 minors had been taken into custody, with several teenagers suffering life-changing injuries. That response cannot be separated from France’s long history of racialized policing and colonial violence, particularly as racist, xenophobic, and Islamophobic narratives are used to discredit the young people demanding change. Communities should not have to fight for the basic conditions of a dignified life while governments invest in the forces used to suppress their demands. We deserve schools with teachers, housing people can afford, meaningful opportunities to work, and safety rooted in care rather than criminalization. We are in solidarity with those mobilizing across borders against militarism and state violence, and for a future shaped by the needs of our people.

Right now, a dangerous new proposal that threatens to lock the U.S.-Israel military alliance into permanence for decades to come is moving through Congress. We have a window of opportunity to shut it down, and we must urgently take action! Embedded in the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a provision backed by both Netanyahu and AIPAC that aims to fuse the U.S. and Israeli military and intelligence apparatuses through intelligence data sharing and the co-production of surveillance systems, Al, cybersecurity, and lethal weapons. Members of Congress are currently negotiating the final text of the NDAA. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are mobilizing to oppose the Deadly Merger provision, but they can’t do it without us – constituent pressure is needed more than ever to prevent this nefarious provision from becoming law. Call your representative in the House and Senate to demand they publicly reject any policies aiming to merge the U.S. and Israel’s military intelligence and surveillance apparatuses and support efforts to strip these measures from the NDAA. Our elected officials should re-direct public funding towards community services like healthcare and housing—not genocidal wars and bloated military budgets.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT! 🗳️✊🏾 Across the country, we witnessed a new wave of progressive victories rooted in the demands of working people, a rejection of imperialism, and a growing movement for people-powered change. These wins didn’t happen overnight, but are the result of years of organizing, building Black political power, and refusing to back down in the face of efforts to suppress our votes and silence our communities. Our movements helped cultivate the conditions that made these victories possible, and we’re not stopping now! As we celebrate, we must also be clear about what comes next. This new Congress cannot afford to squander its political capital. Our people deserve more than promises, and those elected to represent us must deliver meaningful action that meets the needs of our communities. Election Day may be behind us, but our work continues. Get connected with local organizations, keep building power in your communities, and hold elected officials accountable to the people who put them in office.

Why do you vote? 🗳️ For our communities, voting is about more than just casting a ballot. It’s about the future we’re working to build. This Election Day, we’re hearing from our members about why they vote and what exercising our collective political power means to them. So today, make your voice heard at the polls and encourage your family and neighbors to do the same. Need to find your polling place? Visit vote.org/polling-place-locator/ to find your polling location, and check with your local election office for voting hours before heading out!

This election season, we knocked doors, packed town halls, and rallied behind the candidates fighting for working people. Well, we’re just getting started. ㅤ What’s next? Join M4BL, the Working Families Party, and special guests for our national mass call as we talk about how we turn that energy into strategy, organization, and power. https://m4bl.link/AfterTheVote

@iamcolinshots is going #OffTheGrid with M4BL! Join us at @lov3houston for Off the Grid @ @afro.tech on 11/4 https://m4bl.link/OffTheGrid (link in bio)

Our government continues to spend billions on war, policing, and immigration enforcement while families across the country struggle to afford housing, healthcare, and groceries. We refuse to accept a political system that treats the needs of our communities as an afterthought while continuing to fund violence and genocide at home and abroad. Our demands remain the same. We want our resources invested in the things that actually keep our communities safe, from affordable housing and quality healthcare to education and the support people need to live with dignity. This November 3rd, make your voice heard at the ballot box and vote with the future of our communities in mind. Our people deserve better, and together we can demand it. m4bl.link/vote (link in bio)

@maiyathepapaya__ is going #OffTheGrid with M4BL! Join us at @lov3houston for Off the Grid @ @afro.tech on 11/4 https://m4bl.link/OffTheGrid (link in bio)

From the Gulf South to Appalachia and in our communities across the country, we’re seeing what years of organizing and people power can make possible. In the years since the uprisings against police violence in 2014 and 2020, our communities have faced relentless backlash, but that work has not been in vain. We’re seeing growing support for progressive candidates who are putting the needs of working people and our communities at the center of their campaigns. These victories remind us that change doesn’t happen overnight, but when we continue organizing and building collective power, we can shift what’s possible. As Election Day approaches, let’s carry that same energy to the ballot box. Make your plan to vote on November 3rd and encourage your community to do the same! m4bl.link/vote (link in bio)

@djmissmilan is going #OffTheGrid with M4BL! Join us at @lov3houston for Off the Grid @ @afro.tech on 11/4 https://m4bl.link/OffTheGrid (link in bio)

M4BL is going Offline & Outside. No Tech @ #AFROTECH26 📵 🔜 https://m4bl.link/OffTheGrid

60 years later, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! ✊🏾 This past week, we joined former Panthers, organizers, and community members in Oakland, California, to commemorate the Black Panther Party's 60th anniversary, celebrating six decades of organizing, community building, and the continued struggle for Black liberation. Sixty years later, the spirit of the Panthers remains alive, not just in what we remember and celebrate, but in the work still being done to build the world our people deserve. As part of this moment of remembrance, we sat down with former Black Panther Party Minister of Culture and revolutionary artist Emory Douglas, whose powerful artwork helped give visual expression to the movement and its demands for liberation. Watch a preview of our conversation with Emory Douglas, then swipe through some moments from this past week's 60th anniversary celebration in Oakland.

On this Indigenous People’s Day we remember and honor all indigenous people across the globe. From the Americas, to the continent of Africa, to Palestine- the people continue to resist the violent impact of colonization throughout history and beyond. Colonization continues to impact our communities but we have the power to speak up and fight against genocide and colonization. We have the power to fight back for people who have inhabited, cared for, and loved the land of their people.

October marks National LGBTQIA+ History month, a time for us to celebrate and honor Black Queer, Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, and Intersex history all month long and beyond! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #LGBTQIA+ #TGNCI

Join us for the next People's Assembly Project Webinar! 📅 Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 | 4PM CT / 5PM ET Makani Themba and Natt Offiah will break down notetaking: how to capture what's said, record decisions, and carry our people's voices into action. You don't want to miss this one! Register at m4blaction.link/PMA-Training (link in bio)

Five floors. 12 hours. 17 Black-led organizations. One day to gather, build, imagine, and celebrate. This Saturday, September 26, join The Black Hive @ M4BL at New York Climate Week as we celebrate our 5-year anniversary. This full day of programming will feature the launch of No Digital Sacrifice Zones, documentary screenings, live performances, interactive exhibitions, and an after-dark rooftop party. Come for the conversations and exhibitions, stay for the food, music, and rooftop. 📅 September 26 ⏰ 3PM–1AM 📍 New York City RSVP encouraged at the link in our bio.

In another blow to Trump's war on mail-in ballots, the Supreme Court just refused to let his administration throw our elections into chaos weeks before Election Day. This is the tactic we've watched time and time again. Restrict the mail, tighten the requirements, and make the path to the ballot box just a little bit harder in hopes that our people get tired of pushing back. In 2024 alone, absentee voting made up nearly a third of all votes cast across 32 states. Almost 2 million of those ballots came from Black voters, nearly 3 million from Asian voters, and over 4 million from Hispanic voters. That's the coalition they're trying to break up. The Supreme Court still has more to decide before November, and the confusion these repeated challenges create is the point, but every ruling like this one tells us the same thing we already knew, that our vote is worth fighting for, and we don't stop until it's secured.

Our ancestors were counted as property before they were counted as voters. Every protection we fought for since then has been contested, rolled back, and won again by our people being organized and coming together. The current attacks are the same fight in new clothes. From voter purge lists and closed precincts to rules written specifically to shrink us, none of this is new to our people. We’ve fought it before, and we’re ready again. Today on National Voter Registration Day, take two minutes to register, or check that you're still on the rolls. They are counting on us not to look; let’s prove them wrong. m4bl.link/VOTE

Come see us during CBC Week in DC, Wednesday 9/16, 5pm to 8pm at Realm Rooftop on O Street! Our DC partners join the Electoral Justice Project, Climate Justice and Policy team for collective conversation on taking action for our communities. Come for the calls to action, stay for the squad and swag.

Our labor built this country, and our people deserve to thrive in it. From the kidnapping and enslavement of our ancestors to the underpaid and overworked labor of today, this country has built its wealth and power on the backs of our labor while denying our communities that same prosperity. Through it all, our people organized, built unions, went on strike, and cared for one another. Labor Day grew from workers’ organizing, but its federal recognition helped to distance it from May Day’s deep roots of international worker solidarity. We cannot allow the celebration of our labor to erase the struggle behind it. This Labor Day, we demand an economy built on care for our families and communities, that places people’s needs ahead of billionaires and their profits.

TODAY: Join us for the next edition in the People’s Assembly Project Webinars! This session will feature @jxnpeoples @hgchange and discuss the event structure of a successful People’s Assembly. You don’t want to miss this one! Register at https://m4blaction.link/PMA-Training (link in bio)

What happened in Gary is why we’re fighting for community care. After a devastating storm, thousands of residents in Gary, Indiana, a predominantly Black city, were left without power for nearly TWO WEEKS. All this time, our people still needed food, our elders still needed to be checked on, medication needed refrigeration, and our families needed support. So our community organized. Black communities have always built systems of collective care, but we shouldn’t have to build them from scratch every time a crisis hits. That’s why we’re working with comrades like @smiletrustinc and @eatorgchicago to support the development of Community Care Hubs and Networks (CCNs) as a way of connecting organizations, resources, and people before disaster strikes, while building the power to fight for the communities we deserve. Gary has power again, but what happened there should never have happened. And there's a long road to recovery ahead. Follow @capitalbnews for more on-the-ground updates as residents recover from this devastating storm and organizations such as @countonusindiana and @1loveglobal providing on the ground support. Swipe to learn how to create your own CCN.

The United States has a well-documented history of lynching Black people that's continuing today. And it needs to stop. The very systems meant to protect us are harming us, killing our loved ones, and poisoning our communities. The U.S. has never ended lynchings and we have long called for a reckoning with our country’s white supremacist, racist underpinnings. With Black people finding their loved ones hanging from trees across the country, we cannot be silent: now is the time to take action, in your local community, with your friends and neighbors! Add your name here to our petition demanding action be taken https://m4bl.link/InvestigateHangings Link in bio!

Black August is a time for us to honor our political prisoners and to recommit ourselves to the struggle for Black liberation. @monifabandele of @mxgmnyc beautifully details the legacy and meaning of Black August and how you can participate in the work in @blackpressusa. Link in bio to read more!

A massive earthquake this week devastated the people of Colombia, leaving at least 200 dead and many more still missing or injured. Our comrades there are taking action to offer support, shelter, and basic necessities to the survivors. Share these graphics to help make sure they reach the Colombian people! As massive natural disasters increase around the world, we will always be in solidarity with working people and the Black diaspora. In the words of @franciamarquezm, “Aquí el pueblo salva al pueblo.” Here, the people save the people. #emergenciacali #colombia

This Black August, we want to honor the memory of and celebrate the life of Assata Shakur. Assata was a formidable organizer, comrade, mother, sister, political prisoner, and now ancestor who taught us many lessons about what it means to be disciplined, radical, and to love Black people. We lift up her name this Black August and every Black August. Check out our new Black August website https://m4bl.org/black-august/ (link in bio) where you can learn more about the meaning and history of Black August and ways you can honor Assata's legacy and support our political prisoners who have yet to come home.

We know that when our people are rooted in their communities and building ground-up, community-guided solutions, that's how we win! Join us TODAY in Jackson, Mississippi for a special community screening of 'Power to the People, Y’all', presented in partnership with @springboard_to, @splcenter, @msvotes, @peoplesadvocacyinstitute, and @naacpms. Following the screening there will be a cross-generational panel on community, power, and organizing across time and place.

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