Assata's Daughters
Assata's Daughters is an organization of young Black women and girls in Chicago, that protests against police violence.[1][2] Assata's Daughters are part of a cluster of youthful, black activist organizations in Chicago that sprang up as part of the Black Lives Matter, admire Malcolm X's motto, "By any means necessary", and are regarded as more radical than the established black civil rights organizations.[3]
The group is named in honor of Black Panther militant Assata Shakur.[4]
Assata's Daughters helped organize the 2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest, and afterwards protested the arrest of four participants in the rally.[5]
The group has worked closely with Chicago Black Lives Matter to defeat the reelection bid of Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, of whose response to the Shooting of Laquan McDonald they disapprove.[2][6][7]
References
- ↑ Linthicum, Kate (March 12, 2016). "How black, Latino and Muslim college students organized to stop Trump's rally in Chicago". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- 1 2 Holliday, Darryl (February 22, 2016). "The New Black Power". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ Rhodes, Dawn (December 21, 2015). "Young, black activists emerge amid repeated police controversies in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ Zacharias, Michelle (February 17, 2016). "Activists of every stripe unite in ICE civil disobedience". People's World. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ Rhodes, Wawn (March 13, 2016). "4 charged in clashes after canceled Trump rally at UIC". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ Rodd, Scott (March 14, 2016). "Cook County's State's Attorney Race Is A Watershed Moment For Black Lives Matter". Think Progress. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ Rankin, Kenrya (February 24, 2016). "Young Activists Disrupt Anita Alvarez Fundraiser". ColorLines. Retrieved March 14, 2016.