Moms United for Black Lives

Moms United for Black Lives is an activist group based in Portland, Oregon, with branches in other U.S. cities, including New York and San Diego. The group was a fixture at the George Floyd protests in Portland, wearing yellow shirts, helmets, goggles and gas masks, and leading hundreds of people in chants as they marched to the federal courthouse.[1][2]

Moms United for Black Lives
Location
  • Portland, Oregon, United States

Moms United was founded and is led by a collective of Black women, including Don't Shoot Portland’s founder Teressa Raiford and activists Demetria Hester and Danialle James. The group was created after controversy erupted in Portland's Wall of Moms protest group, where the leader was accused of being anti-Black. Thousands of women left Wall of Moms to join Moms United for Black Lives.[3][4][5]

“We want reparations written into law. We want people to understand that Black lives do matter. We want Teressa Raiford as mayor. And we want to defund the police.” explained MU4BL founder Demetria Hester.[3] The MU4BL network aims to provide support, aid, and assistance to communities around the nation . The key focus of Moms United for Black Lives is to address the problems of Portland's Black communities and “Listen to Black women.” according to Teressa Raiford.[3][4]

References
  1. Caldwell, Alicia A. (2020-08-02). "With No Federal Agents on Streets, Portland Protests Turn Largely Peaceful". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. Sanchez, Chelsey (2020-08-14). "The Wall of Moms Got Your Attention, but Mothers Have Always Been Fighting for Change". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. Pedroja, Cammy. "The Black Moms at the Heart of the Portland Protests". Refinery29. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  4. Cineas, Fabiola (2020-08-04). "How Portland's Wall of Moms collapsed — and was reborn under Black leadership". Vox. Vox Media. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  5. Madeline Holcombe. "Wall of Moms may have imploded but Black-led groups are picking up where it left off in Portland". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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