Black History Month in D.C. isn’t just about the past.
It’s about resistance that never stopped.
This month we’re lifting up the ongoing resistance of Black people in D.C. to the police state, police terror, and state violence starting with Red Summer, 1919. 🧵⬇️
#BlackHistoryMonth #DCPolicingHistory
On October 18, 2021, De’Andre Johnson’s life was stolen by MPD cop Juwan Jefferson, the same cop who took the life of Eric Carter on September 16, 2019. To all of his family, De’Andre was the glue. He was also a father, warrior, and protector. His life mattered.
DC Police sergeant charged with assaulting a federal officer youtu.be/NTzwSIC0UAw?...
✨ Relive the joy! ✨ Check out all the amazing moments we captured by @leahonthelens at Black Joy Sunday! Community, love, and celebration in every photo 📸💛 #BlackJoySunday #BLMDC10YEARS
Celebrating 10 years of Black Lives Matter DC—organizing, healing, and reclaiming space for our people. Thank you to our community, sponsors, and partners for standing with us. Here’s to the next decade of joy, justice, and freedom. ✊🏾🖤 #BLMDC10Years #BlackJoySunday
We’re here, we’re live, we’re outside — Black Joy Sunday 10 Years!
🎉 Black Joy Sunday is here!! Forecast clears in time, be there when it all kicks off! 📍Anacostia Park will be lit 🔥 see you at 1-5 at field 6! Tell a friend to bring a friend!! Click the link that’s pinned on our page 🌟🖤
TOMORROW IS THE DAY!! 🔥 The energy, the music, the food, the family fun—it’s almost here. See you at Black Joy Sunday! ITS LIT!#blackjoysunday #blmdc10years 🖤 TELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND! 🌟Click the link that’s pinned to view more information AND to register 🌟
The countdown is getting real! We are three days away 🎉✨
Black Joy Sunday
🗓️Sept 7
📍Anacostia Park • 1–5 PM!
🎶 Free food, games, dancing, giveaways, and all the vibes.
Click the link in our bio to register and view more information!
#BlackJoySunday #BlackJoyDC #BLMDC10YEARS
MPD’s core practices are poisoned with racial bias. Black folks make up 40% of DC, but account for over 70% of all stops in 2022 & 2023 and less than 1% of these stops recovered firearms. More cops, no measurable gains in safety.
#LetYourMottoBeResistance
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The countdown is ON! 🎉 Only 5 days until we gather for food, music, dancing, and pure JOY. Who are you bringing with you to Black Joy Sunday? 🙌🏾 Don’t forget to click the link in our bio to register and view more information! actionnetwork.org/events/blm-d... #blmdc10years
President Trump's crusade against D.C.’s homelessness fails to solve some of its deepest struggles: There are not enough services, subsidies or beds to house the thousands of adults and children in the District without permanent housing. https://wapo.st/4mP0xTF
📍 In just 2 weeks, Anacostia Park will be the place to be! Food, games, dancing, and vibes all wrapped into one celebration. Don’t miss Black Joy Sunday! Click the link for more information and to register!
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We are fighting to protect the Sanctuary Values Act because it limits police power and protects vulnerable people right now. This is one step toward our larger goal of ending the harm of policing altogether.
Federalizing the police means more raids, more deportations, and more fear and terror especially for Black immigrant and undocumented folks.
This isn’t about which police force is in charge. It’s about whether our community keeps the protections we fought for in the Sanctuary Values Act.
Federal control would result in:
• Increased ICE collaboration
• Greater risk of detention and deportation
Living our abolitionist principles means we oppose both the local and federal expansion of police power, because the harm to our communities comes from the system itself, regardless of who’s in charge.
Being principled would mean we filter our actions through that abolitionist belief.
We should ask outselves:
• Does my action reduce the power or legitimacy of policing?
• Or am I just choosing who gets to control the same harmful system?
If one of our principles is that prisons and policing are inherently oppressive and must be dismantled, a principle would be that both federal and local policing harms our community.
Without having clear principles guiding our actions, decisions, how we navigate a situation like this, we could find ourselves fighting for and legitimizing systems and institutions that contradict the principles we say we have.
To “have principles” is to have a set of personal values about what’s right or wrong, just or unjust, etc. These are our moral compasses, they guide our decisions, our actions, etc. “Being principled” means consistently living our principles, even when it’s difficult, or no one is watching.
The issue is about preserving the Sanctuary Values Act (critical harm reduction) and MPD’s very particular collaboration with ICE and the impact to our folks in DC.
Words mean things. Being “principled” isn’t an organizing catch phrase. Abolition isn’t just about cops.
Thank you for supporting these comrades.
NO SAFETY WITHOUT SELF-DETERMINATION: EXPOSING THE MYTH OF POLICE PROTECTION IN D.C.
Statement by Black Lives Matter DC
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Are you ready for Black Joy Sunday? Will you be attending 👀 #BLACKJOYSUNDAY #BLMDC10YEARS
NO SAFETY WITHOUT SELF-DETERMINATION: EXPOSING THE MYTH OF POLICE PROTECTION IN D.C.
Statement by Black Lives Matter DC
www.dcblm.org/in-the-media...
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Bring your dancing shoes—you know how we do! @dancingwithregina is bringing the energy and keeping the ground hot all day at Black Joy Sunday! 💥🪩
📍 Anacostia Park
🗓 Sunday, September 7, 2025 | 1–5 PM
🎉 Free food, games, dancing & giveaways!
#BLMDC10Years #BLACKJOYSUNDAY
Lights, Camera, Action! We’re shining the spotlight on @masscommguruprod— capturing all the moments!🎥✨
Black Joy Sunday
🗓️Sept 7
📍Anacostia Park • 1–5 PM!
🎶 Free food, games, dancing, giveaways, and all the vibes.
📍 Mark your calendar & pull up!
#BlackJoySunday #BlackJoyDC #BLMDC10YEARS
