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Here at 51/Wentworth where activists are holding a press conference. “Chicago is the most overpoliced city in the nation,” said @606hoodlum. “... The Black and Brown youth of this city warned you guys, we warned you about Lori Lightfoot... the way CPD acted yesterday is not new.”
“We are begging LSC members to get cops out of our schools, we are fighting for our humanity,” said @606hoodlum.
“The officers claimed they didn’t want us there but when we tried to leave, they wouldn’t let us,” said India of @GKMC18. “...We will not be silenced, we will not bullied and we will not be moved.”
“They took the organizers because they thought if they took the organizers, we would stop protesting, but they were wrong,” said Jasmine after pointing out that police came dressed for a fight. “My people don’t come to a fight in socks and sandles.”
“Do y’all not see how these police are looking at us right now?” Asked Christopher. “Some of us have been out here since 4 this morning, or earlier.”
“This is personal for me, in the past 2 months, 3 of my friends have been arrested and brutalized and our mayor has said nothing,” said @heyo__tayo. “Our Black woman mayor is not protecting Black women and I have a personal issue with that.”
“We see who you are, we see who you truly are,” said @heyo__tayo. “We’ve been here for 12 plus hours and we have heard nothing, she has said nothing.”
“I’ve been out here for 13 hours, I have a concussion,” said @supernaira. “...The only reason they [the police] blocked off our route is because they were protecting property.”
![“I’ve been out here for 13 hours, I have a concussion,” said @supernaira. “...The only reason they [the police] blocked off our route is because they were protecting property.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfjvK2UWAAAqSc9.jpg "“I’ve been out here for 13 hours, I have a concussion,” said @supernaira. “...The only reason they [the police] blocked off our route is because they were protecting property.”")
“It looked like a scary movie and we are kids,” said @supernaira.
“The majority of people being arrested were allies but the majority who are being charged are Black,” said @supernaira. “...It doesn’t matter what you do to us, we’re still fighting.”
“Y’all wanna what makes a protest not peaceful? Police,” said @kamilalyciaa. “...This shit is personal...as a Black woman, this shit is personal.”
“I wasn’t told what I was arrested for until after 5 hours in a holding cell... they put 16 people in a holding cell during a pandemic.” Said @kamilalyciaa.
“Public safety does not look like them,” said @kamilalyciaa.
“Materials will come back, but we will not come back if they kill us,” said @kamilalyciaa regarding the anger over looting. “...We are being beaten and brutalized, y’all know what the issue is... we need funding on the South and West Sides if Chicago.”
“We don’t fear that. Our power is radical, our anger is justified,” said @kamilalyciaa.
“It’s past defunding CPD, we’re getting rid of the Chicago Police Deprtment,” said @kamilalyciaa.
