Official Statements

Council of the District of ColumbiaCommittee on the Judiciary and Public SafetyNovember 29, 2023 On behalf of Moms of Black Boys (M.O.B.B.) United, Inc. I stand before you as the DC Chapter Lead for...

M.O.B.B. United mourns the tragic loss of Exoneree Leonard Allen Cure. After being wrongfully convicted of an armed robbery, Leonard spent sixteen of his fifty-three years behind bars in a Florida prison. Three years...

Today, we stand with the family of Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old Black boy recently released from a Kansas City, Missouri hospital and currently under the care of his mother, a nurse. Yarl whose mother...

M.O.B.B. United for Social Change joins with the family of Tyre Nichols and the Memphis community in mourning for the tragic loss of Tyre Nichols, a father, a son, an avid skateboarder and nature...

One year ago today, we all watched in horror as George Floyd’s last breath was snuffed out of him by the pressure of Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee on his neck for more than nine...

One week ago, our hearts broke again as we watched yet another Black man be gunned down by a trigger happy police officer with no regard for Black life.  Read full Statement

This week, a mother and 4 children (ages 17,14,12 & 6) were terrorized when police mistakenly identified their SUV as a stolen motorcycle from another state. That’s right. An SUV in Colorado was mistaken...

Strange Fruit Over the past month, we have been horrified and heartbroken by a string of hangings of Black boys and men, all deemed to be suicides. Given the racially charged atmosphere and prevalence...

OFFICIAL STATEMENT  OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM MOMS OF BLACK BOYS UNITED FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, INC. (M.O.B.B. UNITED FOR SOCIAL CHANGE) REGARDING CHARGES FILED IN THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD BY FOUR MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS  (NEW...

Moms of Black Boys United for Social Change stands with the family of Jamee Johnson and the Jacksonville, Florida community as they seek justice faced with the tragedy of another young life taken too...