A Mom’s Fight for Social Justice

A social media group evolves into a force against systemic racism.

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MOBB United on #RolandMartinUnfiltered

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How a Facebook moms group is hoping to change the landscape for their Black sons

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Commentary: I don’t want to see my son die.

Those who harm Black men and boys need to be held accountable.

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Moms of Black Boys United, Inc. (M.O.B.B. United) Marks 3rd Anniversary at Essence Festival

New Orleans, LA – To celebrate the organization’s third anniversary, Moms Of Black Boys United, Inc. (M.O.B.B United) and sister organization, M.O.B.B. United for Social Change, elevated the conversation surrounding the treatment of Black boys and men in society during the 2019 ESSENCE Festival.

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Moms of Black Boys United,Inc. Holds Champions of Change Breakfast

Honoring Phaedra Parks, The Exonerated Five and Mayor Sharon Weston Broome at The 25th ESSENCE Festival

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Hottest Celebrity Pics This Week Of July 15 – 21

Phaedra Parks, Depelsha McGruder, Roland Martin and special guests Dr. Yusef Salaam, Korey Wise and Raymond Santana of the Exonerated five at 2nd Annual M.O.B.B. United Champions of Change Breakfast during Essence Festival.

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A Lil Positivity

Moms Of Black Boys United Hosts Special Breakfast Honoring “The Exonerated Five” At Essence Fest

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Essence Exclusive

“Real Housewives” Parks To Be Honored At This Weekend’s Events

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Power of a Voice

Nick Young and Wale join Jeff Johnson and Depelsha McGruder to get real about discrimination in America and detail their personal experiences with racial profiling, oppression, and police encounters in Power of a Voice: a conversation on saving our black boys at the BET Experience

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Forward Promise Fellowship For Leaders

Forward Promise Announces Depelsha McGruder as Recipient of Forward Promise Fellowship for Leaders

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The Story Behind Moms Of Black Boys United

Never underestimate the power of a mother’s tears.

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Organization Moms Of Black Boys Calls On Corporations To Change Racist Narratives

Because our boys are NOT monkeys.

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Leadership Retreat held at The Mansion at Noble Lane in Bethany, PA

This past March, members of the MOBB United Leadership Team met as a group in person for the first time for our inaugural Leadership Retreat. Coincidentally, OWN just happened to be shooting a new show starring the owner, Monique Greenwood, called "Checked Inn." The production crew shot with our group, and here's a short clip from our experience there.

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MOBB United mom encourages dialogue, aims to change perception of black boys and men

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From Fear to Fortitude: One Woman’s Fight for Black Boys a Year Later

This time last year, I was curled up in a ball on my bed, in tears and feeling frustrated, angry and afraid. I was suffering from a condition I coined called “MOBB disorder,” the seemingly irrational fear of a mom of a black boy that he will be unfairly stopped, harassed, brutalized or killed by law enforcement or a person in authority and not make it back home safely.

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Multiple police shootings caught on video sparked the emergence of MOBB United - a nationwide coalition of mothers determined to support each other, while they also protect their black sons from unjustified deadly force.

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Host Toni Williams interviews two women making a difference in the way that our boys and men are being perceived.

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Depelsha speaks candidly about the realities and stresses of being a mother of black sons and what M.O.B.B. United is doing to change perceptions, stop the killings, and foster true and lasting change to give their sons hope for life and equality

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MOBB United (Moms Of Black Boys) Is In Full FORMATION!

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