If raising a Black child in America wasn’t hard enough already, imagine the challenge of raising Black sons during a time of increased racial tension, marked by the high-profile shootings of Black men and boys at the hands of police.

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Worried About Your Black Son? Join Moms of Black Boys United

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Brooklyn Mom Creates Facebook Group, ‘Mothers Of Black Boys’

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"Unjustified killing of black men and boys by police officers without accountability must stop," said MoBBU founder Depelsha McGruder. "Our sons will not be your reality show. They will not be a hashtag."

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July 2016

When Depelsha McGruder, 43, of Brooklyn, started a Facebook group called "M.O.B.B. - Mothers of Black Boys" earlier this month, she didn't expect that by the end of July it would grow to include almost 117,000 moms from all over the country, all concerned for their black sons in their interactions with police.

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Brooklyn mother starts Facebook page encouraging other moms to discuss their fears, concern

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1 Mother Had Enough of Being Afraid for Her Sons, so She Did Something About It

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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 after his conviction was overturned and he was completely exonerated of any wrongdoing, and only two months after being awarded $817,000 by the state of Florida in compensation, Leonard was killed during a traffic stop on October 16, 2023 in Camden County, GA. He was traveling to his Georgia home after visiting his mother in Florida. The details of the traffic stop have not been released but are being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Instead of gathering with family for 4th of July celebrations this year, the family and community of Jayland Walker mourned the tragic loss of their 25 year old son, a church member who was adored by elders in his community.  During a police stop on the evening of June 27th, Jayland suffered at least 60 wounds that were the result of gunfire; Walker was shot 90 times. 

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Last week, Elijah McClain should have turned 25. Moms of Black Boys United join together in solidarity to mourn this son-light extinguished too soon and demand justice. If it were not for the Aurora Police, Elijah McClain would still be bringing light to this world.

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On the morning of Friday, November 13th, 16 year old AJ Crooms and 18 year old Sincere Pierce were repeatedly shot and killed by Brevard county’s Deputy Jafet Santiago-Miranda, an officer with a record of misconduct and abuse, in Cocoa, Florida.

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On the evening of October 30th, 15 year old Quawan Charles was picked up from his father’s house by a white male and his mother. His disfigured body was found November 2nd. The parish of St. Mary refuses to release the findings of the autopsy.

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Daniel Prude was suffering a mental health crisis on March 23 when his brother contacted police for assistance. Seven officers responded and as a result of the interaction with the police, Daniel is dead. 

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M.O.B.B. United for Social Change demands justice in the case of Maurice Gordon, a New Jersey motorist killed by a law enforcement officer on May 23, 2020, only two days before the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked global protests.

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Overall the Justice in Policing Act (JIPA) addresses most of the policies that MUSC has been advocating for since its inception. The Act would establish national standards for training and operation of police departments that would be mandated at the federal level and uses the power of funding to encourage adoption of the same standards at the state and local level. It addresses the systematic racism and bias that affects how our Black boys and men are treated by law enforcement and puts in place substantive measures for better data collection and clearer guidelines for effective prosecution.

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We are pleased to hear that charges have been upgraded to second degree murder for the principal assailant, Derek Chauvin, in the murder of unarmed citizen George Floyd and have now also been filed against the remaining three officers involved for aiding and abetting a murder. We are also grateful that civil rights charges have been filed by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights against the Minneapolis Police Department in relation to the death of George Floyd. Additionally, we support the department’s investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department.

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UPDATE: It's been a week since the country, and the world as a whole, has been protesting to demand the arrests of ALL of the police officers involved in the George Floyd murder. Since then only ONE has been arrested.

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Though there have been multiple police killings since Eric Garner, mostly by gunfire, I never thought I would again see anything so brutal, so heartless, so casually callous as his murder. This week, I was proven wrong. George Floyd, accused of the very non-violent crime of forgery, was brutally murdered as a crowd watched in broad daylight when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin decided to restrain him on the ground by pressing his knee into his neck as he held him for arrest.

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As lockdowns persist across the country as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, communities of color continue to be ravaged by the endemic dehumanization and devaluation of black lives. MOBB United for Social Change stands with the family of Ahmaud Arbery, who has lost an innocent son; we demand justice be brought to his killers.

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