Dr. Melina Abdullah co-founded BLM LA

<p>Dr. Melina Abdullah (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/docmellymel/" target="_blank">@docmellymel</a>) is a professor and the former chair of the Department of Pan-African Studies at Cal State University, Los Angeles. She is an activist, an organizer, a scholar, and a mother. And Dr. Melina co-founded BLM Los Angeles the night that George Zimmerman was acquitted of the charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter after the murder of Treyvon Martin.&nbsp;</p> <p>Dr. Melina is a recognized expert on race, gender, class, and social movements. She is the author of numerous scholarly articles and book chapters, with subjects ranging from political coalition building to womanist mothering.&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com/" target="_blank">Check out Black Lives Matter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blmla.org/" target="_blank">Sign up for the BLM LA newsletter, which provides regular calls to action</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/docmellymel/" target="_blank">Follow Dr. Melina on IG</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/docmellymel?lang=en" target="_blank">Follow Dr. Melina on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/BLMLA" target="_blank">Follow BLM LA</a></li> </ul> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/laylool/message