The director of Black Lives Matter Grassroots claimed the “Chicago Police lie” and that Jussie Smollett’s trial is a “white supremacist charade,” in a statement posted to BLM’s website Tuesday.
“We love everybody in our community,” said Dr. Melina Abdullah, who is also a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. “It’s not about a trial or a verdict in a white supremacist charade, it’s about how we treat our community when corrupt systems are working to devalue our lives. In an abolitionist society, this trial would not be taking place, and our communities would not have to fight and suffer to prove our worth.” “In our commitment to abolition, we can never believe police, especially the Chicago Police Department (CPD) over Jussie Smollett, a Black man who has been courageously present, visible, and vocal in the struggle for Black freedom,” Abdullah’s statement continued. “While policing at-large is an irredeemable institution, CPD is notorious for its long and deep history of corruption, racism, and brutality.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/chicago-police-lie-blm-leader-calls-jussie-smollett-trial-a-white-supremacist-charade/ar-AARClaM?ocid=msedgntp