Illinois Pull Up

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We are grassroots Lineage-based Organizers.  As a part of a nationwide organizing effort called #PullUpSeptember2022 we are focusing on 5 Tangibles:-Lineage-based Reparations-for those who can track their families back to 1865 and have had their families classified as either Mulatto, Colored, Negro, or Black; and currently classified as Black for at least the last 10 years.-Delineation we are a specific ethnic group with a specific culture.  We are not African-American.  We are not people of color.  We are not minorities.-Anti-Black Hate Crime Bill to have Black Americans classified with protected status. -Immigration-to stop illegal immigration, increase deportation of illegal immigrants, and to cap legal immigration.-Protection from CPS for Black American Children-we want the same protections for Black American children that Native American children have under federal laws and statutesThis is our message to elected officials and other stakeholders!