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Community Activist Melina Abdullah Gathers Over 5,000 Signatures Asking For City Attorney to Drop Charges Against Her
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Community Activist Melina Abdullah Gathers Over 5,000 Signatures Asking For City Attorney to Drop Charges Against Her

Sentinel News WireFebruary 1, 2019

LOS ANGELES- Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Khan – Cullors, is asking the community to demand justice for Dr. Melina Abdullah by demanding City Attorney Mike Feuer to drop all charges against Dr. Melina Abdullah. Abdullah is facing 8 misdemeanor counts for protesting against police violence according to the activist. Cullers has created an online petition that states: We demand that Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer end the criminalization of Black protest and immediately drop all charges against Dr. Melina Abdullah—professor, mother, organizer, and founding member of Black Lives Matter. Sign the petition and keep demanding that Mike Feuer

Correction: Sentinel Editorial Regarding Council District 10
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Correction: Sentinel Editorial Regarding Council District 10

Sentinel StaffMarch 31, 2022

Last week’s Sentinel editorial about Council District 10 included photos of Dr. Melina Abdullah and Commissioner Jacquelyn “Jackie” Dupont-Walker, but they were not mentioned in the story. Originally, our intention was to include their photos to represent “strong and brilliant Black women” who already live in Council District 10 and deserve to be on the list for consideration instead of a list comprised of only “one name and that name is Karly Katona” as proposed by Attorney John Sweeney.  While the names of Dr. Abdullah and Mrs. Dupont-Walker were included in the online article, their names were not in the print version. We apologize for the error.

Black Lives Matter Leader Endorses Wesson
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Black Lives Matter Leader Endorses Wesson

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 1, 2020

This week, LA City Council President Emeritus Herb Wesson received the official support of Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles and an outspoken advocate for police reform. Herb Wesson is running to replace Mark Ridley-Thomas on the LA County Board of Supervisors in this year’s open election.