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Mary Hooks

Co-director of Southerners on New Ground, which is part of the National Bail Out collective and the Movement for Black Lives. She’s an organizer of National Black Mama’s Bail Out Day.

StoryJun 15, 2020

The Killing of Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta Police Shoot Dead Unarmed Man Who Fell Asleep in His Own Car

StoryMay 10, 2019

“Black Mama’s Bail Out Day”: Movement Grows to Free Black Women from Jail for Mother’s Day

StoryMay 10, 2019

“We Have No Reason to Trust the Police”: Sandra Bland Arrest Video Reignites Anger over Her Death

StoryMay 11, 2018

Black Mama’s Bail Out Is Freeing Black Women from Jail for Mother’s Day & Taking Aim at Cash Bail

StoryMay 12, 2017

On Black Mama’s Bail Out Day, “Goal is to Free Our People from These Cages” Before Mother’s Day

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