{"id":609,"date":"2026-04-03T13:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b-inpowerd.com\/?p=609"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:48:16","slug":"this-moment-in-our-movement-for-black-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/b-inpowerd.com\/?p=609","title":{"rendered":"This Moment In Our Movement for Black Lives!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>B-InPowerD is excited to be joined by the incomparable Dr. Melina Abdullah, Professor of Pan-African Studies at Cal State LA\u2019s College of Ethnic Studies, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter \u2013 Los \u00c1ngeles and Black Lives Matter Grassroots, where she is also Director. She is a leader in the California Faculty Association (the faculty union), both locally and statewide, and mother of three. 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