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On November 24, 2015 it was announced that Officer Jason Van Dyke will be charged with murder ahead of the video released this evening for the murder of 17-year old LaQuan McDonald which took place in October 2014. Just last week a judge ruled that the dashcam video of the murder of LaQuan McDonald be released by November 25th and the video has just been released.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel organized a meeting with community organizers which a collective of Black youth-led organizations (including BYP 100 and Black Lives Matter Chicago) declined to partake in the meeting and released a statement and held a press conference which can be accessed below:
Why we refused to take a meeting about #LaquanMcDonald execution with Chicago's mayor today: https://t.co/Pr4PsTabcy
— BYP100 (@byp100) November 23, 2015
Today's Press Conference. Thanks @kathychaney:
Part 1:https://t.co/4Mj66c4vMS
Part 2:https://t.co/lRUWSeb3kf
Part 3:https://t.co/lOZVpZNypT— BYP100 (@byp100) November 23, 2015
Tensions in the city are building in the wake of a recent decision to fire Dante Servin who murdered Rekia Boyd due to the building pressure from Black youth-led organizations including BYP 100 and Black Lives Matter Chicago:
Join us Dec 9th to demand that the Chicago Police Board complete the last step and fire Dante Servin!#RekiaBoyd pic.twitter.com/IGyXA0wWgo
— BLMChicago (@BLMChi) November 24, 2015
We can now check off step 2 of a 3 step process.
We are not done yet!#RekiaBoyd #FireServin #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/NHrNjQPyiC
— BLMChicago (@BLMChi) November 24, 2015
Prior to the video’s release BYP 100 also engaged in a social media campaign in hopes of educating people about the importance of self-care and the value of respecting the loss of lives in sharing the video, entitled #BeforeYouWatch:
What message will you send to Black ppl as we prepare for the release of the video showing the execution of #LaquanMcDonald? #BeforeYouWatch
— BYP100 (@byp100) November 24, 2015
#BeforeYouWatch the video of #LaquanMcDonald watch this. We're sending love letters to Black people. #BeforeYouWatch https://t.co/lWX6ugiljI
— BYP100 (@byp100) November 24, 2015
Stay tuned for updates.
