Saturdays with Renee

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Dr. Jared A. Ball and Renee Johnston

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Saturdays is a weekly informational show with a simple intention, to provide information which encourages the audience to share what they’ve learned with someone else.

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#AndreEaston #Bronx #Election More About Andre https://www.andreforthebronx.nyc ✅Renee Johnston is a registered member and state committee chair for the Green Party of NJ, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and a political writer for Public Square Amplified (http://www.publicsq.org). Her many musings and random rabbit hole research can also be found on http://www.isyourlifebetter.com. Renee previously worked as an educator and was a union member for over 20 years. ✅Doc JAB ✅LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/jaredball ✅YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@imixwhatilikejaredball ____________ 📌PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blackliberationmedia 📌WEBSITE: https://blkliberationmedia.org/ 📌TWITTER/X: https://x.com/BLM_edia 📌DISCORD: https://discord.gg/TDP9a4f5Ez

#AndreEaston #Bronx #Election

More About Andre https://www.andreforthebronx.nyc

✅Renee Johnston is a registered member and state committee chair for the Green Party of NJ, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and a political writer for Public Square Amplified (http://www.publicsq.org). Her many musings and random rabbit hole research can also be found on http://www.isyourlifebetter.com. Renee previously worked as an educator and was a union member for over 20 years.

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Andre for the Bronx ft Candidate Andre Easton

November 3, 2025 10:40 AM

#DialecticalMaterialism #Alkmi #saturdays Link to Alkmi's slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WAfo2T3RsjrzgxDtt_jbOIEUZGvEgiuu/view Link to donate to Public Square Amplified for NewsMatch: https://donorbox.org/newsmatch2025 ✅Renee Johnston is a registered member and state committee chair for the Green Party of NJ, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and a political writer for Public Square Amplified (http://www.publicsq.org). Her many musings and random rabbit hole research can also be found on http://www.isyourlifebetter.com. Renee previously worked as an educator and was a union member for over 20 years. ✅Doc JAB ✅LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/jaredball ✅YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@imixwhatilikejaredball ____________ 📌PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blackliberationmedia 📌WEBSITE: https://blkliberationmedia.org/ 📌TWITTER/X: https://x.com/BLM_edia 📌DISCORD: https://discord.gg/TDP9a4f5Ez

#DialecticalMaterialism #Alkmi #saturdays

Link to Alkmi's slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WAfo2T3RsjrzgxDtt_jbOIEUZGvEgiuu/view
Link to donate to Public Square Amplified for NewsMatch: https://donorbox.org/newsmatch2025

✅Renee Johnston is a registered member and state committee chair for the Green Party of NJ, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and a political writer for Public Square Amplified (http://www.publicsq.org). Her many musings and random rabbit hole research can also be found on http://www.isyourlifebetter.com. Renee previously worked as an educator and was a union member for over 20 years.

✅Doc JAB
✅LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/jaredball
✅YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@imixwhatilikejaredball
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Dialectics Revisited! Alkmi Returns!

November 1, 2025 1:07 PM

Saturdays with Renee talk Understanding Copaganda and Violence ft Lawrence Grandpre and Alec Karakatsanis. Watch full eps.: https://www.youtube.com/live/BW9DkAcpdls?si=GMjVC9dy7QzPbXdx ___________ WEBSITE: https://blkliberationmedia.org PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blackliberationmedia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/blackliberationmedia TWITTER/X: https://x.com/BLM_edia FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BlkLiberationMedia DISCORD: https://discord.gg/TDP9a4f5Ez

Saturdays with Renee talk Understanding Copaganda and Violence ft Lawrence Grandpre and Alec Karakatsanis. Watch full eps.: https://www.youtube.com/live/BW9DkAcpdls?si=GMjVC9dy7QzPbXdx

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JAIL OR DAYCARE

October 27, 2025 4:22 PM

#Copaganda #Violence #Police ✅Renee Johnston is a registered member and state committee chair for the Green Party of NJ, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and a political writer for Public Square Amplified (http://www.publicsq.org). Her many musings and random rabbit hole research can also be found on http://www.isyourlifebetter.com. Renee previously worked as an educator and was a union member for over 20 years. ✅Doc JAB ✅LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/jaredball ✅YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@imixwhatilikejaredball ____________ 📌PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blackliberationmedia 📌WEBSITE: https://blkliberationmedia.org/ 📌TWITTER/X: https://x.com/BLM_edia 📌DISCORD: https://discord.gg/TDP9a4f5Ez

#Copaganda #Violence #Police

✅Renee Johnston is a registered member and state committee chair for the Green Party of NJ, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and a political writer for Public Square Amplified (http://www.publicsq.org). Her many musings and random rabbit hole research can also be found on http://www.isyourlifebetter.com. Renee previously worked as an educator and was a union member for over 20 years.

✅Doc JAB
✅LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/jaredball
✅YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@imixwhatilikejaredball
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Understanding Copaganda and Violence ft Lawrence Grandpre and Alec Karakatsanis

October 25, 2025 1:12 PM

Saturdays with Renee. Lawrence Grandpre uses his 15 years of research and policy advocacy experience to work with community organizations and researchers to produce research and drive social change toward community self-determination. Working with the LBS Director of Public Policy, he supports the organization’s legislative advocacy efforts by producing research focused on evaluating best practices for policies that empower community decision-making and control of resources on topics ranging from policy accountability to reparations for the War on Drugs. Watch full episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/jqVRpRU9tpY?si=0viC7F7_C2a9MgGf ____________ WEBSITE: https://blkliberationmedia.org PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blackliberationmedia INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/blackliberationmedia TWITTER/X: https://x.com/BLM_edia FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BlkLiberationMedia DISCORD: https://discord.gg/TDP9a4f5Ez

Saturdays with Renee. Lawrence Grandpre uses his 15 years of research and policy advocacy experience to work with community organizations and researchers to produce research and drive social change toward community self-determination. Working with the LBS Director of Public Policy, he supports the organization’s legislative advocacy efforts by producing research focused on evaluating best practices for policies that empower community decision-making and control of resources on topics ranging from policy accountability to reparations for the War on Drugs. Watch full episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/jqVRpRU9tpY?si=0viC7F7_C2a9MgGf

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BLUE ON BLACK VIOLENCE

October 20, 2025 12:43 PM

#LawrenceGrandpre #Violence #BlackAmerica Lawrence Grandpre uses his 15 years of research and policy advocacy experience to work with community organizations and researchers to produce research and drive social change toward community self-determination. Working with the LBS Director of Public Policy, he supports the organization’s legislative advocacy efforts by producing research focused on evaluating best practices for policies that empower community decision-making and control of resources on topics ranging from policy accountability to reparations for the War on Drugs. https://lbsbaltimore.com/about/leadership/lawrence-grandpre/ City council approves $708K contracts for Minneapolis violence prevention groups https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/city-council-approves-contracts-minneapolis-violence-prevention-groups/89-0dfb4057-7673-45e0-bc70-cf568958aa63 Bill would give $1 million to nonprofit run by violence interrupter whose Minneapolis contract was pulled after shootout, threats https://archive.ph/1p0Oz Minneapolis violence prevention contracts are riddled with red flags as the city tries to clamp down https://archive.ph/BKVGS ‘It’s a Bully Tactic’: Minneapolis Violence Interrupters Stand Off With the City https://www.thetrace.org/2025/08/minneapolis-violence-interrupter-contract/ Critique of Cure Violence https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1547&context=jj_pubs ✅Renee Johnston is a registered member and state committee chair for the Green Party of NJ, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and a political writer for Public Square Amplified (http://www.publicsq.org). Her many musings and random rabbit hole research can also be found on http://www.isyourlifebetter.com. Renee previously worked as an educator and was a union member for over 20 years. ✅Doc JAB ✅LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/jaredball ✅YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@imixwhatilikejaredball ____________ 📌PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blackliberationmedia 📌WEBSITE: https://blkliberationmedia.org/ 📌TWITTER/X: https://x.com/BLM_edia 📌DISCORD: https://discord.gg/TDP9a4f5Ez

#LawrenceGrandpre #Violence #BlackAmerica

Lawrence Grandpre uses his 15 years of research and policy advocacy experience to work with community organizations and researchers to produce research and drive social change toward community self-determination. Working with the LBS Director of Public Policy, he supports the organization’s legislative advocacy efforts by producing research focused on evaluating best practices for policies that empower community decision-making and control of resources on topics ranging from policy accountability to reparations for the War on Drugs. https://lbsbaltimore.com/about/leadership/lawrence-grandpre/

City council approves $708K contracts for Minneapolis violence prevention groups
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/city-council-approves-contracts-minneapolis-violence-prevention-groups/89-0dfb4057-7673-45e0-bc70-cf568958aa63

Bill would give $1 million to nonprofit run by violence interrupter whose Minneapolis contract was pulled after shootout, threats
https://archive.ph/1p0Oz

Minneapolis violence prevention contracts are riddled with red flags as the city tries to clamp down
https://archive.ph/BKVGS

‘It’s a Bully Tactic’: Minneapolis Violence Interrupters Stand Off With the City
https://www.thetrace.org/2025/08/minneapolis-violence-interrupter-contract/

Critique of Cure Violence
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1547&context=jj_pubs

✅Renee Johnston is a registered member and state committee chair for the Green Party of NJ, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and a political writer for Public Square Amplified (http://www.publicsq.org). Her many musings and random rabbit hole research can also be found on http://www.isyourlifebetter.com. Renee previously worked as an educator and was a union member for over 20 years.

✅Doc JAB
✅LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/jaredball
✅YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@imixwhatilikejaredball
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📌PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/blackliberationmedia
📌WEBSITE: https://blkliberationmedia.org/
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Black On Black Violence... Nah, We Won't Be Doing That. ft. Lawrence Grandpre

October 18, 2025 12:52 PM

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