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CEO of @BlackNoChaser @BeBlackNoChaser - IG:@CJLawrenceEsq #IfTheyGunnedMeDown creator. Young, Gifted,Black AF. Lawyer.Lover.Fighter.Activist.DisruptorNBA❤️ ΩΨΦ
Feb 20 6 tweets 2 min read
In 1729 Jonathan Swift wrote a satirical piece called “A Modest Proposal”. A social commentary on elitism, The “proposal” was so preposterous that it would Turn the mirror on the rich/government for treating poor people as commodities & burdens. He proposed the poor sell (cont.) Image The proposal was that the poor would have to “sell their children to the rich” so that the rich could then eat the children. Now for the folks that be struggling to comprehend- don’t say CJ Said… understand that this is what the SATIRE suggested as social commentary. Image
Aug 2, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
O’Shae Sibley was stabbed to death for voguing at a gas station. Someone killed him for dancing because they hated witnessing his joy and comfort with who he was as a human being- a gay Black man. Someone violently took his life because he was LIVING. And that’s heartbreaking


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And it’s infuriating because - gas stations & corner stores are already dangerous places for Black people- Black boys and Men particularly- where we have seen stories of us dying there for “loud music”, “selling cds, buying skittles and tea, “selling loose cigarettes”
Dec 30, 2022 10 tweets 3 min read
I really wasn’t going to say anything else about the Tory Lanez case. But in light of the audio which didn’t leak… it’s public record… I feel the need to say this. Megan Thee Stallion is one of the most popular Black Women in the world & she was a victim of violence- Even with 3 eyewitnesses including herself as a victim, bullet fragments in her feet, video of her bleeding from her feet- There were people who chose not to believe her rather than to believe something that made no sense at all. It was not until some heard Tory himself
Dec 29, 2022 9 tweets 4 min read
On October 12, 2022, a 36 yo white man, Krieg Butler Sr, killed a 13 yo Black boy, Sinzae Reed, in Columbus, OH.
blackwithnochaser.com/sinzae-reeds-k… In a report by North Carolina Beat, witnesses said Krieg Butler shot Sinzae in his back and then came back around and reshot him multiple times. blackwithnochaser.com/sinzae-reeds-k…
Dec 29, 2022 8 tweets 4 min read
My Grandaddy, Jack Sutton was born in 1918 and he lived to be 85 years old passing just a few weeks before my graduation in 2003. He was always in great shape even as an 85 year old and
The family always talked about him being a hard worker. #DescendantChallenge This Christmas I learned just how hard of a worker he was. My Granddaddy used to wake up each morning at around 4 am so that he could leave the house at 5 am heading to work in Hattiesburg, MS. Hattiesburg is about 30 miles away from Richton, MS. He would often walk to work.
Dec 22, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
So there’s value to the jury in this testimony- perhaps as an independent party & perhaps as a, to be quite honest, a party to which a some of the jury may feel is more relatable to their own mindsets. Kelly testified that Lanez was firing a weapon everywhere & shot 4-5 times He also testified to fighting and the people jumping on “The Bigger Girl” - he was referring to Megan being the one assaulted at this point. As far as defense witnesses go… he wasn’t a great witness for the defense- but I honestly have no idea what aspect(s) of his testimony
Dec 22, 2022 11 tweets 2 min read
While I do believe Meg completely, my approach to the closing would have been different or at least this part would have been. Because cumulatively speaking the evidence in totality (Meg, Kelsey, Kelly’s) testimony say Tory shot Meg that night. 1. Did Tory have a gun? Yes 2. Did Tory Fire a gun multiple times? (According to 3 witnesses yes) 3. Was Meg Shot? Yes. THESE are the critical questions. And between the witnesses those questions were answered. No matter how convoluted the stories were besides that.
Dec 21, 2022 11 tweets 5 min read
Let me break down the statute and the elements of the crime on which Tory Lanez is being tried for firing a weapon at Megan Thee Stallion. Image Bullet fragments in Meg’s feet are proof that a gun was fired in Meg’s direction and that she was actually shot by those bullets. Arguing the elements of a crime at trial are really more like math or science than anything else- you’re either showing that 1+1 exists to = 2 Image
Sep 18, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
I will tell you that telling Black People in Mississippi to vote In Mississippi when we share with you the racist nature of our state government, state officials, the systems that exists - it’s very much a gaslighting of the people here to imply we aren’t proactive in our process Mississippi ACTIVELY works to disenfranchise Black and Brown voters and the reason they aren’t attempting to implement NEW laws to disenfranchise Black people is because other states are now copying Mississippi’s CURRENT laws. We organize, we vote, we fight in the Supreme Court
Jan 13, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
Dear Black People, if you are summoned for jury duty please do everything in your power to stay on the jury. As lawyers, We NEED you. Here are some stats on the impact of diverse juries vs. juries that lack diversity.

juryanalyst.com/blog/jury-dive…
Jul 4, 2021 9 tweets 2 min read
A lot of folks are shocked about Rachel Nichols comments towards Maria Taylor - Mainly because they thought Rachel was one of the cool ones. But Black Women in every sector of Corporate America been telling us they been catching this type of attitude & these policies for years. Black Women get attacked for how they wear their hair, how they dress, how they speak in the workplace, hell for getting HIRED in the workplace. Yesterday we saw a HAWyte woman attack Sha’Carri and Flo Jo & accuse them of something unsolicited & unfounded because she felt like it
Feb 26, 2021 5 tweets 5 min read
They Suspended Our @BlackNoChaser Account This morning because we posted a Flip The Switch Challenge (NonStop) Tiktok video last year. We had just grown to 21k Followers. Please help us get back there by following our new account @BeBlackNoChaser & Retweeting this tweet. #BHM From @BlackNoChaser we Broke Stories that held prisons accountable to the currently incarcerated & those stories went viral- we worked with BLM, Roc Nation, Color Of Change, MS Prison Reform Coalition, Until Freedom & Tamika Mallory to hold Mississippi accountable. News cited us.
Feb 23, 2020 7 tweets 3 min read
On Friday Feb. 21, 2020 I got Stopped, Profiled, detained for an hour, searched by dogs & had my rental car searched by Louisiana State Police. I’m alive but I know that I am not ok. I haven’t slept well & think about it daily. Here is video of me recounting the incident Pt. 2 I was on interstate 49 going through Louisiana. I’m not exactly sure where. I didn’t get badge numbers - at some point I was just trying to ensure my survival. I’ll explain that later.