To: Ashley Rich, Mobile County District Attorney, Mobile County District Attorney
#JusticeForChikesiaClemons: Tell Mobile County District Attorney to drop the charges
On April 21, 2018, 25-year-old Chikesia Clemons was assaulted and wrongfully arrested at a Waffle house by Saraland, Alabama police. They slammed her body to the ground, exposing her breasts, then put her in a chokehold threatening to break her arm. We are demanding that all charges be dropped against Chikesia.
Why is this important?
#SayHerName is a national movement that began in 2015 to bring attention to violence against Black women, girls, and trans women. It is important to stand with Chikesia in this moment because like in so many cases of violence towards Black women, her story has not had a lot of mainstream coverage. After the arrest of the two Black men at the Starbucks in Philadelphia, Rashid Nelson and Donte Robinson, there was a national outcry to stop the calling of police on Black people. The nation responded with righteous anger for justice to be served for those brothers. I am asking for the same to be done for Chikesia. The death of Sandra Bland did not initially receive the coverage it deserved. It was the advocacy of activists across the country, that pushed Sandra’s case to be at the forefront of mainstream media. Let this be the reminder of why we need to stand for Black women and #SayHerName.