Inside Her Story: Drop the Charges Against Patricia Okoumou!

Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with the woman who had everyone’s attention on the Fourth Of July as she climbed the Statue of Liberty.

Patricia Okoumou, went to the Statue of Liberty with her activism group for a protest with no actual intentions of climbing to statue. The thought crossed her mind a few times in the days leading up to the protest but thoughts are often just thoughts.

“I didn’t know the layout.” She said, “I just went by the grace of God and he led the way.” She was pushed to do so in part because she is outraged by the Trump administrations decision to use “children for political gain.”

Okoumou’s hearing is later today and there as a petition to have all of the charges against her dropped. You can sign it by clicking here.

Activists Protest Racial Profiling, Arrests Of Black People In Starbucks

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Activists Protest Racial Profiling, Arrests Of Black People In Starbucks

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“This is bigger than this one Starbucks. This is bigger than this one manager, who should be fired.” pic.twitter.com/TkrLrViNtD
— John Kopp (@WriterJohnKopp) April 16, 2018

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Demonstration moved inside Starbucks, where organizer demanded manager be fired pic.twitter.com/HvJG6Jujvi
— Lauren Mayk (@Laurenjmayk) April 15, 2018

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Protest underway at Philly Starbucks after two African-American men are forced to leave by police. https://t.co/5oVb9YrgO9 pic.twitter.com/Cxql0YwogK
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) April 15, 2018

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“We will not tolerate racial bias anymore,” organizer says outside Starbucks #nbc10 pic.twitter.com/ynTyPp6Em7
— Lauren Mayk (@Laurenjmayk) April 15, 2018

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Until there is justice for the two brothers arrested for #WaitingWhileBlack, I won’t be writing at this @Starbucks (or any other) where I’ve purchased thousands of dollars worth of coffee and meals over the years. #boycottstarbucks pic.twitter.com/dQpptBm4fn
— Solomon Jones (@solomonjones1) April 16, 2018

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The scene inside the Starbucks at 18th & Spruce about an hour ago, where protesters demanded that the manager who called the cops on Thursday be fired#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/upByNqLa6U
— Indivisible Philadelphia (@IndivisiblePHL) April 15, 2018

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Love this shot from our photographer Michael Bryant at today's Starbucks protest. Here's my story on today's events: https://t.co/xqqffcOopp pic.twitter.com/enBa3CdiuW
— Stephanie Farr (@FarFarrAway) April 15, 2018

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Philly protest at the racist Starbucks in my neighborhood today. The manager still has her job after corporate visit yesterday. I’m outraged ! @JoyAnnReid @JillWineBanks @maddow pic.twitter.com/JVgxrPMZ9n
— Mikey (@hisey_mike) April 15, 2018

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Protesters rally at Philadelphia Starbucks where two black men were handcuffed and arrested for 'trespassing': https://t.co/YzFNquBf4D pic.twitter.com/33Wg4XKajH
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) April 16, 2018

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Protests And Call For Boycott At Philadelphia Starbucks After Arrest https://t.co/0gr2DhDDN1 pic.twitter.com/FC3OXJJNfT
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Peaceful protest at @Starbucks by people of all colors. To the one aggressive man across the street arguing for his “white privilege,” you are outnumbered. Get used to it. pic.twitter.com/DDjMfBmDF5
— Melissa DePino (@missydepino) April 15, 2018

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The protest is growing outside the @Starbucks. The woman on the right in the red shirt is 90 years old and told a story about her father who died when she was 9 as a result of racial profiling and police brutality. pic.twitter.com/DxQb5OYtSG
— Melissa DePino (@missydepino) April 14, 2018

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Outside the Starbucks today pic.twitter.com/vcr9QstkRT
— Melissa DePino (@missydepino) April 14, 2018

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“This is what democracy looks like.” @AsaKhalif from #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/nUk94L4Gx8
— Melissa DePino (@missydepino) April 15, 2018

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Activists Protest Racial Profiling, Arrests Of Black People In Starbucks

Black Lives Matter activists called for a boycott of the Starbucks coffee chain just days after an employee called the police to arrest two Black men inside a Philadelphia location were not buying anything and wouldn’t leave. Despite a number of factors that should have convinced police to show discretion and restraint — the men were not armed; they were not violent; they did not resist arrest; the White man who they were meeting yelled at the police that the men did nothing wrong; a bystander filmed the entire episode on video — then men were still taken into custody Thursday. The video has since gone viral. https://twitter.com/missydepino/status/984539713016094721 The first of what is expected to be many protests took place April 14 at the Starbucks location in question.

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Inside Her Story: Drop the Charges Against Patricia Okoumou! was originally published on blackamericaweb.com