Indianapolis Liberation Center

09/02/2026

Justice for Dalys Jett! We know the cops are lying about Dalys, just like they lied about Jamar and Lamonte Thomas, Dailen Brewer, Adam Sykes, Dreasjon Reed, back to Leon Benson, Michael Taylor, and beyond. Let them know: We're taking our streets back.

Add your name to the petition to demand Justice 4 Dalys Jett Now!

Party for Socialism and Liberation - Indianapolis

Justice for Dalys Jett! We know the cops are lying about Dalys, just like they lied about Jamar and Lamonte Thomas, Dailen Brewer, Adam Sykes, Dreasjon Reed, back to Leon Benson, Michael Taylor, and beyond. Let them know: We're taking our streets back.

Add your name to the petition to demand Justice 4 Dalys Jett Now!

Indianapolis Liberation Center
Davanta R Scruggs
Indiana Black Librarians Network
Answer Coalition
August Third Collective - NAPLA NAIM
Wildstyle Paschall
Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper
IndyStar
Indy Action Coalition

08/28/2026

Tonight! We've got a party at the Liberation Center to celebrate Leon's book and honor those who helped him get free. Come through! Deets 👇🏽

Koby Bluitt
Hear Her Voice
Indiana Black Librarians Network
Party for Socialism and Liberation - Indianapolis
Mirror Indy
Iskra Books

08/26/2026

08/24/2026

For our 2026 annual Black August Liberation Forum, we’re honored to hear from guest speaker Jasmine Moody, an organizer with the New Afrikan Freedom Campaign. Come through the Indianapolis Liberation Center as we:

- Learn the roots of Black August and how we can advance its global revolutionary legacy;
- Get beyond the superficial pictures the Black Panther Party and analyze the lessons it has for us today;
- Discuss how to get involved in local and broader struggles for the national liberation of Black/New Afrikan peoples right here in Indianapolis and the broader region.

Haki Kweli Shakur

08/19/2026

The Center continues evolving and uniting different sectors of our class! We can't wait to see how the Centro Cultural Hispano/Hispanic Cultural Hub expands our impact and reach!

"We’re excited to join the Liberation Center because our past collaborations with them have been successful, and we believe our purpose aligns in helping the arts community thrive." - Esperanza "Pera," Founder

Learn how we're transforming Indy's art and cultural scenes into terrains of struggle.

08/19/2026

We stand with Dalys Jett’s family and friends in their fight for justice for Dalys. We demand: Release the unedited body cam videos to the public immediately! Charge, arrest, and jail all lying and killer cops! (learn more and sign the petition at link in comments!)

On August 12, Dalys’s father, Derrick Jett, viewed some of the bodycam footage of the minutes before the cops took Dalys’s life. Rev. Davanta Scruggs, a Pastor and family friend serving as their spokesperson, released a statement that read:

“Here is what the family can tell you. In the recordings that were played to Dalys’ father yesterday, he did not see his son fire a weapon at a police officer. The family does not know what is in the recordings the department would not show him. That is exactly why they want them released.”

Rev. Scruggs reiterated that the family is not making any accusations. Unlike the cops and media stenographers, they want access to all of the evidence before doing so. How likely is it that, out of the entire body of material available, the cops wouldn’t select footage containing a “smoking gun,” or definitive proof Jett shot at the cops? Why would they reserve that for the remaining footage they want to force the family to acquire through litigation?

PSL Indianapolis, which was one of many groups who helped organize a community vigil and press conference on August 7 at Hovey St. Church of Christ, continues supporting the family and their decisions. However, as organizers who have struggled against IMPD terror for years, we have good reason not to believe the IMPD. In fact, anyone paying attention to police in this city over the last few years would at least be extremely skeptical of any of their claims.

Indianapolis Liberation Center
Black Indy LIVE
Indiana Black Librarians Network
Answer Coalition
Circle City Sangha
Denell Howard

08/16/2026

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! (LINK IN COMMENTS): “We had a vision of bringing all of the art community together because people tend to show in their own areas a bit,” Macha said. “We have a pretty good smattering of people that are represented in the arts community.”

The event, ELEVATE: A Tapestry of Indy’s Communities, for ages 21 and older, is set from 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at Regions Tower, 5th Floor Rooftop event venue, 211 N Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis. VIP admission is available at 2 p.m.

Nora Bateman
Vernon Bateman Supporters

Artists Lisa Macha and Vernon T. Bateman were seeking a way to collaborate. “We had a vision of bringing all of the art community together because people tend to show in their own areas a bit,” Mac

08/14/2026

Monsour Owolabi is a New Afrikan political prisoner captured in Texas serving life without parole in a story that is all too familiar. Hear his story and politics from Monsour on this week's episode of Naptown People's Radio!

Our first Black August episode features an interview with New Afrikan Political Prisoner, organizer, and poet Monsour Owolabi. We learn about how to get involved in his struggle for his, his people’s, and all of our freedom. Available on all streaming platforms and at the 🔗 in comments.

Indianapolis Liberation Center
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