The Occupy the Hood movement is a nationwide[1] grassroots movement in the United States that is an extension of Occupy Wall Street and of the Occupy Movement generally. The movement started in response to how the Occupy Wall Street movement was developing after its initial encampment in Zuccotti Park. Occupy the Hood seeks to represent the interests of oppressed people and to bring people of color into the Occupy Movement.[2][3][4][5] The movement has been especially active in its attempts to decolonize the Occupy Movement. Occupy the Hood was created by Malik Rhasaan, from Jamaica, Queens.[6] Occupy the hood chapters exist in the U.S. cities of Atlanta,[3] Boston, Indianapolis,[3] Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York City, New York,[4] and other major metropolitan cities.
- ^ As of October 2012 Occupy the Hood operates chapters in over 25 major cities.
- ^ Burns, Rebecca (July 27, 2012). "As Occupy the Hood National Gathering Concludes, Questions About Race and Occupy Persist". In These Times.
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