I am fucking fed up.
What does the term “To Protect and to Serve” really even mean nowadays?
According to Mapping Police Violence, there were only 27 days in 2019 where police did not kill someone.
When I was 14, I’ll never forget watching as Trayvon Martin’s life was mercifully wiped from him as his murderer was set free.
Fast forward eight years later, things have gotten severely worse.
A birdwatcher named Christian Cooper, the slaying of jogging Ahmaud Arbery and the suffocation of non threatening George Floyd differ in details but all carry the same agenda: To degrade the black man’s background and portray him as the enemy.
Since when does a forged check constitute death?
Last time I checked my moral compass, it doesn’t.
Black people are three times more likely to killed by police than white people.
And you know why?
It’s simply because 99% of killings by police from 2013-2019 have not resulted in officers being charged with a crime.
Enough is enough.
Black Lives Matter now more than anyone’s during this time.
In a time where colored people can’t even go for a jog without being murdered by a racist pig, the fear is rampant.
Had there not been video evidence of these heinous crimes, many far right leaning Americans on the right would have given the white aggressors the benefit of the doubt.
And disgustingly some STILL have.
Why do I get pulled over and the officer doesn’t even attempt to reach for his holster, but one of my childhood friends who is black is having to debate with the cops to lower his weapon just so he feels comfortable grabbing his wallet out the glove box?
A country that was founded by blacks and minorities is continually being abused by white fascists in power.
With our country’s rampant history of racism — expressed in slavery, redemption, segregation and continuing white supremacy — it doesn’t feel right in my heart to join any political coalition that welcomes and features racists.
Donald Trump has simply ignored racism. We saw the true colors of his presidency after the demonstrations inCharlottesville, N.C., and Lansing, M.I.., as he rallied behind angry racists but has continually condemned BLM activists.
Politics generally can either enable or inhibit racial hatred, by either pushing back against prejudice, or letting it continue to flourish.
Does anyone seriously believe that Trump’s Justice Department is organized to aggressively pursue racial justice?
So far, the president has unbewilderledly signaled indifference to inequality.
Y’all couldn’t help Flint, Mich. get clean water for years, but as soon as white businesses started to tank, the dollars came a rolling.
Wake the fuck up.
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