Passionate about #blacklives, racial equity and warm weather. Not so young. Questionably gifted. Hella Black. CA, NY, IL Opinions, RTs and jokes are my own.
Trick-or-treating used to be a community, social affair. It wasn’t just getting candy, it was the interaction between the kids & the residents…the fun convo over costumes, the banter about the funniest, most scary, etc.
At some point ppl decided the interaction wasn’t worth their time. So they either turn off their porch light & don’t participate or they put out the candy bowl.
Sad.
Poverty breeds crime. Like, directly. If you think people losing healthcare, SNAP, housing, allat isn’t going to flip this country over you’re a fool. You will see a spike in crime. Criminology 101.
Y’all keep saying “if you don’t rely on the government, this won’t affect you.” That’s a lie. When they cut SNAP, WIC & fundings that support health centers & temp assistance programs, it hits everybody. Groceries cost increase, stores lose money, businesses will slow down, & of course us working class citizens end up helping family/friends who don't have it. It’s not fearmongering; it’s facts. When the bottom breaks, the middle gets crushed in some way, too.
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never forget that 92% of black women voted for democracy. no other group across race, gender, age, income, or education showed that level of support for either candidate. black women are the very fabric of american democracy, in a nation that has failed them time and time again.
I grew up in section 8 housing filled with love. went to undergrad using Pell Grants. in grad school my mama use to mail me her food stamp card. everything that made it possible for me to get a PhD has been cut. i'm sad for the the little black kids having their future stolen.
I believe in paying it forward and the power of community, so please drop any fundraisers or mutual aid requests and I will do what I can; I’ll also be donating to the ACLU, NAACP, Palestine/Gaza relief, and LGBTQ+ support funds because hate will not win.
Dolly Parton didn't spend her dollars on space travel or a trip to the titanic because she was writing checks to put 150 million books in the hands of children. https://t.co/OgOuYVxoVS
2020: girl, the pandemic
2021: girl, the variants
2022: girl, the supreme court
2023: girl, the strike
2024: girl, so confusing
2025: girl, the tariffs