White people need to drop their ego right now and learn. They need to open their mind and look at what’s going on in front of them. Living with racist beliefs is NOT a right or an option. We NEED change. Our generation can do it. We WILL do it.
It’s up to all of us—Black, white, everyone—no matter how well-meaning we think we might be, to do the honest, uncomfortable work of rooting it out. It starts with self-examination and listening to those whose lives are different from our own.
My mom’s hair salon is called “bloom” salon and my sister is a graphic designer and redesigned my mom’s logo to be “BLooM” with a capital BLM. Using her creativity to have her voice be heard like that makes me so proud. Wow I love her.
It's 5th grade. Obama was elected President a few weeks ago. Twilight just hit theaters. Live Your Life by T.I. is the number one song. Everyone is wearing plaid shorts. Phones are sliding and revealing keyboards. Life was simple.
these are kids our age (14-18 mostly) standing up for their lives. They’re being killed, raped, & kidnapped by govt thugs. Male students created a chain barrier to protect the female students. fuck you if you scroll past this and can’t sympathize. be human