Mary Rose Valentine interviews Tierra Williams, activist in the @3_20Coalition and actor in The Osaze Project from @psutheatre Centre Stage Virtual, sharing that she wants true justice for Black people so her children can grow up in a safer world #HereToo in #StateCollege
Kylie Vincent talks about how the Parkland shootings and news of others affected her, and how it inspired her to take action. She couldn't just sit idly by.
Tierra Williams believes it's good for the youth activists today to be on the right side of history, because she recognizes that the people on the wrong side will never have to explain themselves @3_20Coalition#heretoo#BlackLivesMatter
As a part of the @3_20Coalition, Tierra Williams started a space for Black mental health. In which Black people could vent about their various frustrations and experiences in #StateCollege in a space free from judgement, and around other Black people #BlackLivesMatter#heretoo
"sad that we have this cycle of constant murders of Black people & the protests of their deaths, it shouldn't be this way." In #StateCollege, @3_20Coalition Tierra Williams sees many protests coming back to Osaze Osagie, which was the true injustice here #justiceforosaze
@3_20Coalition Tierra Williams discusses the differences in the "types" of racism between Mississippi and State College. "In Mississippi at least you knew who the racists were..." #heretoo#BlackLivesMatter
This week on #HereToo, Jaydin Hill talks with Anushka Shah, Liz Druschel, and Sienna Baker (Schreyer for Women) on the difficulties faced adapting to a Zoom environment.
Jaydin Hill interviews 3 Penn State seniors Liz Druschel, Anushka Shah, and Sienna Baker, executive board members of Schreyer for Women, a PSU student org seeking to build women at Penn State as professionals, students, members of the community, and civic citizens. #HereToo
I don't do this often, but the stakes this election are too high. @LucyMcBath is an inspiration - she lost her son to gun violence then ran for Congress
I've taken on a goal of raising her $100k this week
RT this, donate what you can & watch her story ⬇️
https://t.co/qFco0JuKF6
"If you're coming from a family that is ignorant or racist [...] they're going to teach you their own biased views from from what they learned or from what their parents passed down onto them. And so who then can change that for them. [...] I just think it's important." #HereToo
Mikayla gives some reading recommendations and information sources if you'd like to educate yourself on the real history of race in the U.S., and what it's like being black in America. #HereToo
"And then we look at the southern states and the history books they're getting now [...] it's like 'slavery, black people chose to be indentured servants', which simply not factual information. So the white washing of our history is something that needs to change." #HereToo
"...this country was built by stolen from Native Americans built by African Americans and other races and Hispanic people [...] it was unfortunate cuz it was in the city and it's not in the suburbs where everyone is, you know, super wealthy and really rich." #HereToo
"It felt so good to be in a group that was just as angry as I was, instead of always just being the only angry, angry black woman everywhere I go, and every space I'm in and always feeling that way." These protests create a sense of community for POC #HereToo
"It felt so good to be in a group that was just as angry as I was, instead of always just being the only angry, angry black woman everywhere I go, and every space I'm in and always feeling that way." These protests create a sense of community for POC #HereToo
"Once I got to Penn State, it was so clear to me that my little worldview of everybody being very loving and very accepting was very small. That's not a huge percentage of our population, unfortunately." Coming to Penn State inspired Mikayla to become an activist #HereToo