gives me chills that people can see somebody experiencing houselessness & feel that the governmental failure is the fact that they have to see or be proximate to that person, not the fact that we continually fail to address the conditions that leave people without housing.
Today marks a decade since the killing of #TrayvonMartin, whose death ignited a movement of foot soldiers for justice ready to protest his – and countless others – unjustified death! #RestInPower Trayvon, as we continue to fight for change in your name! 🙏🏾✊🏾
I asked my dad what he’s doing for Valentine’s Day and he said “your mom and I have been married 40 years so we don’t care about stuff like that” then I asked my mom what she’s doing for Valentine’s Day and she said “idk but I hope your dad has something fun planned!”
Amir Locke was asleep, tucked under a blanket in the early morning.
10 seconds later, the Minneapolis Police shot and killed him in a no-knock warrant that he wasn’t even named on.
They entered with no regard for human life. We need justice for Amir.