This honestly feels like a new low: not being able to clearly condemn a public murder because the victim was of a social status some would deem “too low” to care about.
The last sentence is especially rich from an admin trying to cut the very services that could have helped him.
Harry Belafonte was a barrier-breaking legend who used his platform to lift others up. He lived a good life – transforming the arts while also standing up for civil rights. And he did it all with his signature smile and style. Michelle and I send our love to his wife, kids, and fans.
“Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we must be saved by love.
Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope.”
― Reinhold Niebuhr
In more important news, my kids have missed 3 days of school so far this week because of Luma’s electricity outages. In case y’all thought the electricity crisis in Puerto Rico was over. It fucking isn’t just cuz no tweets about it aren’t going viral. We’re just tired & drained.
As Puerto Rico is working to move the archipelago towards greener & more reliable sources of energy amidst an electricity crisis, the US govt insists on solidifying our dependence on LNG in benefit to their corrupt shipping cartels & the fossil fuel industry through the Jones ACT