From 1619 to 1865, the US benefited from over 222 million hours of unpaid, dehumanizing, forced labor by enslaved black people per scholars. This labor- primarily the production of tobacco, rice, sugar, and cotton- would be valued at over $97 trillion today. Built off the backs.
Black kids from the hood rarely get into organized soccer because they can’t afford it. Latino kids from the hood can’t afford it and lots of them love the sport already. Kids from the hood can barely afford to compete in basketball anymore.
😢 Survivors of the 1921 massacre in Tulsa filed a lawsuit asking the city to pay reparations. The city tried to dismiss it 3 times. “The city is trying to delay as much as they can in hopes of our clients to pass away of old age”
Burn out is so common because we expect people to do work they don’t love for pay that doesn’t provide them a comfortable living. Of course people are going to be burnt out, they’re in survival mode.
The exodus of child protective services investigators that happened after Texas ordered them to "investigate" trans kids has resulted in the state no longer having the resources to investigate actual instances of child and sexual abuse: https://t.co/mYvPc1P4om
Jay is “Not” the 🐐.
Can’t freestyle.
Wack live.
Only 3 or 4 good albums out of 13.
Got ate up in his biggest battle.
Not Cool like LL or Kane.
Can’t spit like GRap.
Doesn’t represent the elements of HipHop.
Not a true Emcee like KRS.
Doesn’t check all the boxes.