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Peace, Purpose & Profits✨

[R @RTC_18]

Please keep donating to the cause! We’re over half way 🎉 https://t.co/zTQhQNWVGs

[R @RTC_18]

Arresting him at the potential death scene of his mother is disgusting and somehow getting Daryl mixed up with Tyrone is egregious. And they still scratch their heads as to why black boys don’t trust the police

[Conscious Stranger @aware_wanderer]

This is so heartbreaking; He's just a kid. The pain in his voice is evident.

This is institutional racism in action.

Daryl McLune, 16 at the time, was arrested in Wandsworth in July 2021 on suspicion of attempted murder after his mum, Annette McLune, jumped from the roof of their flat in a suicide attempt.

He'd been at his grandma's and cycled home to find his mum critically injured. He was then handcuffed in the street and held for nearly 24 hours, despite not being involved.

Police later found a suicide note and razor blades showing it was self-harm, and he was released without charge. The experience left him with PTSD and affected his schooling.

He later sued the Met Police, and a jury found he was racially discriminated against and treated less fairly than a non-Black boy would have been, awarding him £130,000.

His barrister said it wasn't careful policing, it was a child in crisis being wrongly treated as a suspect, and that discrimination can be unconscious.

[Adam Pugh @AdamPugh]

I keep saying this, but this is one of the biggest issues with the focus on ‘know your rights’ training over the last 10 years. We’ve been inadvertently assisted the police to make otherwise illegal searches and arrests, legal.

Know your rights but know how to use them effectively. Pursue damages and compensation claims for all illegal interactions.

[Ican Kudivo-Sessy @IcanKudivo]

The problem with phrasing sexual abuse issues as "fear white women" is that it suggests that the actions that led to it are acceptable as long as other races are involved.

Consent and respect of boundaries aren't restricted to one race only.

[R @RTC_18]

Yet to meet a child that has been sent back for ‘cultural exchange’ . All cases I’ve come across was a form of discipline & always done in such an aggressive way. No communication, no compassion and always built on some bullshit. I hope every case gets picked up social services

[Sai Ishaya @Sai_Isshayya_]

We have to be careful not to view this entirely in black & white. It's easy to judge these choices, but the truth is, the sheer weight of parental decision-making usually only makes sense when you're the one in the driver's seat. It's not always abuse.

Some pple do it b/c they want a cultural anchor for their disapora kids. A lot of parents genuinely want their kids to experience the richness of a Nigerian identity. When you see your child struggling with the exhausting realities of racism & the heavy burden of "Black Britishness," sending them to an environment where they're the majority(where their identity isn't constantly up for debate) is a massive psychological relief.

Then, there's the circuit breaker effect. You can disagree with the method, but the evidence is there. Sometimes a complete geographical & environmental shift is the only thing that saves a kid from a bad crowd or a dangerous trajectory here in the UK. It's a radical, but often necessary, early intervention.

Some do it b/c it genuinely is a great option for them. A lot of parents do this to give their kids an elite private school experience they could never access in the UK class system. They send them to expensive boarding schools in Nigeria to mix with the wealthy, build high-net-worth connections, & experience a level of privilege & confidence that is essentially gatekept over here. And surprise: the kids often end up loving it.

I personally disagree with the move in principle but some parents are playing chess with geography, culture, & class to give their kids an edge, and an identity, that they feel the UK simply cannot provide.

[‏ً @itsnwts]

I saw on TikTok where a girl planned a surprise anniversary trip for her boyfriend. She saved for months, booked a small beach resort, decorated the room with their photos, and wrote him a long letter about how much she loved him and believed in him. She was shaking when she gave it to him because she really put her heart into it.

He skimmed the letter, said “Thanks, babe,” and spent most of the trip on his phone playing games and talking to his friends. She kept smiling in the video, but later admitted in the comments that she cried alone in the bathroom that night.

And honestly? That’s when I realized: some men don’t hate romance. They just don’t care enough about you to try.

[Nancy MacLachlan @nem56]

@yashar Also why teenagers have “anxiety”, “panic attacks”, behavioral outbursts. They have never been taught emotional regulation. Never allowed to fail and deal with it. No consequences. Yes it takes time, nerves of steel but it is the job of parents to do these. Well said Jo!

[King Resilience @kingwizzi_tweet]

Your friend should try this:
She should stop trying to “win control” and start rebuilding connection first. Calm, consistent conversations without shouting or lectures. Set clear house rules, but enforce them calmly and consistently, not emotionally.

She also needs to involve a neutral third party, family therapist, school counselor, or trusted church leader, because this level of resistance rarely improves alone.

[yimika| @yimikaaaa]

ur whole life can be altered just by associating with someone. so yes. be selective.

[𝙶𝚊𝚠𝚞𝚔𝚊 𝚔𝚊𝙼𝚐𝚎𝚐𝚎𝚍𝚕𝚊 @Somlimokazi]

All I want this year is a fit body and a calm nervous system.

[Damilola ÌRÀWÒ ✨ @dharmmy_]

“If you have to ask yourself whether a man is interested in you, the answer is already NO.!
An adult man who is interested in you does not let you wonder. He texts you, plans the next date before the current one ends, basically brings you into his life.

The whole question of "is he interested" only comes up when his behaviour is ambiguous, and ambiguous behaviour is the answer. There is nothing interesting or mysterious about hot and cold behaviours. It's simple - they are designed to stop the relationship from ever progressing passing all the cost and labour to you”

[AFTER HOW MANY CHILDREN @tomisin_ms]

There’s nothing stopping a wife from travelling with her husband using her own name. No law on earth stops that.

[𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘 𝐌 ᥫ᭡. @nolo_mothiba]

As it stands, it seems all roads are leading back to celibacy, gym, being beautiful, being alone and making money.

[Palm Tree 🌴 @6footBarefoot]

The same parents who travel long distances to help/ grieve/ celebrate their friends?
The ones greeting almost everyone from church to the market? They model alot about community and friendship. Alot of us think we're too good for mundane things.
Let's be serious please.

[thuli tia @itsssthulsss]

personally? i get so happy when i hear a woman is cheating on a man. we can’t always be victims man 😭

[small waist, pretty face 🫦 @oddettem]

Men with pure intentions still want sex and women with pure intentions still want money.

I hope that helps.

[Eve 🇵🇸 @femsocialist]

AI for the poor, actual human teachers for the rich. This is a class issue and we need to recognise it as such, in order to fight this effectively in schools.
The rich wouldn’t accept this for their own kids!

[PrincessCharming @ShayMo_MONEY]

“Any form of a lie ..any form of softening the truth ..any form of not being straightforward is unfaithful……”

[27. @dimvji]

you just have to get really good at continuing

[𝐶. @itscelyunique]

this is why i say porn affects them in a way it doesn’t women, but then everybody acts like i’m crazy lmao

[ирис @saltwatermp3]

And for my next trick I will call my life beautiful and watch it instantly become so