It is empty when politicians call for healing and peace without stating antiracist policies they want to institute. Words bring momentary healing and peace. Policy change brings lasting healing and peace by rooting out the racism suffocating so many people. We want to breathe.
"Every day, all around us, we see the consequences of silence manifest themselves in the form of discrimination, violence, genocide and war." — @ClintSmithIII, poet and educator https://t.co/2MFvTmBfb2
Just a reminder that the entire bedrock of intergenerational economic prosperity across white america is built on the government having given white people centuries of “free stuff” while purposefully not giving those same resources & opportunities to others.
Emmett Till would be 78 today.
His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley,
ensured that the world saw how gruesomely her 14 year-old child was murdered.
Racism isn’t disagreement.
Families grieve. Communities mourn.
Dreams wither. Humanity suffers.
People perish.
Remember Emmett Till.
If you're reading this and have ever vacationed in Hawai'i or ever wanted to go to Hawai'i: I urge you to pay attention/educate yourself on the kānaka maoli who are protecting #MaunaKea and resisting the (continued) development on their sacred land right now. #ProtectMaunaKea
When I was a high school teacher there were some resources that I found really helpful in addressing the ahistorical fallacies that shape our contemporary public & political discourse. I’ve shared some before but I’ll share them again here for anyone who might find them useful:
Everything that’s happened the past few days shows why teaching history is so important. This entire week has been a best hits album of american racism, but bc many fail to understand its prior manifestations, people mistake regurgitated bigotry as if it appeared out of thin air.
New Interview: I talked to one of the lawyers who spent her week with immigrant children, many of them separated from their families, at a border facility. The conditions are horrific. https://t.co/1pnWWw7gxc
What to do if your workplace is raided by #ICE: Know your rights!
Here is our workers' rights #factsheet to help you prepare for possible raids and know your rights.
https://t.co/rr4RTgd5Me
En español:
https://t.co/LtqMLVxmPV
#ICEraids
"Enslavement reigned for 250 years on these shores. When it ended, this country could've extended its hallowed principles — life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — to all, regardless of color," writer Ta-Nehisi Coates told Congress. "But America had other principles in mind"
Thanks to @anfalls on Instagram who compiled this master list of resources on #SudanUprising - for anyone who wants to learn more.
https://t.co/onNgfx1Ig2
#IAmTheSudanRevolution#تسقط_تالت