James Baldwin noted that white men's "give me liberty or give me death" is seen as principled, while Black men's version is treated as a threat. This highlights how power dictates which freedom is considered patriotic and which is criminalized.
Black history reminds us that civil rights and human rights have never been denied because of the words themselves, but because of who dares to say them.
Bruh๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ men donโt unalive yourselves. All that โIโm a man Iโm strongโ is not going to take away the realities of life. You can be both
Black folks know this, but I need everyone else to understand it too.
The term โwokeโ came from the Black community. It was about being informed, educated, and conscious of social injustice and racial inequality.
Fast forward to now: itโs been hijacked by the right and used as a weapon and slur against us. Thatโs why Iโve left the word behind.
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