“You can doubt the Chiefs. You can dislike the Chiefs. You can disrespect the Chiefs. You’re gonna have to deal with the Chiefs!” - epic call from Mitch Holthus
You don’t have to watch the video of #TyreNichols being beaten by police.
You don’t have to subject yourself to that trauma.
It should not require another video of a Black human being dehumanized for anyone to understand that police brutality is an urgent, devastating issue.
It is very telling if your response to 10 people being murdered by an admitted white supremacist [in a country where indigenous people were slaughtered, African/Black people enslaved, and racism and racist propaganda persist] is “What about Black on Black crime?”
Good day to remind people that while Jackie Robinson exhibited grace, he was very outspoken about racial oppression, supported the Black Panthers, and criticized MLB for the lack of black people in leadership positions. He also later did not sing or stand for the national anthem.
Some say my father’s nonviolent philosophy is passive and palatable to unjust power. But he wasn’t assassinated for being ineffective and acceptable. #Nonviolence works. And it isn’t about false peace. It resists evil, stands up to power, and pursues justice.
Dillon Helbig, 8, wrote a Christmas book and snuck it into the library's stacks in Boise, Idaho, his family said. When a librarian saw it, the staff decided to catalog the book https://t.co/GtKs6WqIBl
So the people who condemned Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem to peacefully protest police brutality - are the same ones calling the violent Capital attack a legitimate political discourse. Go figure.
Coaches, IF we get to have any kind of a season this year, we should make senior night the first home game. Nothing is guaranteed during these times so let’s honor these seniors as soon as we get the chance...