I really owe it to myself to look the best I’ve ever looked, make more money than I’ve ever made, and love myself deeper than I ever have. No more playing small
February 7, 1987 — Today would have Sandra Bland’s 39th Birthday. (RIP)
Sandra Bland was a civil rights activist and outspoken advocate who used her voice to speak about racial injustice, inequality, and the everyday experiences of Black Americans. She believed in civic engagement, community organizing, and the importance of holding institutions accountable.
In July 2015, Sandra Bland was arrested during a traffic stop in Texas and later died while in custody. Her death sparked national and international conversations about policing, jail conditions, and the treatment of Black women in the criminal justice system. Those conversations continue today.
Remembering Sandra Bland is not about reducing her life to the circumstances of her death. It is about recognizing who she was while she was alive—a young woman with opinions, plans, humor, and purpose. Someone who expected to live a full life, not become a symbol.
This is why ANYBODY who supports him, is a loser and a racist. THIS is how he feels about black people. THIS is how he sees ALL of us. He is the President and comfortable posting black people as monkeys and gorillas and y’all will still say he likes black people?
Trayvon Martin should be turning 31 today. He should be surrounded by friends and loved ones celebrating him.
He and his family were robbed of that because a grown man stalked him and killed him.
Without accountability.
It’s #BlackHistoryMonth and I have to ask:
Are people including enslaved Africans, descendants of those enslaved, and Black people whose unjust, low-wage labor sustained the economy in the 1800s/1900s as immigrants when they say “immigrants built this country”?
Because chattel slavery was for the express purpose of building empire.
But our ancestors weren’t folks who came here seeking a better life.
They arrived in chains, were bred like cattle, and severely violated, sexually and otherwise. Their trauma shouldn’t be diminished or forgotten, even in efforts toward freedom from ICE’s inhumane, violent tactics.
We can only get to justice for all when truth is taught, embraced, and spoken.
It is the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month Y’all, so it is in fact Black History Year. Negro History Week turned into a month and here we are 100 years later, still celebrating! Thank you Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson. Use this year to honor your ancestors even more. 🖤
Keith Porter Jr., a father of two, a son, and a brother, had his life taken by off-duty ICE agent Brian Palacios. His grieving family came together to demand the truth. We will continue to support Keith Porter Jr.’s family until they receive justice, transparency, and answers.