That video of the BLM founders brunching and toasting with champagne at the mansion they bought on the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder is actually some of the most darksided stuff I’ve seen in a while like… just absolutely insane
today I heard the news that 1 of my childhood friends were murdered by the Minneapolis police department. Amir Locke was not a named suspect on the search warrant. He also was a licensed gun owner & had a conceal and carry permit. Lastly he didn’t even live in the apartment..
having to chase money to keep my head above water so i can start doing community work again is one of the most stressful feelings on the planet i’ve felt so horrible about my lack of engagement lately but i have to pay off some stuff before i even start to think about outreach :/
to my fellow femme light skinned bipoc-
how do You support, defend, and uplift the voices of dark skinned femmes? what extra work do You do to make sure you’re not perpetuating the colorism you inherently benefit from?
if the answer is nothing i need you to do better.
PSA: If you are in a Signal chat and you see anything like this, quit the chat & never talk to these people again.
At best, they are morons who are bad at infosec and will get you arrested & prosecuted.
At worst, they are fed informants who will get you arrested & prosecuted
If you are shocked by the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict today literally at all then you haven’t been paying attention to what the protests have been about the whole time.