BLM Hudson Valley

The official chapter of the #BlackLivesMatter Network in the Hudson Valley region of New York State.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Angela Alsobrooks has won election to the Senate from Maryland, becoming the state’s first Black U.S. senator (via @AP)

[LaCienaga Boulevardez 💙🏁 @WordsWithLo]

I think this is where I'm stuck. right here. Don't EVER question the literal fact that black women have to work 5x as hard ever again. This is sick.

[John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz]

I knew a lot of men hated women, but I didn't realize how many women hated women.

[@[email protected] @Imani_Barbarin]

Part of the problem is white women think this is the answer when you have no chance at persuading anyone you’re not in the room with. From this election, it looks like support of Trump increased amongst that particular demographic.

[Pam Keith, Esq. @PamKeithFL]

SOMETHING. IS. NOT. RIGHT.

These results are more than just counter-intuitive.

They are insane.

They don’t align with a single thing we actually saw on the ground.

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

Elections have consequences. The Supreme Court will be changed for a generation. I’ll never see a moderate court again in my lifetime. Alito and Thomas will step down and Trump will appoint 40 year old partisans to the bench. The damage he is about to inflict on our institutions the next 2 years will be irreparable.

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

GAZA BEFORE AND AFTER ISRAELS GENOCIDE

[National Black Women’s Justice Institute (NBWJI) @NBWJInstitute]

Sonya Massey should be alive today. We are thinking of Sonya & the unfortunate sisterhood of Black women & gender-expansive ppl who have been killed by police. Our sisters will not be forgotten, & no form of police violence against Black women & girls will be ignored #SayHerName

[Monica💚🍉Free Congo, Palestine & Sudan @BlakPantherBabe]

Sonya Massey was executed 💔

Nothing has changed since:
Sandra Bland
Breonna Taylor
Aiyana Jones
Bettie Jones
Koryn Gaines
Yvette Smith

Y’all, I’m TIRED!! Where are Black women safe?

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

“I SWEAR TO BE LOYAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF PALESTINE”

SIGNED BY ISRAELIS WHEN EMIGRATING FROM EUROPE IN THE 1930s

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Sonya Massey’s family says she is a descendant of William Donnegan, who was lynched by a white mob during violent racist attacks that led to the creation of the NAACP.

Massey was taken to the same hospital as her ancestor Donnegan, the family said

https://t.co/ckbtFCgUPw

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Body cam footage released Monday shows the shocking moments when Sonya Massey was fatally shot in the face by a deputy after she called 911 for help. Violence against Black women MUST STOP! We must demand FULL JUSTICE for Sonya Massey!

[Derenic Byrd @DerenicByrd]

Sonya Massey should be alive today.

[Monifa Bandele @MonifaBandele]

“Don’t hurt me” #SonyaMassey

[solange knowles @solangeknowles]

first words Sonya Massey said at her front door were “don’t hurt me”

she was told “why would we hurt you, you called us”

when have those words meant anything when your black and woman in this country

when do those words protect you from not being murdered in your kitchen, in your bedroom, with your babies, or on your lawn

what is “reassurance”, in this place ?

rest in power Sonya Massey, and an abundance of love and power to Sonya’s family on this journey

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The largest school system in Georgia has notified students that AP African American Studies will not be offered and they will have to adjust their schedules

https://t.co/SFBnurpHoE