Black Lives Matter TOKYO

Official twitter for #BlackLivesMatter TOKYO / ブラック•ライブズ•マター東京 / Not yet affiliated with the Black Lives Matter Global Network

[Black Lives Matter TOKYO @blmtokyojp]

“Greatness is a decision. And when you decide to be unstoppable, you will be.” Byron Allen

「偉大さは決断だ。そして、止められないと決めた時、君はそうなるだろう。」— バイロン・アレン

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

A picture of Trayvon Martin at space camp. He posthumously received an aviation honorary degree.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

I ran across these words Tamika Palmer shared about her daughter, Breonna Taylor, and they broke my heart, especially these words: “She did everything right.”

That truth stays with me. Breonna should be celebrating her 33rd birthday today. Instead, her mother is carrying the weight of an unimaginable loss and the injustice of a life taken without accountability.

We are still grieving a life stolen and confronting a system that remains broken. Breonna deserved to live. She deserved to grow older. She deserved justice.

#BreonnaTaylor #TamikaPalmer

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

“You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”

—Malcolm X

[Historical Africa @historical_Afr]

To be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege.” —James Baldwin

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

We are hearing leaders justify war while communities bear the cost.

Billions are spent on destruction, while the needs of people, healing, education, and restoration are neglected. This is not leadership. It is a failure of moral responsibility.

Scripture makes it clear. God is not aligned with violence. Faith cannot be used to justify the taking of human life or the destruction of entire communities.

We must reject rhetoric that normalizes devastation and treats those who speak for peace as if they are weak.

Peace requires courage. It requires discipline. And it requires leaders who are willing to value human life over power, profit, and control.
If we are serious about creating the Beloved Community, we must confront this reality and demand better.

Our humanity is not negotiable.

#MLK #Nonviolence365 #BelovedCommunity

[Blackish Press @blackishpress]

Vogue Faces Backlash for Attempting to Rename the Afro hairstyle in a recent article

The editor referred to the hairstyle as a "cloud bob" — described as a soft, airy, rounded cut with volume and natural texture. The piece featured imagery of Tracee Ellis Ross’s iconic look and styles clearly rooted in the Afro, yet made no reference to its deep cultural history.

The response from the Black community has been swift and vocal. Many see this as another instance of cultural erasure — rebranding a hairstyle long tied to Black identity, pride, and resistance with a neutral, trend-friendly name.

The Afro isn’t just a look; it’s a symbol. From the Civil Rights era to today, it represents unapologetic authenticity and natural beauty. Renaming it risks diminishing that legacy while profiting from the very aesthetic it helped create. Fashion should celebrate innovation without erasing origins. True appreciation includes acknowledgment and respect for the communities that originated these styles.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon https://t.co/bKteFZ3iWE

[Black Lives Matter TOKYO @blmtokyojp]

Salute https://t.co/R7H4NFjF1L

[Baye McNeil @BayeMcneil]

I’ll be participating in this event this Saturday afternoon at Temple University in Sangenjaya. Zoom in or Come through if you’re in town. It’s gonna be a helluva lineup!

[Black Lives Matter TOKYO @blmtokyojp]

Take part in this event if you’re available.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family. https://t.co/km7RXnDKcW

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Eventually.

[Black Lives Matter TOKYO @blmtokyojp]

Looking for a spot Friday night? Try this one.

[Black Lives Matter TOKYO @blmtokyojp]

Mayor of Japan town with many foreigners perplexed by rising support for Sanseito - The Mainichi https://t.co/38RYM62wiK

[Black Lives Matter TOKYO @blmtokyojp]

improvement requires effort
growth requires work
progress requires action
advancement requires participation
unity requires you

向上には努力が必要だ
成長には働きが必要だ
進歩には行動が必要だ
発展には参加が必要だ
団結にはあなたが必要だ

[Baye McNeil @BayeMcneil]

俺の隣は、なぜかよく空いている。その空席が、群衆という蜂の巣に姿を変えた――「空席の訳」第3部。https://t.co/XpyWRhMyWn

[Baye McNeil @BayeMcneil]

7 Masks. 7 Wins.

Five years ago today, Naomi Osaka lifted the U.S. Open trophy while carrying something far heavier.

Trayvon. Philando. Breonna. Tamir. George.

Even Japan’s Sunday shows stumbled through their names in katakana.

Much Love and Respect, @naomiosaka

[Black Lives Matter TOKYO @blmtokyojp]

Dr. King’s warning about moderates applies today.
https://t.co/fkeQElDiuY

[Baye McNeil @BayeMcneil]

One of my favorite true stories from my second book, Loco in Yokohama, is now an audiovisual experience. In "A Cursed Smile," I learn to “Kuuki wo yomu” (read the atmosphere) the way I’ve learned most things in Japan—the hard way.
https://t.co/MooFodK9TQ

[Black Lives Matter TOKYO @blmtokyojp]

He dropped the mic on that
https://t.co/0ZU0kKrWCE