This can only be changed through legislation which requires political power. Remember that next time *they* tell you not to vote while they continue to vote and gain even more power over us.
As Juneteenth approaches, I want to remind everyone that I am:
Black
African American
Black American
Black Southern/Mississippian
ADOS
Negro
And whatever else is pro-Black and Black first, all at the same time. And I don’t have to pick. And fuck how you feel.
"Being Black is not a problem for a Black person. Being Black is a problem for the community that doesn't understand that you are a human being." Diahann Carroll
This is what happens when you have “ POC “ friends in those White spaces the same dude that invited him to the tent and dapped him up got on the stand and hopped on the White Code fast
THE BLACK HOLOCAUST: A Timeline of Oppression
• 1619-1865: 246 Years of Slavery
• 1865-1964: 99 Years of Jim Crow
• 1882-1986: 104 Years of Racial Terror & Lynching
• 1954-1968: 14 Years of Civil Rights Fight
• 1968-PRES: Systemic Injustice & Police Brutality
The system didn't break; it was built this way. THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES. ✊🏾
#SocialJustice #BlackHistory #ICantBreathe
Do not apologize for talking about your feelings in this moment or any moment rather... Black ppl collectively are fucking tired- and we absolutely deserve space to have conversations that will hopefully lead to action.
While Black people are out here thriving, succeeding, and building, racists are creating entire social media pages just to call us niggers. Imagine being that obsessed with people you claim to hate.
For some reason they think using that word makes them tough or powerful. It doesn't. It only exposes the hate and ignorance they carry.
They can roll back protections, spread hate, and try to make life harder for us, but one thing history has shown is that Black people continue to overcome, adapt, and succeed anyway.
We've been through worse. We'll keep thriving.
GOOD MORNING 🌞✊🏾
Black people, now more than ever, we need each other. We need to support each other, protect each other, and invest in each other. Too often we’re told to forget our history while the world profits from our culture, copies our style, studies our influence, and benefits from the very things we create.
Never forget who you are. We come from people who survived the unimaginable and still found ways to create, build, lead, inspire, and thrive. That’s resilience. That’s power.
If we were truly everything they claim we are, they wouldn’t be so quick to imitate us, consume our culture, and seek our influence. The truth is our impact is felt in every corner of the world.
So stop looking for validation from people who refuse to see your value. Support Black businesses. Support Black creators. Support Black families. Support Black communities. Celebrate Black excellence.
At the end of the day…nobody is coming to save us. We are all we got, and when we move together, there’s nothing more powerful than that.
Remember who you are. Remember where you come from. And never let anyone make you forget your worth.
✨HAVE A BLESSED AND POWERFUL DAY ON PURPOSE✨
BLACK PEOPLE, WE ALL WE GOT!
Register to vote, and never miss an election.
Jury duty is a pain, but do it anyway. We need 'our peers'.
Get your gun license & register your weapon.
Get a library card & utilize it for learning & free services.
Send your kids to HBCUs, PERIOD