The people of Minnesota, especially BIPOC Minnesotans, do not need the State to hand out tips and tricks on not getting killed by the police. We need the State to address its police violence problem instead of messaging that implies police brutality is the People’s fault.
@wealth if you're gonna write a story about someone giving away 0.1% of their net worth (as a PR move to keep taxes near 0%), maybe you should write something when someone gives $5 to a person on the street
Elon Musk got $150,800,000,000 richer during the pandemic.
Jeff Bezos got $75,000,000,000 richer during the pandemic.
Mark Zuckerberg got $74,200,000,000 richer during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, over 38 million Americans faced hunger in 2020.
every time i exercise i text my mom my fitbit results or a sweaty selfie. let me tell you—this lady hypes me up! every single time! and she never suggests ridiculous trendy diets or body shames!
I have friends who got abortions & don’t feel traumatized. They don’t want to be mothers. Society expects them to be torn apart by the decision but abortion isn’t tragic for everyone. It’s not our business why someone aborts. Stop the rhetoric that it’s always a hard choice.
A list of micro aggressions to avoid with newly arrived Afghans:
This is a delicate period of transition. As an Afghan American, & an academic who has studied the community, I urge you to avoid certain behaviors. These microaggression can be hurtful for our new neighbors.