During World War 2, the U.S. military carefully segregated blood plasma by black and white donors.
During World War II, the U.S. military segregated blood plasma by race, labeling donations as either “Black” or “White.” This was done despite the fact that medical science had already established that blood has no race and that plasma is biologically identical regardless of the donor’s skin color.
Ask God to restore your appetite for life. Your ideas. Your energy. Your curiosity. Your confidence. Your hope for the future. Sometimes you don't need a completely new life. You need to reconnect with the parts of yourself you stopped nurturing.
Nolan Wells didn't drown. Emmett didn't whistle. Philando didn't reach for a gun. Trayvon didn't harass. Sonya Massey didn't call the police to die. Ahmaud didn't trespass. Breonna never woke up. Sean Bell didn't make it to the altar. George and Eric couldn't breathe. Rekia didn't pose a threat. Laquan was walking away. Kendrick did not roll himself up. Mike Brown was only jaywalking. Sandra Bland did not commit suicide. Botham Jean couldnt enjoy his ice cream. Tamir Rice didn't have a gun.
A man told me he would leave his child with a bear before he left it with a woman with postpartum depression. I told him I thought it was pretty sad that he would leave his kid with a bear before he just took care of them.
He blocked me.