“He has childhood trauma.” So do I.
“He’s under a lot of pressure at work.” So am I.
“He’s just overwhelmed.” Me too.
The only difference is that we excuse men’s behavior, and shame women for not carrying it.
No one wants a city on Mars. Nobody wants AI in every app. Nobody wants a robot butler. Nobody wants data centers everywhere. Nobody wants flying cars or humanoid robots. We want clean water, we want the bees to survive, and we want a habitable planet.
Is it just me or do you ever really get overwhelmed by how our current reality is a genuine dystopian nightmare YET everyone still acts like it is completely normal??
whoever said “you MUST BY ALL MEANS develop a strong opinion of yourself so you don't end up internalizing the beliefs others have of you” changed my life.
I don’t want my daughter to be like me. I want her to speak up sooner. Walk away faster. Trust herself deeper. Apologize less. Take up more space. Ask bigger questions. Dream louder. And if that means she becomes everything I wasnt… GOOD!
A MAN’s desire to become a FATHER is always paid by a WOMAN with her body, health, career and freedom.
But a woman's desire to live in comfort is still considered materialistic for some reason.
My idea of being spoiled has nothing to do with money. It's about how you treat me, how gentle you are with me, how you prioritize me, how you speak to me, and how you show up for me. It's about how you pour into me emotionally & consistently. Anyone can spend money, that takes little to no effort. But being intentional, loving, supportive, and protective. That's truly top tier 🙂↕️
Tolerating always turns to resentment. At first, you call it patience, then love. But what it really is, is self-abandonment. Every time you swallow a boundary, excuse a pattern or silence your discomfort, something inside you keeps score. Likes And eventually, the bill comes due.
1. Sonya Massey - "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus."
2. George Floyd - "I can't breathe."
3. Eric Garner - "I can't breathe."
4. Michael Brown - "I don't have a gun. Stop shooting."
5. Philando Castile - "I wasn't reaching for it."
6. Breonna Taylor - "Why did you shoot me?"
7. Freddie Gray - "I need a doctor."
8. Tamir Rice - "It's not real."
9. Oscar Grant - "You shot me! I got a four-year-old daughter!"
10. Laquan McDonald - No audible last words; shot while walking away.
11. Elijah McClain - "I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I'm just different. I'm just different, that's all. I'm so sorry. I have no gun. I don't do that stuff. I don't do any fighting. Why are you attacking me?"
12. Alton Sterling - "What did I do?"
13. Walter Scott - "I’m just going home."
14. Botham Jean - "Why did you shoot me?"
15. Stephon Clark - "Grandma, call the police."
16. Atatiana Jefferson - "I’m here."
17. Sandra Bland - "Why am I being apprehended?"
18. Tony McDade - "I'm not armed."
19. Daniel Prude - "Give me your gun, I need it."
20. John Crawford III - "It's not real."
21. Manuel Ellis - "I can't breathe, sir."
22. Amadou Diallo - "Mom, I'm going to college."
23. Aiyana Stanley-Jones - No audible last words; shot while sleeping.
24. Terrence Crutcher - "I'm not doing anything."
25. Sean Bell - No audible last words; shot multiple times.
26. Jonathan Ferrell - No audible last words; shot while seeking help after a car crash.
27. Ezell Ford - "It's me, it’s me."
28. John Crawford III - "It's not real."
29. Renisha McBride - No audible last words; shot while seeking help after a car accident.
30. Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. - "Why are you doing this to me?"
31. Tamir Rice - "It's not real."
32. Eric Harris - "I'm losing my breath."
33. Jamar Clark - "Please don’t let me die."
34. Rayshard Brooks - "I don't want to hurt you."
35. Alfred Olango - "Please don’t shoot."
36. Shantel Davis - "What did I do?"
37. Kendra James - "Please don’t kill me."
38. Akai Gurley - No audible last words; shot in a dark stairwell.
39. Miriam Carey - No audible last words; shot in her car.
40. Timothy Russell - No audible last words; shot during a car chase.
41. Malissa Williams - No audible last words; shot during a car chase.
42. Jordan Edwards - No audible last words; shot while leaving a party.
43. Yvette Smith - "I'm coming out."
44. Jordan Davis - No audible last words; shot at a gas station.
45. Victor White III - No audible last words; died in police custody.
46. Dontre Hamilton - No audible last words; shot in a park.
47. Eric Reason - No audible last words; shot during a dispute.
48. Emantic "EJ" Bradford Jr. - No audible last words; shot in a mall.
49. Oscar Grant - "You shot me! I got a four-year-old daughter!"
50. Clinton Allen - No audible last words; shot during an encounter.
51. Ronnell Foster - No audible last words; shot during a foot chase.
52. Tony Robinson - No audible last words; shot during an altercation.
53. Charly Keunang - No audible last words; shot during an altercation.
54. Samuel DuBose - "I didn’t even do nothing."
55. Quintonio LeGrier - "I’m sorry."
56. Bettie Jones - "I've been shot."
57. India Kager - No audible last words; shot in a car.
58. Keith Lamont Scott - "Don't shoot him. He has no weapon."
59. Jordan Baker - No audible last words; shot during a confrontation.
60. Christian Taylor - No audible last words; shot during a confrontation.
61. Michael Dean - No audible last words; shot during a traffic stop.
62. Rumain Brisbon - No audible last words; shot during an altercation.
63. Gregory Gunn - No audible last words; shot during an encounter.
64. Yuvette Henderson - No audible last words; shot during a confrontation.
65. David Joseph - No audible last words; shot during a confrontation.
66. Calvin Reid - No audible last words; died in police custody.
67. Antonio Zambrano-Montes - No audible last words; shot during an encounter.
68. Zachary Hammond - "Why did you shoot me?"