There are ppl who profit from every racist, exploitative practice in this country and they are the Ruling Class™️. Fighting for a better world means to oppose them, it means to threaten their wealth AND the system they’ve created that produces it.
I was in a writers’ room two years ago. The white showrunner, in front of the all white staff, walked over to me, placed his hand on my shoulder and told the room that the studio will be pleased with the show’s diversity because he has his “resident Negro” right here. (1/8)
The top 1% own more wealth than the bottom 90% combined so it’s no surprise that 5% of Americans think things are going very well in our country right now. The real question is how long the bottom 90% are willing to eat shit before finally flipping out and demanding real change.
The NYPD falsely accused Shake Shack employees of poisoning their milkshakes—a serious trust issue for the police which has the power to jail people on accusations alone. Now the Wilmington police are caught on tape saying they want to “slaughter N***ers.” This is why we protest.
We're all having "hard conversations" about racism, police brutality, & #BlackLivesMatter I hope.
You've probably noticed that detractors often use the same "racist talking points." Here's a guide to help you answer, for the times you may get stuck.
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Wake up every day believing that you are the you you want to be.
Go out and do your best to be that version of you.
Go to bed forgiving yourself for the times you may have fallen short and celebrate the times that you didn’t.
Lather, rinse repeat.
#riseandexercise
The “middle class” which is a shrinkingly small portion of the US population, are the doctors, lawyers, businesspeople, and other professionals who may have the intelligence to figure out the truth but have just enough resources to mind their own business and not care about it.
The scariest truth the top 1% doesn’t want you to realize is that poor whites and people of color are very similar. Racism divides everyone and keeps this illusion of difference alive so that the top 1% can keep robbing us all blind. It’s the biggest grift in American history.
A true revolution is when poor whites and people of color join together to overthrow this corrupt system causing so much suffering, death, and despair. We are all on the very edge of survival. It’s the coronavirus pandemic today. Climate change tomorrow. Control your own destiny.
We think of the media as the watchdog that keeps us informed, brings to light the injustices hiding in the shadows, and holds the powerful accountable. But how can that be when the media, the government, and the corporations are all owned by the same group of billionaires?