@TfL thanks to the lovely staff member who spotted someone stealing my phone at Kings Cross station at 8.30pm yesterday evening - (I forgot to get your name) thanks for getting it back ⭐️
On this week’s show we share some resources for understanding racism - books, social media accounts, mentorship schemes and charitable organisations - and speak to @CandiceAboderin about her new searing new book, I Am Not Your Baby Mother https://t.co/4Z8sWeySoj
I did the black our Tuesday thing on Instagram and then instantly deleted bc it kinda seemed counterproductive and silencing, although I love the idea of a blackout and solidarity in masses I want the right BLM information to be available.
This is David McAtee.
He owned YaYa’s BBQ in Louisville, KY. He was in the barbecue business for 30 yrs and aspired to open up a brick & mortar restaurant. He fed cops who came by for free.
He was shot and killed by police today. His life mattered. #BreonnaTaylor#DavidMcAtee
If you killed a man w/ health conditions, you still killed a man.
George Floyd couldn’t breathe. 3 officers held him down, & one w/ a recorded, violent history kneed his neck as others helped.
They waited 9 minutes for his last breath. This was not an accident. It was murder.
Forgive the late retweet but I’ve only just seen this and I’m pinching myself - Three Women is one of the most important books I’ve read in the last few years and Lisa Taddeo is a 😍
Calls to UK Domestic Abuse Helplines have more than doubled since the lockdown. Victims should know that if they are in danger, they can dial 999, then press 55 and remain silent. Police will know that the caller is in danger and cannot speak. Spread this wide.