I remember reading The Diary of Anne Frank and Hiroshima in school. They made me feel uncomfortable because that’s a normal human response to seeing people suffer. The idea that white children are entitled to be shielded from facts in order to avoid “discomfort” is laughable.
If the child on the left was old enough to pick cotton and the child on the right was old enough to attend Klan rallies, then today's children are old enough to learn about both of these and how they've led us to where we are today.
Affirmative action was never about admitting unqualified Black kids. It was always about ensuring qualified Black kids could also get accepted despite a world of systemic racism.
The “unqualified admission” you’re thinking of are legacy students—like how Kavanaugh got into Yale.
That man said folks in Florida can learn the basics and dassit. If they want something else, go outside of Florida.
Y’all should test him and start sending your kids elsewhere. Matter fact, if I were a petty person running an out of state university, I’d give Florida residents a discounted tuition.
As Texas Gov Abbot prepares to pardon a white man & convicted murderer for killing a peaceful BLM protestor—Texas sentences a Black man to 70 years in prison for “spitting at police” to “make an example out of him.”😳
Systemic white supremacy is thriving in the GOP. Horrific.
The first interaction I had with this man was when he came into my classroom and told me and some other Black students that he, a white man at Howard Law, experienced more discrimination in his time at HUSL than any of us Black students had experienced in our lives.
On February 12th 1946, Isaac Woodard, WW2 veteran, hours after being honorably discharged, was attacked by South Carolina police while still in uniform when taking the bus home & left permanently BLIND
The officers were acquitted by an all white jury #BlackHistoryMonth
THREAD!
Bobby Hutton was one of the original member of the Black Panther Party.
After being bombed with tear gas and trapped in a burning basement, he came out shirtless to prove he was unarmed and the police immediately shot him 12 times and he died
He was only 17 years. A THREAD!
Please be on the lookout for missing 12-year-old, Camila Coto-Jovel (See attached photograph). Camila was last seen on January 28, 2023, near the 24000 block of Park St in Hayward. It is believed that Camila is staying with a friend in the unincorporated area of Hayward.
The LAPD murdered Keenan Anderson. A beloved high school English teacher and father who FLAGGED THEM DOWN FOR HELP after a car accident. He was a threat to no one. He needed help and it cost him his life. The LAPD must be held accountable for this at all costs. #KeenanAnderson
WARNING: GRAPHIC ⚠️ The LAPD tased a Black man to death after he flagged them down for help. At one point he says "They're trying to George Floyd me."
Keenan Anderson was a dedicated father and high school teacher.
This 13 year old baby was shot in the back and killed by a white man who fled the scene and claimed “self defense”
He was not even supposed to own a gun because of previous domestic violence charges.
36 year old Krieg Butler was released and is currently walking the streets
On October 12 in Columbus OH, 36 year old Krieg Butler Sr. stopped his truck, got out & shot 13 year old Sinzae Reed in the back multiple times, killing him. Then he got back in his truck and drove away. The murderer is a free man today.