We’ve never said that. #ADOS are a unique amalgamation. We descend from both slaves & slave masters. Those are just facts.
All of that “we are Africans in America” foolishness is unserious Africa worship. It’s not accurate. We’re Americans in America.
Juneteenth is the celebration of freedom and citizenship. The Civil War was fought over slavery, and Juneteenth marks the final enforcement of emancipation in America. It is the story of a people who were denied the promises of this nation and then fought to claim them.
Juneteenth is not a celebration of global Pan-Africanism. It is a celebration of slaves becoming free AMERICANS. Our history is rooted in the unique struggle, sacrifice, and freedom struggle of those who endured slavery on American soil and built this country.
Juneteenth honors the journey from bondage to becoming AMERICAN. This is why Pan African colors are so disrespectful. Africa didn’t save us. They sold us. Our march to freedom belongs only to slaves, their descendants & allies in the fight. Nobody else.
@marclamonthill curious your thoughts on the Karmelo Anthony case. I was surprised that it wasn’t mentioned on night school or JBP. I could also be mistaken and may have missed it.
Life was better when there was a ‘computer room.’ Where you had to physically enter the room to get on the internet and then log off and leave that room and the internet stayed behind. The minute we were able to take it with us in our pockets that’s when society collapsed fully
@redshirt990@TemetAdos Several reparations packages have been passed throughout these decades by both parties, just not for Black Americans
Japanese internment reparations
Iran hostage reparations
9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
Guam WWII reparations
The DOJ under Obama:
* Did NOT file a federal statement of interest in the Tulsa survivors’ lawsuits
* Did NOT launch an investigation
* Did NOT examine government complicity
* Did NOT pursue wrongful-death models like used for Japanese internment
* Did NOT use the Civil Rights Division to issue a Federal Findings Report
I'm a bit annoyed that NYT has settled on the title “Here’s What Psychiatrists Mean When They Say You Have A.D.H.D.” (presumably because it got more engagement) rather than the prior title “We’re Thinking About Mental Health Diagnoses All Wrong,” because the piece isn't really about ADHD. It's just an example I used in one passage.