Tag: #blacklivesmatter
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…But It’s Only Monday: Rebel Wilson Makes Light of Police Brutality at #VMAs
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It’s only Monday. And already another famous white person’s being insensitive. If you tuned into this year’s VMA’s you noticed early into the show that Rebel Wilson came on stage dressed up as a cop. Off top, I immediately said “Aww shit,” to myself. Because I knew this could only…
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#CallEmOut: dream hampton Gets Dragged
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Man. What I’ve witnessed on Twitter these past two days have been juicy at best, but disappointing at worst. I love everything about the #BlackLivesMatter movement because I’ve longed for a movement like this for some time. It felt like we sat idly while injustice took root in this country’s…
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SC Votes to Take the Confederate Flag Down, But Will They Drop Bree Newsome’s Charges?
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South Carolina lawmakers have finally voted to remove the confederate flag from their capital. This is great news, but I can’t help but feel underwhelmed because it is just common sense to me. To be honest, I am trying to understand why the confederate flag hasn’t been banned nationally altogether.…
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Millenials: It is 2015 NOT 1865! Black Churches Are Being Targeted & We’re Allowing It
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It’s time that we admit that this is 2015. Everything that is happening in this country and around the world is happening in 2015. Not 1965, not 1865. It is happening right now. Yes, the same acts of terrorism (via white supremacy) that has been happening to black people, LGBT…
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America Is Playing Russian Roulette With Black Lives
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I have been carrying a lot of anger lately. My anger has been building up because there has not been any time for me to recover. These past few weeks, months, years, decades – centuries – have been spiritually exhausting and mentally taxing. But I have to give it to…