No Justice, No Peace 6/29/20

D.K. Smith wrote an opinion piece for Newsweek on How to Actually Help Black Communities.

Mississipi lawmakers have voted to strip the confederate emblem from their state flag.

So far they've painted BLM on streets.

Canceled TV shows.

Made changes in sports.

Hired Black people in executive positions.

Changed voice actors.

Expressed their support for #BLM.

That's cute but can you hold these officers accountable for murders?

— The Blackest Panther 🐱✊🏿 (@JollyGood_Fella) June 27, 2020

On the anniversary of the start of the Stonewall riots, the NYPD is attacking LGBTQ people who are marching for Pride. Let that sink in. https://t.co/j4ZL4jMHsa

— GLAAD (@glaad) June 28, 2020

that's right pic.twitter.com/W38qO9rWv4

— radicle (@real__radicle) June 28, 2020

First of all, they were in mud masks not blackface. And second of all, in what world does "Stop killing us." sound like "Please remove episodes of Golden Girls"? I didn't see that ask on anyone's protest sign... https://t.co/cgEcGdD60o

— erica williams simon (@missewill) June 28, 2020

Hire a Black person instead of worrying so much about blackface maybe

— KB (@KaraRBrown) June 28, 2020

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Allyship has to look like long-lasting reform that seeks justice for BIPOC, not going ‘back to normal’ as soon as possible. ‘Normal’ wasn’t working for all of us. Please share / tag @wastefreemarie

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