No Justice, No Peace 6/30/20

If you have people around you who are blaming the recent uptick in Coronavirus cases on the Black Lives Matter protests, show them this handy article, that shows it's actually the reopening of bars and restaurants that is to blame (see below for Fox News' messaging on this).

Wow, that's weird, because I'm pretty sure there were some protests in New York and yet the number of new cases here hit a three-month low yesterday. https://t.co/MTk9pIryjf

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) June 29, 2020

“wHaTs SiGnIng a PeTiTioN goNnA dO” https://t.co/v6Y6B5NFB8

— salar ansari🐝🇵🇰 (@salaransarii2) June 28, 2020

If a black man did this he'd be choked to death by a cop and half the country would say *but he threw groceries" https://t.co/eSVSwk2gku

— Solemad O'nlien (@evren__7) June 28, 2020

1920’s: Black people were fighting for equality and the poor were suffering while the rich prospered at their expense.

2020’s: Black people are fighting for equality and the poor are suffering while the rich prosper at their expense but we have the Internet now.

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 29, 2020

I don’t know why these aren’t trending anymore, but across the country #BlackLivesMatter protests haven’t stopped.

This is Chicago today 👇🏻

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— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) June 28, 2020

we’re renaming streets, stepping down from cartoon roles, tearing down statues. and still not defunding, reforming, abolishing none of these other systems responsible for violence against black folk.

— fredrick scott salyers. (@7haman) June 28, 2020

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This took A LOT to research and fact check but it was important to get this right. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t proud about this one lol . This is for those who believe people need to “get over slavery” because it was a long time ago, but never keep that energy for the Confederate flag wavers whose “heritage” only lasted 5 years. This for those who believe the myth that Black and Brown people still don’t face challenges today. Ironically, the same issues dealt to blacks were also imposed on poor whites, but history won’t tell you that because we never talk about Classism in this country. For those who believe that because racism isn’t so overt, riding through the night in a white sheet with vicious German shepherds and water hoses anymore, that it somehow went away because ya know what - “we had a black president” . 60 connecting dots from 1619 to 2020. This is why say history is so important. Actual history, not the half truths of patriotism force fed in the public education system. But to really understand what people went through and are still going through, we have got to acknowledge the SYSTEMIC and STRUCTURAL issues that got us right here . Yes. We have come quite a ways, but we won’t be able to progress like we should until this systemic problems are recognized and amended . Apologies for the length in advance. It is 401 years lol but I hope this helps you as it did me ... New podcast available on all platforms for audio version #thelist #fromslaverytogeorgefloyd #systemicracism #structuralracism #everythingisconnected #blacklivesmatter #blackourstory #blackhistory #blackhistorymatters

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1619-2020. 401 years of asking the same exact question . Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? . New podcast available on all platforms for audio version #thelist #fromslaverytogeorgefloyd #systemicracism #structuralracism #everythingisconnected #blacklivesmatter #blackourstory #blackhistory #blackhistorymatters

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