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Ignorance is no longer an option. I honestly didn’t realize how uneducated I was on so many of these issues, and it’s opened my eyes to how important it is for us to keep learning, listening, talking, and taking action. Here’s four incredible women that I discovered this week that I urge you to check out and invest some time into learning from! @ivirlei Discovered Ivirlei thanks to a viral video she made titled “White Women Who Truly Want to Help”. She talks about the work that we have to do in our hearts and then in our communities as white people to help make long lasting change. I highly suggest watching this video and exploring the rest of her content as well! She is an incredible storyteller. @domrobxrts Saw a post that Dom made about white fragility, and it really made me think. I highly suggest that we white people invest some time into learning about white fragility, it makes so much sense imo!! Dom’s also a great resource for learning what micro aggression and other forms of unrecognized prejudice looks like. There is a link in her bio with the podcasts that she’s been on discussing many of these issues! @sassy_latte Came across Sassy’s post about mass media sensationalism and how it’s controlling the conversation on racial justice! I resonated with this post so much because I’ve been talking with so many people who are only watching the news, and are getting a very skewed perspective of the movement taking place. Sassy’s an incredible resource for anyone looking to learn about racial justice, intersectional feminism, and body politics. She’s really good at holding us accountable and teaching us how to think outside of the boxes that we may be accustomed to. @andrearanaej Found Andréa thanks to her post about anti-racism that got shared a lot this week. In it, she points out that anti-racism isn’t an identity, but it’s a PRACTICE. The Bible says to practice what you preach, and this week has shown us that “not being racist” isn’t enough. I’m obsessed with the format in which she shares critical questions and important lessons that we all need to learn. Her captions are really thought provoking, so make sure to read those too!

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Dr. Margaret A. Hagerman // “As explicit racism frequents our news and our communities, white parents have concerns about how to raise white kids who are kind, compassionate and, importantly, not racist. The advice they most often receive is simple: talk more to your kids about race and racism. This is certainly important. But I have seen first-hand that it is not enough. White kids learn about race as a result of their own independent experiences — not just conversations. Their lived experience and their interactions with peers, teachers, neighbors, coaches, siblings and strangers matter greatly. The choices parents make about how to set up children’s lives influence their kids’ ideas about race and racism. The neighborhood they live in, the school they attend, and the activities they participate in set the parameters for how kids understand race. And this is true whether parents are consciously aware that these choices matter or not, & regardless of what parents explicitly say about race. Everyday behaviors of white parents also matter: when to lock the car doors, what conversations to have at the dinner table, what books & magazines to have around the house, how to react to news headlines, who to invite over for summer cookouts, whether and how to answer questions posed by kids about race, who parents are friends with themselves, when to roll one’s eyes, what media to consume, how to respond to overtly racist remarks made by Grandpa at a family dinner and where to spend leisure time. (Restaurants, vacation destinations & community events can be deliberately and by-default mostly white — or purposefully not.) Parents may not even be aware that they are conveying ideas about race through these behaviors, but children learn from them all the time. The conversations parents have with their white children about race and racism matter — it’s just that so does everything else parents do. Rather than focusing solely on what they say to kids about race, white parents should think more critically and carefully about how what they do on an everyday basis may actually reproduce the very racist ideas & forms of racial inequality that they say they seek to challenge."

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A lot of you are consuming content like it’s ur full time job, but what are u actually doing with that newly acquired information? How are you putting it into practice? And more importantly how are u engaging in anti-racism in a way that doesn’t cause more harm? One of the things you’re doing & you need to stop doing is taking the information of Black folks& trying to lead & teach with it to other white folks about anti-racism. You just took a crash course last week & now you’re leading your own? No! Not only do you not have the skills & tools to lead in these spaces but u don’t have the experience of actually dealing with racism. How can you be the expert on racialized violence & pain that your whiteness shields & protects you from ever experiencing. And ur white privilege allows you the option to acknowledge or ignored...and to do nothing about remain completely unbothered. White people, you must stop trying to lead & teach other white folks about anti-racism, that’s not your lane! And stop saying that you’ve heard us tell you that u “that you need to take responsibility for ur education” or “Black folks are tired of talking about it” as if we’re implying that u should then lead the way. No, you should follow the lead of the Black folks who have been out here doing this work and leading the way. The same folks y’all just started following on IG to “diversify your feed”...invest in our work & follow our lead. Don’t burden or expect your Black friends, co-workers, neighbors, grocery store clerk or the nearby Black person to unpack the journey for you or with you...instead seek out the Black folks who are leading the way & pay us for our time and our work. That’s what we mean by take responsibility...find Black folks who are creating work in this space and support our work. Do the work and take appropriate action. Not go and create your own anti-racism workshop. Y’all just decided you wanted to even look up the definition of anti-racism last week. You have your own learning & growing to do. You don’t need to lead the way—you don’t even know the way. We do, follow us. (Swipe for more)

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🥰 Consider this your quarterly reminder. Swipe through and drop and emoji in the comments to let me know you HEAR me. I need you to hear me. • There is a very clear disconnect amongst many people who have come to my page. A disconnect that has resulted in me being attacked and branded as divisive, called “racist”, “hitler”, and the “kkk” when I dare to hold white women accountable for their role in white supremacy. • Here’s the thing....these types of reactions towards me are defense mechanisms that are rooted in an inability to recognize ones role in the oppression of people of color, specifically women of color. And I’ve learned time and time again that one of the most effective ways to bring white women to see themselves in the mirror I’ve been holding is to do this type of explanation through patriarchy. • Any other ‘easily explained’ things to add? Tell me in the comments below. • Tag a friend, make it clear. There is work that needs to be done. • If you enjoy learning from me consider heading to the link in my bio to join me on my monthly learning platform The Great Unlearn. #yoga #loveandlight #lululemon #howdarling #pnw #yogaeverydamnday #spiritualganster #gabbybernstein #supersoulsunday #covid19 #momsofinstagram #knittersofinstagram #letterboardquotes #stationery #manifest #manifestation #crystals #essentialoils #goodvibes #goddess #yogaretreat #daniellelaporte #marieforleo #gabriellebernstein #lifecoach #wanderlust #gltlove #teachersofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #catsofinstagram

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Same.

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Many of you have probably seen the viral TikTok video of the young white girl Haley speaking to her white parents and trying to get them to understand the reality of racism. In her recent "What's Up Y'All" video (currently in the third row down of her Instagram grid), titled "Why Talking to Your White Family About Black People is the Wrong Approach", @SonyaReneeTaylor uses that TikTok video as a jumping off point to think deeply about the work white people must engage in to discuss *whiteness* with their families. To question the sickness behind white folks' creation of white supremacist systems, behind their history of and ongoing perpetuation of and complicity with mass violence, behind the lack of human empathy for groups outside their own experience. Go check it out, and thanks to everyone who continues to share the video -- we're looking at you, @JanelleMonae, amidst so many others! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ [image description: on a white marble background is written the following quote in bold black font by Sonya Renee Taylor, with the last part of the second sentence highlighted in red: "It's time to turn the conversation towards you, white people. And turn the conversation towards what whiteness has wrought in this world. And how you excavate it from yourself. So that we might all survive."]⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #TheBodyIsNotAnApology #TBINAA #SonyaReneeTaylor #RadicalSelfLove #BodyTerrorism #Whiteness #WhiteFragility

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IT’S OUR 2nd BIRTHDAY TODAY! Our first IG post was shared 5th June 2018. We’ve been going full force with your support ever since. We have a really awesome campaign we will be launching MONDAY that will share some BIG PLANS we have for year 3 of NWS and beyond. Justice in action. Black liberation in action. Period. . PLEASE SWIPE ALL THE WAY THROUGH —-> . . We continue to stand in solidarity with our Black family in the United States. We see you leading the revolution & galvanizing the people. The African family on the Continent and in the Diaspora has to be more unified than ever for this to work on a domestic & international level. White supremacy has worked very strategically to divide and pin Black folks against each other for hundreds of years. From the drawing of colonial borders, to the diversion of “what about Black on Black crime”, to the disconnect we can see between Africans on the Continent and those in the diaspora. All of us have been subjected to deeply anti-Black propaganda & we need to counter that ALWAYS. . Please do read through this list & share it! Please know we are well aware this list is not exhaustive or complete. We invite our Black family, wherever you are in the world, to suggest additional & TANGIBLE ways to put solidarity into action. Add new ones or expand on ours. . We love y’all ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 We need ride or dies. We can’t afford optical or momentary allies. We need CO-CONSPIRATORS in the REVOLUTION. We are keeping this same energy until it’s actualized. Are you with us? . . #blacklivesmatter #nowhitesaviors #blackliberation

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⁣⁣ We aren't here as teachers for this post. We are here as parents. @apron_education and I have been working together since 2016, coming up with the social studies curriculum that we wish we had when we were little. We are asked repeatedly for books, blogs, and everything else by white parents from our past as well as from people who don't know us, daily. While that can be exhausting, we know that this work is needed for more white families to commit to. We decided to create a resource for white parents to engage their young children. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We won't go into it too much here, but we have a blog post where you can see the resource fully laid out if you tap the link in our profiles. If you are white and you white have children, we believe that it would be a critical investment for your family. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Please refrain from asking us what ages this would be appropriate for. It's big work that you have to do for the rest of your life. It is written to be accessible for young children, but you could probably sit with this book at your next brunch and discuss it with a table full of adults. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This is just ONE resource you can engage with in order to begin to engage your children in conversations about race... maybe think of it as a starting line. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Also, this is available on our websites only. This will not be posted to TpT. Link in bio. ❤️

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Social media has been a bit overwhelming since I first put up this post so it has taken some time for me to post this. On Friday, I shared this content on Twitter after I felt the conversations online were like screaming into an echo chamber. I wanted to provide those who wanted to support and be an ally with practical tips to move forward and make a change in our society. I am still somewhat surprised and overwhelmed by the reception so please take patience with me at this time. — For a note on who I am to those who have followed me from Twitter, my name is Mireille. I'm an assistant editor and I do freelance writing, PR and sensitivity reading and other bits on the side. I am extremely passionate about diversity and inclusion, and everything I have shared is not new knowledge to me. From as far back as I can remember I've been campaigning, fighting for equality and supporting and working with black owned organisations. I have worked in the diversity and inclusion space for around four years and I have been equipped with knowledge, skills etc through that work as well as through wider, intensive reading and being raised by a Jamaican mother who has a degree in Women's Studies. I felt as a mixed race person who was emotionally capable despite the current situation that I could use my learned experience, skills and compassion to offer this advice to allies and anyone else who was seeking advice but didn't know where to turn. This is now on my stories as a highlight so please feel free to share from there or here. — A small reminder that this took emotional labour and POC, especially black people are not here to teach you everything. When I said ask how you can support, I meant on a personal level as a friend etc. I hope this toolkit provides you with the starter info you need but there are genuinely people more experienced than me who warrant your listening to - please go and follow @nowhitesaviors, @laylafsaad, @rachel.cargle, @ckyourprivilege, @iamrachelricketts, @thegreatunlearn, @renieddolodge, @ibramxk + a few more: @akalamusic, @katycatalyst + @roiannenedd who all have books or resources from many more years of experience. _

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The very fashion brands who have claimed solidarity with black square posts and supportive slogans, are the same brands who have long exploited BIPOC, feigned inclusivity and have profited from cultural appropriation.⁣ ⁣ The past practices have taught us that all they want is our cash and the people who made our clothes are paying the price, 80% of whom are female. [@labourbehindthelabel]⁣ ⁣ Many of these brands are refusing to #PayUp for work that was completed pre-pandemic, which further reveals their allyship as performative.⁣ ⁣ In the past, I have not spent enough time interrogating the wishy-washy, vague and blasé marketing of ‘sustainable’ fashion brands (eg @reformation) to ensure that they’re dismantling racial capitalism and striving for fair fashion. I am going to do better.⁣ ⁣ Without all 3 sustainability pillars prioritised (environment, economic AND social) we do not have a sustainable fashion revolution. Without ethics and inclusivity, we don’t have sustainability. We need to hold brands accountable and insist they do better. Please check out @heysharonc’s brilliant @pullupforchange #PullUpOrShutUp initiative ⁣ Here are a few incredible fashion accounts to follow and support, and there are more listed in the post:⁣ ⁣ @remakeourworld⁣ @cleanclothescampaign⁣ @labourbehindthelabel⁣ @ajabarber⁣ @emsladedmondson @aditimayer⁣ @Melaninass⁣ @PepperYourTalk⁣ @TheSlowFactory

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I started my journey into social work in Fall of 2008 at 18 years old & graduated in Spring of 2018 w/ my MSW from @templeuniv again. . I’ve worked in a number of settings. I completed my first field placement at an HIV/AIDs program in Philly working w/ formerly incarcerated adults, I worked in the field of family preservation and OVC care in Uganda, I worked for 2 years as a caseworker w/ families involved in the child welfare system, as well as a caseworker with youth involved in the juvenile justice system. I also had a brief stint working as an interim assistant director at a shelter for families experiencing homelessness. . Throughout my last 10 years of work in the field and as I started engaging in anti-racism education, I also started to see just how deeply rooted racism & white supremacy is across these systems & services that end up disproportionately harming & causing violence in the lives of BIPOC. . It has always been easier to point out the racism in these institutions or to talk about the way white lead agencies carry out discriminatory policies. Seeing my own role and how I’ve caused harm in the communities I’ve worked in has been equally, if not more important. . Once you really grasp the harm that you and the white-lead institutions have caused, it should become very difficult to work within these systems without making some noise. This might cost you your job, this may make it feel impossible to become part of a system that is so complicit in oppressing Black and Brown people. . I’ve questioned many times if this was the right field for me. There is a lot I love about the social work field but at this point, probably more that I find deeply problematic. . Until child welfare systems, adoption & foster care programs, juvenile (in)justice systems, homeless & housing services (and pretty much all other areas of social work) can really become anti-racist & anti-oppressive, social work will be largely complicit in maintaining racism & white supremacy.

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𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸? Let's talk semantics. Whether it was a teacher, coach, acquaintance, or stranger, I’ve always noticed a slight hesitation with this, which shows me they're unsure of which term is appropriate. 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻? I remember a lady once trying to describe a person to me to see if I knew them. And she used words like tall and funny, and kept going with vague descriptors as I’m guessing random people, and then finally, I get to the person she’s talking about. He was a Black guy of course, which would’ve immediately helped me narrow down the selection, like, a LOT. I asked, “Why didn’t you just say he was Black?” She said, “Oh, I didn’t want to be rude.” 🤔 That’s when I realized the conditioning from the media and the news had run so deep, that the word Black carries this inherent bias of negative or bad. Black is what we are. It’s our identity. It’s our culture. It’s our life. So swipe through to learn the context as well as some examples of when African-American might be preferred. And if you also thought Black was insulting, try to unpack that and figure out why. Remember, allyship requires an internal revolution before an external one. And last but not least, always capitalize the B ✊🏾

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Good Morning 🌞 Just a quick Saturday School lesson for you, loves. I hope it offers some critical language and a more critical lens as you engage in these conversations in your own spaces. • 1. Yes/But also known as “whataboutism” , is a variant of the “tu quoque” logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument. (source: Zimmer, Ben. WSJ, 2017 ) . 2. White people, when referring to themselves, often put the word “white” in quotation marks. Over text it’s understood that these translate to air quotes. In the English language we take air quotes to denote sarcasm or irony. This is a form of delusion in which white people believe that they are a default and have no labeling while everything else indeed does — as it becomes convenient for them. . 3. She then, as expected, didn’t seem to find the need to put quotes around black people. . 4. The deep desire for white Americans to tokenize successful black people as a means to bury the realties of systemic racism and push ideologies of merit based achievement have been one of tools of this country since its inception. From the “happy slave” to “but look at Oprah and Obama” these efforts push to reinforce the “American Dream” to black Americans despite the structural economic and political barriers that exist in our racist society.Tokenism glorifies the exception in order to obscure the rules of the game of success in a capitalist society.” (Source: Dana L Cloud; “Rhetoric of Tokenism”) . 5. When the discussion of racial justice and/or critique of our racist system is punctured by bringing up the cases of Oprah or Obama note that its rarely ever followed by dynamic discussion about reproducing those success in this “new and shiny system we have”. It’s however a plea to “SHUT UP AND BE GRATEFUL SOMEONE LIKE YOU FINALLY GOT SOMEWHERE” • If you enjoy learning from me consider joining me and the thousands of other curious humans over at my donation based monthly learning platform @thegreatunlearn. Link in my bio. • The work continues 🌿🙏🏾 tag the people you’re learning with who might find this post helpful

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White allyship is super messy right now. Regardless of its self serving capacities, we (white people) must continue speaking out *alongside* POC/NBPOC to address police brutality and the deaths of George Floyd/Breonna Taylor/Amaud Arbery/Eric Garner/Freddie Gray & countless others. This among many other issues in our complex system of racism and oppression. EDIT — Please look to these Black educators/individuals (but do not ask them to explain) Overview on how to be a white ally: @mireillecharper Further commentary on looting as an acceptable form of protest: @the_intersectionaltherapist Cops & their complicity: @mspackyetti Ways white people can better engage in activism: @blackandembodied More on “Fool’s Gold” activism: @mikaela.mp3 White people these social squares are directed at you. Share them if you feel inclined. I am not here to decenter the voice concerning what is going on. I want you to be well equipped when responding to some of the common remarks in response to everything going on. Do what it takes to become more familiar with these counterpoints—even if it means repeating these statements to yourself like Arya Stark in GOT every night. I attempted to gather a lot of information and points that have been made already and put them into one place for the sake of clarity. DM me if you have other points to be made. We can keep making these graphics and circulating advice/information so that we do not have to continue putting an undue burden on our friends of color. Thank you to @beescolnick for “feed fatigue.” Thank you to think bank in the creation of these. You know who you are. ✊✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

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And it seems like white folks have developed a new script for this behavior “well white people will listen to white people and it’s our job to dismantle white supremacy.” ⠀ Yes, indeed it is, but that surely doesn’t mean you get to profit from the thing you benefit from and claim to be dismantling, all the while taking opportunities away from Black people who do this work and will always have more insight and experience than any white person. If a white person can’t listen to a Black person, then that is where their work begins. ⠀ (Whispers to white people) Stop doing shit publicly so you separate yourself from the “bad white people”, y’all are all the same in a country built on racism. Now, go have a hard ass convo with your racist uncle that you have been avoiding and keep having them until they will no longer pick up the phone and you have to send emails to get through to them. And then go ballistic at your job regarding the racism they continue to perpetuate until you lose your job (you likely won’t- cause yep, you guessed it - racism) and tell your white friends what you have been up to and then ask what the hell they are doing- and if they are just reading or following Black folks on social media- ask them what ACTIONs are they are taking to give up power!? And then after all of that before you can even think of the word fatigue, REPEAT for the rest of your life without ever telling a Black person.

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I've heard from some of you guys that bringing up the Black Lives Matter movement with your first-generation family members can occasionally get a defensive, antagonistic response. Some immigrants might see it with an us-versus-them mentality, and think that lifting up the Black community somehow can take away from attention given to Asian American experiences. In light of those discussions, I thought it might be helpful to point out the history— both points of tension and moments of solidarity— between the Black and Asian American community. While it's important not to diminish discrimination against Asian Americans, and just as important to validate your family's experiences, movements for human rights throughout American history illustrate the necessity of solidarity and support for the Black community. The relationship between minority communities in America is extremely complicated, but I hope these simple points of conversation can help you and your family scratch the surface on complex race relations in America. ⠀ ⠀ CORRECTIONS: The 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act (McCarran-Walter Act) gave Asian Americans the right to vote. The Voting Rights Act helped fight against Asian disenfranchisement by providing translations and resources. Also the name of the Asian officer involved with George Floyd’s death, Tou Thao, and “Michigan” on the third slide are spelled incorrectly.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Like always, if I've missed out on anything major or misrepresented anything, feel free to DM me!!!!! information compiled by @am.elielee and @amy.mhara. feel free to repost with credit.⠀ ⠀ #BlackLivesMatter #asiansforblacklives #blm #westandtogether #timeforchange #educateyourself #enoughisenough #education #yellowperilsupportsblacklives #art #digitalart #asians4bl #asiansforblm ⠀

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Another day, another boho Karen retailer showing their true shades of beige. Last week, @anthropologie posted a Maya Angelou quote in splashy colors as a “call for equality”. With any mention of the #BlackLivesMatter movement absent, Angelou’s words could be interpreted more along the lines of “All lives matter”, lest Anthro offend their primary target audience. In the comment section, oblivious fans clamored for it to be released as a t-shirt or a poster. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also in the comment section— claims of deep discriminatory practices. The code names different retailers have used to profile POC shoppers have come to light in lawsuits over the years—Moschino’s “Serena”, Zara’s “special order”, or Versace’s “D410” (the merchandise color code they use for black shirts)—but Anthropologie’s is maybe the most insidious yet. Comments from multiple employees confirm that stores in California, Chicago, Seattle, NYC and Canada use the code name “Nick” to refer to Black shoppers. Associates report being told to watch Black shoppers, and Black shoppers also commented confirming having been followed while shopping in their stores. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anthropologie followed up with a post of a black square and then some promises of action they’ll take. At the same time, more hypocrisy was taking place at the corporate level. While the retailer was posting about committing to diversifying their workforce, they were at the same time asking POC for free labor. On May 26th, Queer Black creator Lydia Okello ( @styleisstyle ) was approached by a producer to potentially partake in Anthro’s #sliceofhappy Pride month campaign in exchange for a free outfit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Okello replied with their typical rates and ended up getting trapped in a back and forth volley with no resolution after being told there was no budget for an influencer of their level (22.8k followers). For a campaign aimed to express what happiness means, surely they could’ve anticipated that no one, especially in a month meant to celebrate them, is happy to work for free. • #blacklivesmatter #blm #anthropologie #anthropologiehome #anthro #retail #codename #work #free #influencer #microinfluencer #labor #dietprada

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A lot can happen in a week! A lost of some of the impressive accompishments made since the start of the protests for George Floyd began (5/25). Compiled by Fahd Ahmed on facebook. . . . . . Fahd Ahmed has posted an astonishing list of what this uprising has accomplished in a little over a week: Uprisings accelerate the pre-existing slow meticulous organizing and struggles, & break ground for future organizing and struggles A RUNNING CROWDSOURCED LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS OR PROGRESS BY 2020 UPRISING SINCE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD (5/25): 5/26 - 4 officers fired for murdering George Floyd - Minneapolis, MN 5/28 - Univ of Minn cancels contract with police - Minneapolis, MN 5/28 - 3rd Precinct Police station neutralized by protestors - Minneapolis, MN 5/28 - ATU Local 1005 refuses to bring police officers to the protests, or transport arrested protesters, Minneapolis, MN 5/29 - Activists commandeer hotel to provide shelter to homeless - Minneapolis, MN 5/29 - Officer Chauvin who killed George Floyd arrested - Minneapolis, MN 5/29 - Louisville Mayor suspends "no-knock" warrants in response to police's 3/12 #BreonnaTaylor killing and subsequent protests - Louisville, KY 5/30 - US Embassies across Africa condemn police murder of George Floyd - Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, DR Congo 5/30 - MN AG Ellison takes over prosecution of the murdering officer (and possibly the other officers) - Minneapolis, MN 5/30 - TWU Local 100 Bus Operators refuses to transport arrested protestors - NYC, NY 5/31 - 2 abusive officers fired for pulling a couple out of car and tasing them - Atlanta, GA 6/1 - Minneapolis public schools end contract with police - Minneapolis, MN 6/1 - Confederate Monument removed - Birmingham, AL 6/1 - CA Prosecutors launch campaign to stop DA’s from accepting police union money - CA 6/1 - Tulsa Mayor Bynum agrees to not renew Live PD contract - Tulsa, OK 6/1 - Louisville police chief fired after shooting of #DavidMcatee at BBQ joint - Louisville, KY 6/1 - Confederate statue ordered to be removed - Bentonville, AR #BlackLivesMatter #IndigenousLivesMatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforregis

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Can’t wait to see the comments on this one...

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All of these are things I have learned (and am still learning) that I wish I knew sooner. They are not attacks on the groups of people named. If they make you uncomfortable, let's talk about it. We all need to stop relying on Black people to feed us information when we are the problem. We need to share our own words and thoughts about what is going on and not just repost in our stories. It's a great start and we should continue but it has to go beyond that. Bring them up to family and friends even when it feels uncomfortable. Amplifying black voices is always the main goal. We need to take a more active role in writing and speaking our thoughts to support them. We have to realize the privilege we have in being listened to. I made the linktree in my bio to help remove any obstacle or excuse. It has some resources that I have read or used to start taking action in the past few days and all you have to do is click through to get there. A great start is signing all the petitions and donating if you can. It takes a few minutes. If you want to, please send me any other links to add that you think are important. I will be the first to admit it has taken me way too long to become actually active. I do believe that it is never too late to start. Fight for what's right. Start with a post to your feed that will stay there for more than 24 hours. This is one way that I am sharing some of my thoughts, now share yours. #BlackLivesMatter Some of the people who have inspired me to speak up: @maritzamartiza @sandraokuboyejo @itskelechi @chrissyford @domrobxrts @mimizhuxiyuan @jakewil

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