Or. White police officer murders black child. Lies about what happens. Gets away with it. As per usual.
Or. White police officer murders black child. Lies about what happens. Gets away with it. As per usual.
She’s not half Latino. Her mother is of English and Irish heritage. And certainly not dark skin.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s ongoing refusal to standduring the national anthem as a protest against the murders of black and brown Americans by the state agents tasked with protecting them.
Like he said, dude just never thought about it. Which is the problem. White people, my skin colour and culture are not costumes for your entertainment.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
source: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/n/nationalanth…
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
source: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/n/nationalanth…
What’s exhausting is constantly experiencing the casual racism of white people. What’s exhausting is living in a white supremacist culture. That is way more exhausting than the inconvenience of being called on bullshit. And POC don’t have the time or energy to be nice about it.
Beyoncé uses the autonomy of silence. Her art speaks for itself. As a woman if color this can be a powerful tool. And a right. She is choosing her silence and deciding what her message is when she wants to say it. On her own terms.
What is vital is that we shut down casual racism when we see it. For me as a person of color that is vital.
White people terrorized black people to the extent that bears, snakes, swamps were nothing compared to the terror of white hate