I know too many friends calling Puerto Rico home to be at any sort of peace with this. Words fail me, or, rather I’m speechless with anger.

Here’s a start towards a solution the teacher and the police, like, I dunno, avoiding engagement of ridiculous levels of escalation response, maybe.

...and a police officer elects to put handcuffs on a 7-year-0ld because they’re specially trained for that? Because liability and law enforcement never touch? Because you know, police officers make excellent decisions shooting people of color, why not trust them with the kids too?

Right.

These comments from Beulah. I can’t. I just...No.

Jesus. I suppose we should be “thankful” the police officer didn’t use zip-ties? /s

FTN. F*** this heightened cultural retaliation against people of color raising their voices. If a white 7 year old child had thrown a tantrum like that and was taken by the police in handcuffs, yt outrage would be off the chain.

SEVEN…

I made a triple cheese grilled cheese sandwich on honey wheat bread with two robust slices of beefsteak tomato paired with a tomato carrot bisque that so kicked ass. Dashed the tomato slices with a brisk dash of sat and pepper. You ain’t NEVER lie about that mash-up!!

When I see Ms. Badu descending from her pedestal to walking that talk, I’ll give her props. Until then, she needs to back up off of finding beauty in a man who slaughtered millions in his day, with their descendants dealing with the possible revival of their collective nightmare right now.

Lord, Lord, Lord....such a clear spirit in her. Queen of my heart since the day I laid eyes on her. A rhapsody of regal stature and #blackgirlpower.
I cannot wait for this movie.

Post Malone?

Let’s give him some time. *sets timer*

I sympathize. Teaching is toted as a noble profession, but gets compensation lower than sanitation. Teachers are expected to fund their own classes, and deal with children who enjoy a less stringent respect for authority because of a casual relationship with their parents. It’s an upward battle struggling with the…

Dear Charlemagne:

How are you feelin’ now?

Haitian-American here. Thanks for showing sweeping generalizations about Africans and Haitians are still alive and kicking for Black folk as well as the YTs.

Maybe I was misinformed but I thought the “x” in Latinx was to represent inclusivity of nonbinary identifying people of Latin descent.

I came here to suggest the same thing.

I’m not trying to take away from this valid point, but

I’m not trying to take away from this valid point, but

Again, I am NOT SAYING there should be white children in this commercial, but

Just...let us have this moment, okay? White people don’t need to have their fingers in every first accomplishment or culture watershed moment of blackness.