DESPERATE EMERGENCY, please please don't scroll!!! Please help Yazid get his kids something to eat!!!

(0/$100 for food) (0/$300 for rent)

Unfortunately, however, we are now in another crisis.

When Yazid returned home to the orphanage, things were in a very bad state. The children haven't had anything to eat in some time, and have absolutely no money to buy anything else. They are also out of soap to wash with.

Yazid is extremely stressed, but doing everything he can to help the kids, and is being so brave.

The rent is also due soon, which will total at $300. I wish I could send more money for the food, but unfortunately I sent the last of my money to pay Yazid's final hospital bill.

Please, if there's anything you can do to help, do! Absolutely everything counts. Reblog, share this post to other social media, reddit. Send this post to your friends and your discord servers, you group chats! And even a dollar donation can buy over a meals worth of food in Uganda.

Every single bit helps!!! Thank you so so so much!!

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Thanks for everything! It means everything to me!!!!! There's lots of proof going back through my blog, and mutualaidminutes !! As well as on Yazid's blog, godprovidesministry1

Link to the Go Fund Me for Leneal Frazier:

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In many cultures, ethnic groups, and nations around the world, hair is considered a source of power and prestige. African people brought these traditions and beliefs to the Americas and passed them down through the generations.

In my mother’s family (Black Americans from rural South Carolina) the women don’t cut their hair off unless absolutely necessary (i.e damage or routine trimming). Long hair is considered a symbol of beauty and power; my mother often told me that our hair holds our strength and power. Though my mother’s family has been American born for several generations, it is fascinating to see the beliefs and traditions of our African ancestors passed down. We are emotionally and spiritually attached to our hair, cutting it only with the knowledge that we are starting completely clean and removing stagnant energy.

Couple this with the forced removal and covering of our hair from the times of slavery and onward, and you can see why so many Black women and men alike take such pride and care in their natural hair and love to adorn our heads with wigs, weaves, braids, twists, accessories, and sharp designs.

Hair is not just hair in African diaspora cultures, and this is why the appropriation and stigma surrounding our hair is so harmful.

JUSTICE FOR CASEY GOODSON

On December 4th, 2020, Casey Christian Goodson Jr. (23 years old) was shot three times in the back and murdered by a Sheriff’s Deputy as he was entering his home in Columbus, Ohio. Goodson’s family stated that he was returning home from a dentist appointment, holding a Subway sandwich, his face mask, and his keys, when he was shot.

Two days later, the Columbus Police Department made a statement alleging that James Meade, the deputy responsible for Goodson’s death, saw a man believed to be Goodson with a gun while driving. Meade then approached Goodson after he exited his car and walked home, where he was shot.

Hours after the shooting, the US Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, Peter Tobin, confirmed that Goodson was not the fugitive they were searching for. However, Tobin also added that he believed that the shooting was justified, claiming that Goodson was shot after he refused to drop his “weapon.”

Yet another Black man murdered by the police.

DEMAND JUSTICE.

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Unidentified cops snatch a protester, take her to an unmarked car, then drive off. This has been going on for over a month in Portland

This is fucking terrifying

Who knows WHO these guys could actually be. For all we know they are just bastards who decided to wear vests that say “police”

I really really REALLY hope this woman is released or found or gets out of wherever to tell her story because this is terrifying to the point of tears and I can only imagine how the friends, family and other people who were on scene feel.

Some commenters noted that this is actually San Diego, which is even worse because it means these fucking brownshirts are not just here in Portland.

They are not real police. They are a violent paramilitary just like the SA / SS of Nazi Germany. They are illegally kidnapping people.

Anyways, Breonna Taylor

Breonna Taylor - On March 13, 2020, Breonna Taylor lay sleeping with her boyfriend Kenneth Walker.

Outside police silently gathered, preparing to raid what they believed to be a residence linked to two drug dealers.

One of these drug dealers was thought to be receiving mail at Taylor’s apartment, resulting in a judge signing a search warrant with a “no knock” provision.

The warrant claimed that a US Postal Inspector confirmed that the dealer had been receiving packages at the apartment. Postal Inspector Tony Gooden has said that his office had told police there were no packages of interest being received there.

Taylor and Walker were awoken by a loud bang at the door.

Taylor yelled “Who is it?” multiple times to no response before Walker armed himself with a legally owned firearm.

Walker fired 1 shot before the officers returned with over 20 rounds. Taylor was shot at least 8 times. No drugs were found in the apartment.

Breonna Taylor worked as an EMT. She aspired to be a nurse and had no criminal past. She was working during the coronavirus crisis.

On May 29, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer indefinitely suspended the use of “no knock” warrants. The shooting is currently under investigation.

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The Problem with the Cops

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This is so disgusting to watch. They are 12 year-old boys, who “matched the description” and had to experience this horror. A little boy crying scared to death and the other one telling him to stop , because he wants to stay alive is what makes me cry. Just try to understand this- they know the way cops treat black boys and trying to calm themselves down TO SURVIVE THIS. How horrifying is that?

This is why we take a knee in silent protest…but the Son’s, Brother’s and Nephews of veterans are told we hate the military. Wake the f@*k up people.

We’re all having “hard conversations” about racism, police brutality, and #BlackLivesMatter I hope. 

You’ve probably noticed that detractors often use the same “racist talking points” in response. Here’s a researched and sourced guide to help you answer, for the times you may get stuck.

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black lives matter should not be seen as a trend

“I’m speaking to you from my heart. Look, I don’t know if I’m going to have a career after this, but fuck that. Today is about innocent people who were halfway through their process, we don’t know what George Floyd could have achieved, we don’t know what Sandra Bland could have achieved, but today we’re going to make sure that won’t be an alien thought to our young ones. Every black person in here remembered when another person reminded you that you were black. So none of you out there, all those protesters on the other side, protesting against what we want to do, protesting against what we want to try and achieve, burn you, this is so vital. I need you to understand how painful this shit is. I need you to understand how painful it is to be reminded every day that your race means nothing and that isn’t the case anymore, that was never the case anymore.” John Boyega at The Black Lives Matter protest in Hyde Park June 3rd 2020