“We came out here dressed in tshirts & doing hula hoops… they started gassing us. So we came back w/ respirators. They started shooting us. So we came back w/ vests… they started aiming for the head. So we showed up wearing helmets… now they call us terrorists. Who’s escalating this? It’s not us.” via @MauraBarrettNBC, featuring @MacSmiff
We know. That’s what they wanted. But we still stand with you!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾💜💜💜 #KeepFighting #Justice4George #BLM 👑🙏🏾
US Map of cities that have used tear gas on protesters
This wasn’t a government stunt to try and avoid doing something meaningful, but a coming together of community artists who did it for free. Which is why it’s the best.
And it’s not even finished in that shot!
It really is stunning art. I hope they keep this block closed to vehicles for a long time.
I love how the right wing is all “It’s Anarchy! It’s terrorism! They’re burning everything down! They must be stopped! Send in the military!”
Meanwhile the moment people are allowed to do what they want, the first things they do are…
Make art and plant a garden.
[ID: 1) An overhead video of Black Lives Matter painted down the middle of a public street in Seattle in large letters. Every letter is a separate brightly colored piece of colored art. 2) A Tweet by James Saint-Franc @sirjamesa12 “Every single letter was designed by black artists from the Seattle area.” 3) A still shot of the same street art completed. It is even more brightly colored.]
Here’s the one they did in my city. All done by black artists
These photos better show up in textbooks one day
Don't forget: 1/4 of the original cowboys were black. Over half were Latino/Hispanic Vaqueros. Cowboys and the Old West being white as snow is a complete fabrication of white supremacist/capitalist media.
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You always come thru for those of us who don't have other social media!!!!!❤❤❤
Wait who does?
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i know mbj looks like that cause of quarantine but i feel like he’s invested in a beard oil or something cause it’s connecting these days
That’s what I’ve been thinking!
Still a little patchy on that one cheek but theres hope
I saw that! And yes there’s hope (i said the same thing to my self).