3 Years, 3 Months, 6 Days and I finally got a speck of justice... hopefully.

For those of you who followed me throughout the years, on May 31, 2020, I was attacked by the NYPD unjustly for covering the George Floyd Protests. I was held in a holding cell along with other protesters and later released literally an hour before the crack of dawn, without being charged with a crime.

A brand-new electric bike destroyed by the FDNY (no fault of their own). My phone busted, along with any evidence. My chest is forever scarred. The memories of the NYPD forever in my mind, altering my already views on policing in general to the point of abolishing the current police system.

What followed years after was me in a case vs. the NYPD and NYC. Along with other victims of NYPD's brutal tactics, we stood firm in holding the NYPD accountable.

I decided to become one of the public faces of this case, by doing interviews (under my real name of course), recalling details while trying to hold back tears mixed with anger.

I spent years reading comments about how I was "a paid actor by the Democratic Party", a "plant" by Black Lives Matter, a "crisis actor" and an opportunist when the only opportunity I wanted was to cover the protest from the protesters side, sell my work to the media and go home and have a quiet birthday.

I have to fund raised and get strangers to help me put my mental state back together in a quick manner so that I will be able to be of sound mind as I speak up for people.

Well, I'm happy to say that something came out of it.

My quote, if you don't want to read the article states:

(The reporter didn't do any research, just grabbed quotes from the lawyers website)

Sadly, one of the things I can't do is go into the exact details of how I feel about the settlement. I do have some strong opinions about it, but that's the problem with settlements. You can't really express them the way you want to.

However, I will in the near future talk about the impact of the settlement.

But at the very least... the very least... I can start to move on from this long and tiring court case.

8 month's after my interview with VICE News in regards to me recording the protests via the George Floyd/Black Lives Matter Protests, I once again sat down with them last week to talk about how my life changed since then.

Also in the clip are two women who were in the original interview as well, one being an actual protester (where I was there as a journalist), the other a public defender.

Every white person who ever said something bad, foul and such, especially when I was attacked by the cops six months ago...

You guys owe me.

$nufuturepro is my cash app.

I also accept bitcoins. Any amount will do.

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My Top 10 OPs of 2020

Here are my Top 10 original posts from this year with notes as of 12/20 plus commentary on them. 

The things that were shared the most have themes that resembled the year: police brutality, COVID-19, Donald Trump’s short comings, as well as safety tips and the usual milestone posts (milestones are tribute posts of people who past).

1) Social Media Share: Stay Safe Out There - OP Date: Feb 9, 2020 - 38,928 notes  - This is the most reblogged post for the year, a tweet post I saw that helps women out in the club by using signs that are deceptively good. While this isn’t anything new, it responates with a lot of women because they have to look out for each other since a lot of men can’t take a hint.

2) Video: Throwing the President a Softball - OP Date: Mar 21 2020 - 34,856 notes - COVID-19 is the top news story. Donald Trump is, sadly, always a news story. But this video clip illustrates one of the many ways of how Trump really hates the media.  NBC News reporter Peter Alexander decided to ask a simple question to give Donald Trump an opportunity to put the nation at ease. The reaction will eventually become a GIF.

3) Promo: “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda” Free Online Screening - OP Date: Jul 8 2020 - 11,088 notes - When I run across interesting creative ideas, I try my best to promote them. But none have been more viral than this one: a play that calls out Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton.” 

4) Milestone: “Tiny” Lister - OP Date: Dec 11 2020 - 3,893 notes - Tribute GIF post of Tommy “Tiny” Lister. He played “Deebo” in the movie Friday. I also remember him from No Holds Barred as Zeus, as well as some WWE highlights.

5) Link Post: Buzzfeed’s look at Black Lives Matter Fundraising - OP Date: Jun 15 2020 - 2,640 notes - With George Floyd's protests being a highlight during this time, Black Lives Matter as a theme started to finally take front and center. Companies have started donating to “The Black Lives Matter Foundation”. Sadly, this is not a verified organization as it has nothing to do with the actual groundwork that Black Lives Matter have done.

6) Social Media Share: Better Late Than Never - OP Date: Jun 20 2020 - 2,036 notes - Speaking of Black Lives Matter, I wrote a post showing a man that was a real slow learner about what Black Lives Matter meant and now he’s fully supportive of it. 

7) Meme: OUTRAGE! - OP Date: Aug 17 2020 - 1,401 notes - A comic based on the mainstream media’s lack of coverage of Black people who killed White people, even though the suspects are usually captured and will face justice and thus, there’s nothing to cover. 

8) Milestone: Little Richard - OP Date: May 9 2020 - 725 notes - A Black and White tribute post to the 'Architect' Of Rock And Roll, Little Richard. 

9) Link/Video: Nukirk’s Fundraiser Post and VICE appearance - OP Post: Jun 11 2020 - 353 notes - Well, the good news is, one of my posts where I’m featured made this list. The sad news... it’s about my tango with police officers. During the George Floyd’s protests in Manhattan, I was covering one as part of the press. But I went from covering the story to becoming the story when the police slammed me to the ground. This link featured a VICE video that I appeared in as well as fundraising to get therapy, a phone and to make up for lost income so I can move. 

FYI: I didn’t move, but the phone and therapy did help. Fundraiser is no longer active and I’m currently in a class action suit against the city, so I can only provide details that is published thus far.

10)  Milestone: Bessie Regina Norris BKA Betty Wright - OP Date: May 10 2020 - 332 notes - Tribute post of Betty Wright, Soul   and R&B singer, songwriter, and background vocalist.

Lost threads 

This year thread that I was forced to cut off was Kobe & Gigi Bryant’s milestone post. The post was a simple tribute post; however, I was forced to talk about his past criminal problems, something that I’ll admit I wasn’t ready to talk about as too many people were triggered by it. Sadly, I was forced to delete the post after too many people clogged my inbox telling me that I can die along with Kobe. 

This post hurt me more than any other post to the point that I almost decided to leave Tumblr. While I haven’t done so, this also explained why I haven’t post as much, among other things that happened throughout the year, which would include the police attack.

I hope next year will be a little brighter now. 

Breonna Taylor + protests for other Black people’s lives

Months of protest, mentions in the media... memes (geez, these damn memes... I still don’t understand how this person needs to be a MEME) ...

... only for ONE cop to be indicted... and not even for killing Bre, but for, in short, property damage.

We’re not even going to talk about the times when they tried to set up Taylor as a criminal so that they can make it seems like she was related to some criminal and deserved being shot in her sleep, as if she was Osama.

And there are people who wants MORE police because of the civil unrest.

The civil unrest is BECAUSE of the police and lack of accountability. 

And instead of just listening to applied pressure, they just do this and think nothing is wrong with it.

And then we are told to “vote for the change you want to see”. How is that supposed to work when people don’t respect your humanity in the first place?

Wolf described BLM as a hierarchical movement and suggested that the group uses a methodical and far-reaching process of organizing. “We know [protesters] are moving around,” he said. “We have seen them in D.C., in Sacramento, and elsewhere. They are organized.… I know that the Department of Justice is also looking at that as well.” He also noted that out of the “175 arrests in Kenosha, almost 100 of them were from out of state.” 

"The majority of these gun purchases are first-time gun owners. And when we leave this up to the individual, it’s not going to end real pretty. But I don’t blame them. Have a plan, think it through, be able to articulate it, and be reasonable. It’s all the law requires. You have the right to defend yourself, you don’t need permission from the police or a sheriff.“

Co-Opt Haiku

The website asks for Good credit and high income yet “Black Lives Matter”

OUTRAGE!

Bernell Trammell, a Milwaukee resident was shot by unknown assailants. Now, wither this is politically motivated (he was a political activist) is a question for the investigators, who I hope will get to the bottom of the matter.

He was a pillar of the community in Milwaukee, so it’s of course covered by the local news. Heavy caught wind of it and local officials are calling for the FBI to investigate his death.

But I think the most interesting part of the story isn’t that he’s a Trump supporter... it’s how I found out. Conservative people on Facebook were promoting his death like “why isn’t the mainstream media covering this?”

I fear his death might be weaponized by the Right because he was a Trump supporter... that much is clear. He also was a “supporter of Black Lives Matter”...

... and a Mulatto Lives Matter supporter.

Before you ask...

Honestly, I’m kind of cross about how to write about this because the story on it’s own is weird enough, but the weirder part is that a BRAND NEW website called “the God Degree” (less than 60 days old as of this post) have this tribute to him and I must say... if this is the first time you’re seeing this, it’s one of those “I got questions” moments. 

https://thegoddegree.com/2020/07/23/who-shot-the-ras-did-ras-bernels-support-for-donald-trump-lead-to-his-untimely-death/

... mathematicians are urging fellow researchers to stop all work related to predictive policing software, which broadly includes any data analytics tools that use historical data to help forecast future crime, potential offenders, and victims. The technology is supposed to use probability to help police departments tailor their neighborhood coverage so it puts officers in the right place at the right time.

"Given the structural racism and brutality in U.S. policing, we do not believe that mathematicians should be collaborating with police departments in this manner," the authors write in the letter. "It is simply too easy to create a 'scientific' veneer for racism. Please join us in committing to not collaborating with police. It is, at this moment, the very least we can do as a community."

If there’s one thing about me you must know is that I welcome growth. I welcome a chance to people who admit their wrong and willing to grow.

With that being said...

On a personal level, some people don’t understand the dangers of co-opting until it’s too late.

I’m not here for #WhiteGuilt, especially after years of trolling, trying to be a decent person to help people understand. If you are working on it, you understand that this anger is not towards you.

Anyone who follows my blog knows I am someone who always go a little harder against people with privileges. I soften up...

... and I made a big ass mistake.

My mistakes cost me.

And I will never let my guard down again.

Re: Update since Sunday...

Hello.

For the uninitiated, I’m @nukirk and I run this forum... okay, Tumblr blog.

On Sunday, I suffered from police brutality / violence, which was unwarranted on all counts. I was arrested, but I didn’t have any charges, so they let me go. I don’t even have a ticket.

I spend the past week recovering and going through a lot of mental drama, which I’m still going through.

I am being check out by doctors and I’m going through mental health experts to process what I am going to do because sadly, there’s a lot of layers I have to talk about.

With that being said, it’s hard to be out front and behind the scenes at the same time. I’m being interviewed by media outlets because I said I was a Black journalist that suffered, not a protestor, tho, in a strange way, I was a gonzo journalist.

While I do feel comfortable sharing my story, I want to do it right and in my right mind.

So, give me a minute to really give it my all. 

If you want to follow me on other platforms, I’m on

twitter: https://www.twitter.com/nukirk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nukirk

I have been posting on these two platforms.

I hope you’ll join me on those. Or just hang tight here.

Either way, when I’m ready to talk, I will. Until then, be safe.