I’m from Shreveport. I wrote about the tragic murders of these kiddos.
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So many Black women lost their lives at the hands of their partners, spouses, and suitors—and it’s time we address it.
Black femicide is not another trending topic. It’s a serious issue that is adversely affecting our community. It’s time to stop the macho attitudes and the protecting…
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Before they were arrested- Vets are demanding an end to the war on Iran at the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C.
My latest.
I’ve been watching the media coverage of the murders of Dr. Cerina Fairfax and Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer.
One way media can fight back against male violence:
If you kill your wife, you don’t get to be called a “husband” any more.
You’re her killer.
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I know that's right! Awesome way to spend a Saturday with #Sprina fic! Thank you!
Chapters 43 and 44 of "Who Do You Love?" are now up.
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#Sprina #Trina #Trinasvoicematters #fanfic
Medical students in Gaza restore one of the oldest libraries after it was bombed by the Israeli occupation.
WATCH — @RepTerriSewell: “You suggested Black children on ADHD medication should be ‘RE-PARENTED’… have you ever parented a Black child?”
RFK Jr. claims he didn’t say this. He did.
Receipts:
"Your sensitivity is a gift, but it needs boundaries like a garden needs a fence—not to keep everything out, but to let things grow in their own space"
Kent R. Wallis (1945)
Picking Flowers
Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.
Not forgotten but abandoned': Sudan war enters its fourth year
Death toll from Sudan war tops grim 59,000 mark, and at least 6,000 have been killed over the last three days as the RSF rampaged through Darfur’s Al Fasher www.trtworld.com/article/f21b...
"Why are you dropping bombs on babies?"
Thank you India Walton and the activists in New Orleans who stood up to the DNC leaders who promised transparency but continue to hide the 2024 campaign autopsy from voters in order to protect the Israeli lobby.
RIP Asha Bhosle - one of the great Bollywood singers of all time. Check out this funk track from 1971 with pumping bass.
This president can only threaten genocide against Iran because we allowed our government, including Biden and Harris, to co-perpetrate genocide in Palestine for more than two years. It set a disastrous precedent. We resemble the third reich much more than we resemble a democracy.
You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.
General Hospital treats Black characters like proof of diversity, not priorities in storytelling. #GH
We, as Black Americans, are not exempt from the threat to end birthright citizenship.
Mental illness does not make you bigoted in any way. If you're already a bigot, you will be a mentally ill bigot.
Black folk always wanna say "leave us out of it" when discussing how humans are ruining things.
But then wanna turn around and root for
· Black military leaders
· Black billionaires
· Black politicians
You're either in the system or you're not.
You can't have it both ways.
📚 “I stand by my decision. I will not change my mind.”
RUTHERFORD COUNTY library director LUANNE JAMES 🦸♀️ was just fired for refusing to move kids books into the adult section simply because the board doesn’t like what they’re about.
Full: www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
An absolute disgrace! Shame on Frank Valentini and ABC to air such an episode like that during Black History Month.🤬 Obviously #GH was preparing for the racist fascist era that would soon take over the country.🤬
Instead of her getting her own story, Trina gets a baseball coach position on top of being a cheerleader. Please, free my girl 😭 #FreeTrina #GH
Look I know & respect that there's different types of readers who prefer to read different things. It's ok by me if people prefer to read things I don't like to read. However, you're bugging if you don't even think reading creative work has a point. It serves a huge purpose.
You can restrict fuel, food, and medicine, but you can’t embargo expression.
#cuba #vivacuba #blockade #usblockade #busboysandpoets
They crush you with War.
They crush you with low wages.
They crush you with unaffordable housing.
They crush you with Student Loans.
They crush you with unaffordable energy.
They fire you and replace you with AI.
All these people are the same people.
Billionaires.