To be clear: Race ain’t biological--its social. Racism is not a mindset--its structural forces, and systemic underpinnings that reinforce that construct. So when you look at Mike Brown’s body being left out for 4 hours, and when when you see a video of a man being strangled to death for selling a cigarette--without any attempt to press charges and restore justice--you arent simply seeing people who don’t value black lives, you are seeing the very nature and system of racism and what it was created to do. Yesterday’s non indictment--only a week after Ferguson--reminds us how strong racism really is. How we could abolish slavery, pass laws, name holidays, they praise our music and culture, give us a whole month to celebrate our history; but still, we--black folk--can’t just live. #BlackLivesMatter #ICantBreathe
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:41:39 +0000
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