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halalgirlmeg

Hair appropriation from nonblack people makes me a special kind of mad, shit makes me TIGHT, because it’s bad enough having to walk around with people being just disrespectful to black people on the DAILY but we can’t even have our hairstyles which are specifically MADE for OUR HAIR. And it’s so much history behind it, like there were enslaved black women who covered their hair with scarves because it was seen as a source of shame, because they were divorced from their culture and in a land with no access to hair care tools. I can remember the day my mom put in a relaxer in my hair for the first time, I was like 4, I have distinct memories (multiple memories) of crying because it was burning and I just wanted her to wash it out. I didn’t even know being natural was an option until I was 14 and my mom wouldn’t even let me do it at first because she said I wouldn’t take care of it, and you know what she was right I didn’t I maybe only learned how to take care of it decently 3 or 4 years later. I actually relaxed it again when i was 15 for a while because I was struggling. And I love seeing black people having pride in their hair from people with short hair cuts to high top fades to braids to locs to short fros to anything because it takes a lot to learn to work with natural hair and love it ESPECIALLY if you have type 4 hair. And what’s worse is people being like ‘Well Indians had dreadlocks and celts and etc too’, like SHUT THE FUCK UP, because 1) Do you belong to either of those SPECIFIC ETHNIC groups? Who very much admit THAT IT’S NOT THE SAME THING?? 2) Or do you just like bothering black people online *snaps fingers* quickly please. It’s even more frustrating because Black People do anything appropriative or step one toe out of line and here people COME ready to knock them down THREE FEET and be racist as all hell like just say you hate Niggas and GO, please save me the time. Like, it’s very clear so many people wanna use black people and black culture to be cool but don’t give a damn about black people and I’m sick of it, I BEEN SICK OF IT.

arezumai

hey im vani, im black and mentally ill and i dont have much money rn and i dont rlly wanna traumadump but want to be able to afford items to help comfort me incase i need them due to my mental state worsening over the past couple of months + along with cash for food since my family is kinda broke rn. my paypal is linked here, and i appreciate every dollar i get . thank you

protosquid

a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the southwest part of haiti. there are hundreds of casualties and the number will probably rise. this is reminiscent of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010 that caused widespread devastation.

those that remember the 2010 earthquake also remember the responses by the un and the red cross, each a callous disregard for the haitian people.

despite the donations of roughly $500 million given to the red cross for rebuilding after the 2010 earthquake, only 7 houses in haiti were built. the red cross never even said where the money went.

additionally, after the earthquake, haiti suffered an outbreak of cholera. this cholera was brought to haiti by the un, something that took them more than 5 years to admit and killed more than 10000 people.

all of this is to say, do not donate to the red cross, the un, the clinton foundation or usaid. there will be those who say that these are reputable organizations with which to trust your money, but don’t fall for it. these imperialist organizations failed and caused suffering in haiti and should be met with suspicion when they ask for your money.

instead, focus your support on the actual haitian people and organizations run on the ground by haitians in haiti, not ngos organized without any connection to the country. support haitians in the diaspora to support their families back in haiti. one example of a trusted organization is the haiti emergency relief fund supported by the haiti information project, they work directly with organizations in okay (les cayes) that were impacted by the earthquake. send $$$ there or to other trusted anti-imperialist orgs before any kind of usaid type of situation.

okayysophia

blackeducator-blog

be-blackstar

If you’re not willing to recognize and discuss trans/misogynoir, homophobia, classism, ableism, colorism, etc within the black community then you’re NOT pro-black.

If you tell people that bringing up these intersections divides us then you’re no better than racists who say bringing up race divides us and “we’re all one race.”

bimboe

bringhimdown

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beyonslayed

Things Black men think are destroying the black community

homosexuality

Things that are actually destroying the black community

Black men’s emotional and physical violence towards black women
Erasure of black women from discourse on police brutality and racialized violence
murder of queer and trans black folks
black men’s infantalization of the white woman yet derision of the black woman
colorism (primarily directed at dark skin black women)
pedophilia

novagoboom

nyahbaee-deactivated20220530

Please help my son and I eat.

I like to this off with, I have been hired at a job. If you been keeping up with my journey . I’ve been working my ass off and right now this part of waiting for a direct deposit is absolutely annoying. I told myself I would only come back for emergencies and boost other posts. However my son and I are hungry. I’m at .51 cents ☹️

I’m not too sure how much to ask for because I don’t even feel comfortable enough to write this (I had a bad day) If anybody has the funds to spare enough so we can eat. That will be amazing. It’s been such a tiring process trying to get back into the swing of working especially during this pandemic. I wish I had the funds for us :(

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odinsblog

My heart goes out to Adam Toledo and his family. I’m sorry.

The police who shot this unarmed 13yr old boy (who had his hands up) has been identified as Eric Stillman. The police are out of control. And putting allegedly progressive Black, Democratic women in charge of a racist system is tokenism and weaponized identity politics at it’s worst. I do not care if officer Stillman “intended” to murder Adam, or if it was an “accidental” shooting—he needs to go to prison. I’ve said it before and I’ll keep on saying it: these perpetual murders are a very foreseeable outcome when racist police forces routinely profile and systematically harass Black people and other people of color. We should not be surprised by these constant shootings any more than when a drunk driver gets behind the wheel and kills someone. Lived experience and hundreds of years of American history tells you that the outcome of putting a racist police force into Black and Brown neighborhoods are extremely knowable. The police are never “afraid for their lives” when they see armed young white men like Kyle Rittenhouse or Dylann Roof. Not even after they’ve murdered multiple people. But the moment it’s an unarmed Black or Brown person, they’re suddenly terrified??

The initial police department statement said an officer shot him during an "armed confrontation" and tweeted a photo of a gun that Adam was allegedly holding. The video shows that was a complete lie. The police lied, Black, Democratic, woman Mayor lied, and news outlets like CNN repeated the lies. The police, the mayor and the news; the system working hand-in-hand, exactly as it was intended. Humanize the cop, slander and dehumanize the victim.

chismosite

4.15.21. Chicago

The mayor, police, and prosecutor lied about Adam Toledo being armed to justify that a CPD officer murdered a 13 year old who was unarmed and had his arms up (according to body cam footage released today but that I will not share). And the mayor has the audacity to ask for peace before releasing the video. Downtown is already closed. There is no reforming police, they are not an institution of public safety, all they can do is cause further harm.