I went to a BLM march yesterday and got some shots. It was an incredible experience and the energy levels were super high.
I wore a mask and had hand sanitizer on hand. I just wanted to experience and be a part of something so important.
Okay, I am VERY HAPPY!
There is love in the world. Keep fighting for it.
Meet Sarya: she was experiencing a mental health crisis. Police came and tackled her. She is 15.
Saraya Rees is a 15 year old biracial girl from Coos County, Oregon. After being abruptly instructed to stop taking her antidepressants by a local pediatrician, Saraya went into psychosis. In her manic state, Saraya poured a small amount of gasoline on the floor. Her parents called Coos Health & Wellness in hope that that would send mental health advisors, Coos Health & Wellness sent the police. While still in psychosis, the officers arrested her, questioned her without her family or lawyers present, charged with attempted murder and assault, and sent her to juvenile prison for 11 years.
This is not justice.
This is inhumane.
TRAYVON MARTIN (Walking home with iced tea and Skittles. Shot by George Zimmerman, who was found NOT GUILTY)
KEITH SCOTT (Sitting in car, reading. Shot by police officer, who was NOT CHARGED)
ATATIANA JEFFERSON (Looking out her window, shot by police officer, who is STILL UNDER INDICTMENT for murder)
JONATHAN FERRELL (Asking for help after auto accident. Shot twelve times by police, case ended in MISTRIAL)
JORDAN EDWARDS (Riding in a car. Shot in the back of the head by police officer, who was found GUILTY of murder ⭐)
STEPHON CLARK (Holdng a cel phone. Shot 8 times, 6 in the back. Officers NOT CHARGED)
AMADOU DIALLO (While taking out wallet, officers fired 41 shots by four officers, who were all ACQUITTED)
RENISHA MCBRIDE (Auto accident, knocked on door for help. Homeowner was found GUILTY of second-degree murder ⭐)
TAMIR RICE (Playing with toy gun, shot by police officer arriving on scene. Officer was NOT CHARGED)
SEAN BELL (Hosting a bachelor party, 50 rounds fired by police officers, who were found NOT GUILTY of charges)
WALTER SCOTT (Pulled over for brake light, shot in the back by police officer, who pleaded GUILTY to CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS *NOT* MURDER)
PHILANDO CASTILE (Pulled over in car, told officer he had a legally registered weapon in car. Officer ACQUITTED of all charges)
AIYANA JONES (Sleeping, accidentally shot by officer in a raid on wrong apartment. Officer CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES)
TERRENCE CRUTCHER (Disabled vehicle, shot by police officer, who was found NOT GUILTY of manslaughter.)
ALTON STERLING (Selling CDs, shot at close range while being arrested. NO CHARGES FILED)
FREDDIE GRAY (Beaten to death by officers while being transported in police van. All officers involved were ACQUITTED)
JOHN CRAWFORD (Shopping at WalMart, holding a BB gun on sale, police officer was NOT CHARGED)
MICHAEL BROWN (Shot by twelve times by officer, including in the back. NO CHARGES FILED)
JORDAN DAVIS (Killed because he was playing loud music. Shooter found GUILTY of first-degree murder ⭐)
SANDRA BLAND (Pulled over for traffic ticket, tasered and arrested. SUSPICIOUS SUICIDE while in jail. NO CHARGES)
AHMAUD AUBREY (Jogging, shot by two men who claimed they suspected him of burglaries. Both men charged with murder and aggravated assault ⭐)
BOTHAM JEAN (Shot at home, which police officer mistook for her own. Officer found GUILTY of murder ⭐)
OSCAR GRANT (Handcuffed and face-down, officer shot him in the back. Officer found GUILTY of involuntary manslaughter ⭐)
COREY JONES (Waiting by his disabled vehicle, was shot three times by police officer, who was found GUILTY of murder ⭐)
Remember them all. ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Also note, these are only the stories caught by the media and/or on video.
Reblogging because omg this is beatufil and they don't need to know the characters to find the message beautiful. ❤️
Nordictalia: “And I came to tell you....”
“...that you are not your past. The person you were doesn’t get a say to define who you are right now. Where you came from, what lead you here, what you did, who you used to be... they all don’t matter. You are growing and becoming better, leading a road to redemption and improvement. You deserve happiness; you are worth forgiving.”
“...that you are not broken, and you don’t need fixing; you’re beautiful and perfect and enough just the way you are. You’re allowed to have flaws and you’re allowed to have strength. You’re allowed to discover who you are and see the world for yourself. You’re allowed because you don’t need that permission from anyone but yourself. Allow yourself to be human, to be beautiful, to be perfectly imperfect. Allow yourself to be alive.”
“...that you are loved, so loved. You are not alone, and never forgotten. You are not less than anyone else. You’re just as valid, just as worthy, and just as amazing and wonderful— arguably more. You’re so beautiful and amazing, so strong and brave. You are smart and capable and great, and there’s more in the world for you to see and do, and you have to be here to find them.”
“...your progress is still progress. A small task done or a few minutes out of the house is progress. Backtracking, slumps, and bad days are part of the journey to recovery; no one said it would be easy. You’re here and you’re alive, and that’s enough of a sign that you are strong enough to make it to the end, that there is more for you at the end of the line. For now, all you have to do is take care of yourself, to love yourself, to keep breathing and keep trying. You’re doing great. Keep it up.”
“...you are needed alive. You have value and worth just for being yourself. There are things in this world that are thought of, seen, made, and felt, in the way that only you can do. You have so many places to see, things to do, people to meet, things to feel. Adventure awaits you, comfort awaits, love and recovery... it’s all waiting for you.Your life is worth living, in a way that you get to decide. There’s so much more in this great universe for you; please be there to see it.”
What’s the difference between a police officer and a bullet?
When a bullet kills someone else, you know it’s been fired
And that's today's coverage on the effects of European colonialism
y'all will circlejerk yourself to the mysticisms of faeries and elves in european countries for centuries and take it as fact but the second native americans ask you to respect our spirituality and culture suddenly you're all aetheists
This list is so long, I don't know how people could POSSIBLY ignore it
Korryn Gaines
Renisha McBride
Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones
Miriam Carey
Messy Mya
Sandra Bland
Shelly Frey
Shelley Amos
Cheryl Blount-Burton
Dawn Cameron
Sandra Bee Wilson
Juliette Alexander
Alberta Spruill
Latanya Haggerty
Annette Green
Lenties White
Tameka Evette Anthony
Octavia Suydan
Andrena Kitt
Marcella Byrd
Emma Mae Horton
Angel Chiwengo
Guanda Denise Turner
Andrea Nicole Reedy
U’Kendra Johnson
Annie Holiday
Shonda Mikelson
LaVeta Jackson
Mary Williams
Tesha Reena Collins
Darneisha Harris
Nuwnah Laroche
Clanesha Rayuna Shaqwanda Hickmon
Ciara Lee
Dijon Senay Jackson
Denise Michelle Washinton
Keara Crowder
Tyra Hunter
Clara Fay Morris
Stacey Blount
Tanisha Anderson
Gabriella Monique Nevarez
Keisha Redding
Kendra Diggs
Laquisha Turner
Keoshia L. Hill
Kindra Chapman
Audwyn Fitzgerald Ball
Rosette Samuel
Makiah Jackson
Demetria Dorsey
Jameela Yasmeen Arshad
Joyce Quaweay
Mariah Woods
Jameela Cecila Barnette
Raynetta Turner
Bianca Davis
Patricia Hartley
Martha Regina Donald
Eulia Love
Sophia King
Joyce Curnell
Redel Jones
Tessa “Teesee” Hardeman
Tamara Seidle
Alicia Griffin
Shulena Weldon
Gina Rosario
Remedy Smith
Emily Marie Delafield
Jacqueline Culp
Delois Epps
Jacqueline Nichols
Queniya Tykia Shelton
Latoya Smith
Jacqueline Reynolds
Makayla Ross
LaTricka Sloan
Ralkina Jones
Elaine Coleman
Iretha Lilly
Gynnya McMillen
Malissa Williams
Janisha Fonville
Mya Hall
Patricia Thompson
Michelle Cusseaux
Janet Wilson
Latandra Ellington
Aubrey Zoe Brown
Terry Pittman
Carulus Hines
Lana Morris
Dominique Hurtt
Michelle “Vash” Payne
Tiffini Kuuipo Tobe
Yvette Henderson
Tameka Huston
Leronda Sweatt
Kisha Michael
Portia Southern
Kisha Arrone
Jessica Williams
Jessica Nelson-Williams
Vernicia Woodward
Alexia Christian
Tyisha Miller
Kourtney Hahn
Lamia Beard
Tarkia Wilson
Deshanda “Ta-Ta” Sanchez
Sharon Rebecca McDowell
Ricky Shawatza Hall
Glenda Moore
Danette Daniels
Shontel Edwards
Sharmel Edwards
Lashonda Ruth Belk
Zoraida Reyes
Natasha Renee Osby
Kathryn Johnson
Rekha Kalawattie Budhai
Natasha McKenna
Shontel Davis
Nizah Morris
Duanna Johnson
Asia Roundtree
Darnisha Harris
Shereese Francis
Alesia Thomas
Tracy A. Wade
Yvette Smith
Lnaaar Edwards
Gabrielle Lane
Varez Michelle Cusseaux
Taneisha Anderson
Aura Rosser
Raynette Turner
Tarika Wilson
Eleanor Bumpurs
Kendra James
Ahjah Dixon
Shantel Davis
Alberta Pruill
Marjorie Domingue
Bessie Louise Stovall
Margaret Mitchell
Darnesha Harris
Frankie Perkins
Monique Deckard
Kayla Moore
Queonna Zophia Edmonds
Sheneque Proctor
Kyam Livingston
Wanda Jean Allen
Kimberly McCarthy
Meagan Hockaday
Litvishma Millerr
Summer Marie Lane
Antoinette Griffin
Desseria Whitmore
Adebusola Tairu
Erica Stevenson
Halley Simone Lee
Erika Tyrone or Erica Rhena Tyrone
Lanaka Lucas
Breeonna Mobley
Antonia Martines Lagares
Delicia C. Myers
Tameika Carter
Dana Larkin
Kassandra Perkins
Rekia Boyd
Stacey Wright
Dorothy Smith Wright
BreeAnne Green
Adaisha Miller
Bettie Jones
Catrell Ford
India Kager
Deresha Armstrong
Chanda White (Pickney)
Sahlah Ridgeway
Marlene Rivera
Lashondria Rice
Brandy Martell
Marquesha McMillan
India Beaty
Chandra Weaver
Teikeia Dorsey
Deanna Cook Patrick
Ashley Sinclair
Zella Ziona
Tiara Thomas
Papi Edwards
India Clarke
Constance Graham
Shade Schurer
Erica Collins
Rosann Miller
Lonfon Chanel
Sonji Taylor
Malaika Brooks
Ashton O’Hara
Vida DeShondrell Byrd
Maria Tripp
Eveline Barros-Cepeda
Rosa Flores Lopez
Sarah Ann Riggins
Ty Underwood
Yazmin Vash Payne
Kandis Capri
Elisha Walker
Keonna Redmond
Rikessa La’Shae Lee
Charquissa Johnson
Fatou-Mata Ntiamoah
MOVE bombing victims
Kristina Grant Infiniti
Ariel Levy
Yolanda Thomas
Marquita Bosley
Barbara Lassere
Taja Gabrielle DeJesus
Tamara Dominguez
Vionique Valnord
Linda Yancey
Amber Monroe
Brianna Elaine Carmina Ford
Kendrinka T. Williams
Arabella Bradford
Loretta Gerard
Hanna Abukar
Talana Salissa Cain
Diane Kemp
Amber Nashay Carter
Pearlie Golden
Brenda Williams
Catawaba Tequila Howard
Beverly Kirk
Tamu Malika Bouldin
Denise Gay
Anita Gay
Laura Felder
Alice Faye DeFlanders Clausell
Uteva Monique Woods Wilson
Marnell Robertson Villarreal
K.C. Haggard
Derrinesha Clay
Milinda Clark
Angela Beatrice Randolph
Denise Nicole Glasco
Mercedes Williamson
Dominique Battle
Demetra Boyd
Francine Sonnier
Angelique Styles
Linda Joyce Friday
Shari Bethel Cartmell
Ashaunti Butler
Laniya Miller
To prove something to a friend, please
REBLOG IF YOU THINK ASEXUALS BELONG IN LGBTQ+ SPACES
LIKE IF YOU THINK ASEXUALS DON’T BELONG IN LGBTQ+ SPACES
I wanna buy one but I don't have money (• ▽ •;)