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GUYS! We need to talk about this.

Nigerian Citizens are currently protesting against Police Brutality.

An armed squad initially created to combat robbery has become a menace to society.

They harass citizens over unnecessary issues like hair styles or how they choose to present themselves, they extort us, abuse, rape and kill our people.

Over the years we have seen wrong arrests and brutal murders of innocent citizens.

Nigerians are tired and have come out to protest.

The world is silent and nobody is talking about this enough.

We need your support. Every life matters and is important. Boost this hashtag and get news outlets to speak on this.

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oreander

Thank you Chadwick Boseman for giving my little brothers and all the other black kids someone to look up to as a superhero.

krxs100

‘He was my everything’: Boy who drowned in Brookings pond remembered for smile, generosity

The body of Molu Zarpeleh, 10, who was reported missing last Thursday night, was recovered from a privately-owned retention pond along 12th Street South around 8:40 a.m. Friday after authorities searched the pond, according to a new release from the City of Brookings.

A tip that Zarpeleh had been pushed into the pond that circulated on social media has been redacted by the tipster, said Chelsea Bakken, public information officer for the City of Brookings. Investigators also reported that tips they received Friday related to circumstances surrounding the incident were not true but won’t state why. Police are ignoring it and ruling it an “accidental drowning but his mother says differently.

“A 10-year-old boy would not just take his sandals off and walk into the water,” she said. “He didn’t know how to swim.”

Brookings police and the Brookings Fire Department searched for Zarpeleh until about 2:30 a.m. Friday before the search was stopped due to safety concerns, poor lighting and murky water, the release states. Searchers used pumps from Brookings Municipal Utilities and Brookings County to remove about 300,000 gallons of water from the pond during the resumed search Friday morning

“Molu died, but I can’t say ‘was’ yet,” Mole said. “He’s my first child. He’s my only son. I don’t want to use the word ‘was.’ I can’t imagine him not living.”

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1eos

shane dawson still got fans despite being a racist predator…………..that 6ix9ne freak a whole predator nd he still got fans…………………doja cat exposed as rubbing elbows w white supremacists nd she still got fans……………………jeffree star exposed as racist w bad business practices nd he still got fans………………………bts do sumn antiblack once a yr nd they not only have fans but have ppl brainwashing others into thinking that they are the ONLY kpop group that cares…………pray tell where is this cancel culture bitch everybody keep talking abt?

afronerdism

Asking black women if their hair is real is both invasive and racist.

afronerdism

I’m bringing this back as a reminder that no matter how nicely you ask or what your intentions are it’s still racist and invasive.

creation-of-pokerus

There’s an exception to this and it only comes in one circumstance-

I have an African co-worker who literally comes in each day with wildly different haircuts. I’m talking from short to long to afro to braids. The whole nine yards. Now I’m not so dense that I couldn’t figure out that she’s wearing wigs but for the first couple times I was so confused.

afronerdism

No. There isn’t an exception. Don’t do it.

deepfried-dildos

My mom is Russian and didn’t really understand that it’s racist and invasive and bad but once I told her “Mom you can’t DO that” she understood and stopped so you don’t have an excuse to keep asking if black people’s hair is real if you’ve seen this post. You know better now.

razzleberryjam

Y would u ask anyone if their hair is real like thats just textbook rude

antelopian

weird how things that are usually just rude suddenly become racist when said to anyone other than a white person

afronerdism

It’s almost as if white people say blatantly rude things to people of color that they wouldn’t say to a white person because of racism.

skeptical-scorpio

I’m… hesitant to undermine the point of this post, but I’m a person who’s mostly white (quarter Iroquois but I look very white) and I’ve been asked several times if my hair is real (it is). I don’t think it was rude, and they were fairly blunt about it. I think it’s natural human curiosity

afronerdism

You should have been more hesitant. I understand that this is something that people who don’t experience it may struggle to understand, but when we all collectively tell you something is racist, it might behoove you to believe us. 9/10 people ask me if my hair is real before even saying hello to me. It’s the need to authenticate my beauty. Conversely it’s often a need to other black people. We’re considered oddities and our features are unusual. It’s the same line of thinking that had us in zoos but on a smaller scale. Black women collectively are asked this question across the board, across hairstyles, and hairtypes. It happens for a reason. I’m not saying that a white person has never been asked if their hair is real, but it’s happening consistently to us across demographics for a reason. Trying to compare what may happen to you out of general curiosity to something that happens to us regularly and regardless of hairstyle due to racism is a false equivalency and I wish you all wouldn’t do it. Please allow us to be the authorities on our own experiences.

saturnineaqua

I’ve noticed they never ask me when I’m dressed down. White people only ever ask me if they are in groups, and I am dressed up,and I am either alone or with another black person. It especially happens when a white woman sees me hanging out with a white man.

Always.

Its a way for them to try to make themselves feel less insecure. All their weird little micro aggressions are.

afronerdism

Ultimately I think it stems from a need to authenticate our beauty. White society says we’re not naturally beautiful and therefore before giving us a compliment, white people need to authenticate if we’re actually beautiful or if we bought it. No one ever asked me if my hair was real when my hair was damaged or when it was permed. But when I finally finished transitioning, I couldn’t (and still can’t) leave my house without someone asking if my hair is all mine or if I bought it. Black women with particularly beautiful hair, whether it’s straight, long, or natural, are subjected to these questions because white people find the idea that we could be beautiful to be incredulous. I’ve also noticed that these questions often come when I’m alone or if they’re in a group. People wait until my friends go to the bathroom or walk away to approach me.

saturnineaqua

Yes! Theyre told theyre whole lives that we’re subhuman and hideous and realizing we’re actually not causes them to have an internal meltdown,i think. They have to justify thinking anything about black woman is beautiful,AT.ALL.

And they can’t fathom beauty without paying heavily for it. They pay for our features. So to them,naturally,NO person may come naturally equipped with beauty. Simply because they cannot.

jamaicanblackcastoroil

Yeah they basically have to “confirm” with themselves if it’s okay to give you a compliant/see if they find you beautiful. Kind of like if they ask if you’re mixed because they find you beautiful but god forbid if they do it’s because you’re not “all the way black”

worthlessstreetrat

He’s my favourite John

jazon-todd

zack snyder is having this bum ass studio pay 20-30 million dollars to finish his cut because they didn’t do it right the first time, you love to see it