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Many have disparaged hashtag activism as a poor substitute for “real” activism, and, indeed, some suggest that the virality and ephemerality of social media can only ever produce fleeting “nanostories”with little lasting impact

Bonilla and Rosa (via 1g1t3)

This makes me wonder what makes online activism not count as real activism, because so many people use social media today that activism can be seen by so many people in such a short amount of time. If you have a platform and are speaking on it, whether physical or online, that should count as real activism. 

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Young boy hustling, trying to get the wheels in motion, but he can be anything at all in America

Rihanna (via 1g1t3)

This quote is a reminder that despite all the shitty things happening in America right now, there is still hope, and people still look at America as a great country full of opportunity, and we want to try to keep it that way. 

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“Even though they stop more blacks, more whites have contraband.”

- “Ferguson, MO,” Oliver

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The fact that there are solid facts supporting this is actual proof that racism still exists, and that it is institutionalized. People of color are definitely targeted a lot more often than white people, even if white people are actually committing more crimes. 

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Here’s the thing, the mayor doesn’t understand it as a general rule, no one should ever be allowed to say, “there is no history of racial tension here” because that sentence has never been true anywhere on earth.

John Oliver (via mwin8)

This makes for a reminder how many people actually don’t believe racism is still a real problem; usually the only people who think this are people who have never experienced racism and actually benefit from it. People need to stop being so self centered and think about others sometimes

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In the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death, the hoodie became a powerful symbol, with events like the “Million Hoodie March” drawing hundreds of supporters. Online activism at the time included the circulation of images of users wearing hoodies

Bonilla and Rosa

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This shows how powerful today’s social media is. Social media has become so complex and with so many facets, and activism is probably one of the biggest parts. Its crazy how fast things can spread and how it can unite people all over the world together. 

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The more the week went on, the more you got the sense that those in charge in Ferguson don't have the best sense of how their community feels.

John Oliver

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More importantly, [this campaign] also speaks to an acute awareness among young African Americans of how black bodies are particularly vulnerable to misrepresentation by mainstream media.

Bonilla and Rosa

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And we hate po-po, wanna kill us dead in the street fo sho'

“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar

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You can be anything at all in America, America.

“American Oxygen,” Rihanna 

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I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background.

Rankine

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Get Out

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This scene makes it pretty obvious that Chris is being objectified by all these old white people who couldn’t care more about what he has to offer other than his physicality. Its like he’s on display for their amusement, which he kind of literally is. 

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Whites should hold Black life precious because they value all life, not from their own perspective of what is life-affirming for Blacks.

Richael Faithful