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He was an activist who inspired millions to fight for their rights. He knew what was wrong with our country and risked his life to help his people achieve equality. In the society where black were treated like animal he did everything possible to change this. His brave soul, his will and courage changed the history of America , changed the people. He made us believe we can win this war. He payed for it with his life. He will always be remembered.

thecheshirecass-deactivated2018

Respecting his memory also means acknowledging that his fight is far from over, black people are facing the same issues that ha birth to the Black Panthers, and that the FBI is basically trying to launch COINTELPRO 2.0 against BLM and other black activists. Hampton should be more than a history lesson, he should be a rallying point.

thechanelmuse

Remnants of the British Black Panther’s Lost Legacy

clatterbane

Britain’s black power movement is at risk of being forgotten, say historians

The Cambridge academic Robin Bunce said: “There is a fundamental danger of erasing the very notion of a struggle at all. I’ve been researching this for four and a half years and there have been so many occasions when people have said to me: ‘There was no black struggle in Britain. You’re thinking of South Africa or America.’“

The narrative that feeds it is the one that Britain is the utopia of fair play. We have such a commitment to individual rights, we have such a commitment to common sense and decency that there is no systematic racism in Britain.”…

Bunce said it was not just politicians, but wider British society that would rather not dwell on the less palatable.

clatterbane

Bringing this one back, while I’m reminded.

sasukeee-kun

this ^^^ plus in schools we are taught about American racial inequality and civil rights movements not British ones.

babyanimalgifs

I’m begging you to look at this.

blackness-by-your-side

this

beakedwhalesyo

You’d think that would go without saying, but that’s government for you.

submissivefeminist

This is so fucking disgusting

rarely-conscious

This is tantamount to a cop asking you to rob a store with him, carrying out the robbery together and then him going: “surprise, you’re under arrest”. But ya know, on a way more scummy level 😡

submissivefeminist

disc80s

important!

I haven’t seen this on here so I thought I might share:

Imagine an Internet where the law required every message sent to be read by government-approved scanning software. Companies that handle suc

The Honorable Lindsey Graham

There isn’t a petition for this yet (as far as I know) but sign the #JunkTerrorBillNow petition

thatdiabolicalfeminist

Contacting your reps directly will do literally so much more than signing a petition, and it really doesn't take that much longer.

rosalinastan

If you actually click on that first article there and scroll down there's the option to have them send an email as you to your representatives! No need for petitions no politician will ever see

noping-out-deactivated20241117

You can also use ResistBot! This is literally why it exists.

falling-house

this is the text EFF recommends in case you’re using resistbot and not sure what to say:

As your constituent, I urge you to reject the EARN IT Act (S. 3398).

The Graham-Blumenthal bill would give the Attorney General far too much power to dictate how Internet companies must operate. Attorney General William Barr has made it clear that he would use that authority to undermine our right to private and secure communications by blocking encryption.

The bill would create a commission tasked with creating “best practices” for owners of Internet platforms to “prevent, reduce, and respond” to child exploitation online. But far from mere recommendations, those “best practices” would be approved by Congress as legal requirements. The EARN IT Act’s structure would let Barr strong-arm the commission to include requirements that tech companies weaken their own encryption systems in order to give law enforcement access to our private communications. Companies could also be required to over-censor speech to comply with the government’s demands, or to bend to future governments’ political agendas in other ways.

Regulations relating to restrictions on speech must reflect a careful balance of competing policy goals and protections for civil liberties. Congress can only strike that balance through an open, transparent lawmaking process. It would be deeply irresponsible for Congress to offload that duty to an unelected commission, and especially not a commission controlled by unelected government officials.

Please publicly oppose the EARN IT Act.

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thundergrace

Oh my God! 😭 You dropped this queen 👑

thundergrace

To think I thought I knew what ethereal beauty was before now. Laughable.

lymeandcoconut

she’s so beautiful i had to include a few more photos

modernsuperhero

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humorstar

That’s a huge story but must be shared! helpful sister!

lagonegirl

I hope he wins the lawsuit, a police officer was finally doing the right thing and they penalize him for not being a racist monster!

theboykingofhell

his name is stephen mader and not only did he refuse to shoot, he actively wanted to help the man (ronald ‘rj’ williams) because he could tell that he was only acting out because of mental illness. rj williams was suicidal and holding an unloaded gun and, while mader didn’t shoot him, a fellow officer (ryan kuzma) did and murdered him on the spot. here is the source and here’s to hoping rj williams gets justice

socialistexan

“Saying the words ‘Just shoot me’ sent up the red flag that he was just trying to harm himself and no one else … That’s what made me make my decision. He needed help” I hate this fucking world. The guy was actually trying to do his job by actually desculating the situation the right way (desculating these days apparently just means shoot them) and was fired for “failing to eliminate a threat.”

critgemhero

HE WON THE LAWSUIT AND GOT $175,000

aphrican-aphrodite

I read this whole story. It is wild !! The conversations between him and his ex coworkers about what went down that day 😧😶

Listen to it all here:

A shocking story of police and lethal force. Just not the one you might expect.

uncleromeo

when I say there are no good cops, this is part of the reason why.

“good cops” lose their jobs for doing the right thing.

“good cops” die mysteriously after whistleblowing.

“good cops” are forced to choose between their livelihood and becoming just like the rest.

mysharona1987

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destinyrush

Video shows Maryland cops REPEATEDLY pepper spray 15-year-old honor roll student.

5 ft 105 lbs girl, whose name has not been officially released yet, was brutalized by Hagerstown police after she on her bike was hit by a car, but refused medical assistance.

Her family’s attorney says that when police arrived, they grabbed the little girl, lifted her hands above her head and slammed her face into a wall.

“They slammed her against a wall, arrested her for refusing treatment, maced her 4 times in the police car while handcuffed, and took her to the police station instead of the hospital.”

She was put in the car, which is when a bystander began filming the incident. The video shows the 15-year-old with her hands handcuffed behind her back kicking at the police car door and later a cop is heard saying: “Put your feet in, or you’re going to get sprayed!” Officer proceeds to pepper spray her a few times.

The girl can be heard screaming: “I can’t breathe!”

The girl was only taken to hospital when she was released to her parents.

Three hours after being pepper sprayed she was finally able to wash her eyes.

She is now charged with disorderly conduct, two counts of second-degree assault, possession of marijuana and failure to obey a traffic device.

#BlackLivesMatter #StopPoliceViolence

#StayWoke

imnimnm-deactivated20170228

this is where I live and there’s nothing on the news about it

candystrippers-deactivated20190

This is torture. They tortured her for fucking fun.

jennikeatts

just keep in mind they took Dylan Roof into custody wearing a bullet proof vest to protect him from anyone that may try to kill him THEN they bought him Burger King to eat after the arrest.

But this is how they treat an innocent child.