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23 - CT - College graduate - Business - Manager for a children's non-profit magazine (A magazine created 4 kids created BY KIDS!) called KIDS X-PRESS, INC. Instagram: (OHBALDLAUREN) follow me to #checkthatMELANIN

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Tavares Strachan

[krxs100]

THE SAD, STRANGE LIFE AND DEATH OF DEVONTE HART: THE CRYING BLACK BOY WHO FAMOUSLY HUGGED A COP

After Ferguson, a viral photo turned the tween into a symbol of post-racial America. But his murder — at the hands of his adoptive white mother — shows how much of an illusion that all really was

We don’t yet know if 15-year-old Devonte Hart died when his adoptive white mother, Jen Hart, 38, stomped on the gas pedal and drunkenly, intentionally, drove her 2003 GMC right off the edge of America. We do know the SUV plunged 100 feet down the cliffside and crashed into the Pacific Ocean, killing her, along with Sarah Hart, 38, Devonte’s other adoptive white mother, and four of his siblings: 

Markis, 19 

Jeremiah, 14 

Abigail, 14

Ciera, 12

The apparent murder-suicide remains an open mystery.

At present, Devonte is listed as missing. Local authorities haven’t recovered his body, nor have they located his sister, Hannah Hart, 16.

(Devontes bio mom) Sherry Davis’ children were forcibly removed from her home by Texas authorities due to her struggle with cocaine addiction. Davis, who was complying with her court-ordered drug treatment program, also fought to get her children home. But before she could get them back, they were adopted by a couple in Minnesota: the Harts. 

In light of what we now know about his murderous adoptive white mothers — who’d been cited for a pattern of repeated child abuse dating back to 2008 — this powerful image twists into a more potent symbol. A symbol of systemic failure. Far more heartbreaking than anyone imagined at the time.

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#StayWoke 

[richardalexanderrr]

WHAT THE FUCK

[diversehighfantasy]

There’s a podcast called “Broken Harts” that goes deep into this case, including interviews with biological relatives of the children, including an aunt who had custody and lost it because she left the kids with their own mother one time because she had to work and had no other child care. The family lost 100% of their rights because of that. The kids were eligible for adoption after that.

The neighbors are also interviewed. Hannah, one of the little girls, jumped out a window at 1 am to ask for help from the couple next door. The wife’s father called the police (the husband didn’t want to get involved). Nothing happened.

Neighbors gave the children food regularly because they weren’t fed. CPS was called numerous times. It wasn’t taken seriously because they didn’t “look” like abusers. Over and over again, their whiteness and “niceness” allowed them to abuse six black children. This was the home the system decided was more fitting than with extended family while the parent got treatment for her Illness.

When CPS finally came to investigate, they killed them.

And that’s not even the whole story.

I remember seeing that photo of Devonte hugging the cop and how it looked to be sending a certain message and everyone said it was staged.

Now when I see it all I see is a boy sincerely begging for help.

[obey-lo]

Is tumblr still a thing? I feel after they removed access to explicit content it hasn’t been as relevant.

[obey-lo]

My boy

[twitblr]

The tea is HOT

[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.

[runawaydevill]

Dream

[obey-lo]

So I’ve been rather absent from Tumblr because it used to be so much better & because I’m expecting a little one very soon!!!!

[jeromewaznice]

[bennyblnco-deactivated20170726]

Lit!!!!!!

[kingrudegyalchina]

Fam what church is this ???!!

[jillyaintfromphilly]

NOBODY does church like Black people do church

[jaetothewynn]

This makes me so happy

[nahhnotreally-deactivated201809]

God is here.

[flightlesslexxii]

My choir director be that lit when we used to sing melodies from heaven

[unpopularthug]

Hard

[obey-lo]

What has tumblr become?

I’m surprised no one has released the info on the Fort Worth officer who shot #AtatianaJefferson yet.

We used to come here to expose ppl. Now what is tumblr?

[blackwomenunited]

 1. He never identified himself 2. He just went straight into giving orders 3. He didn’t even finish giving his orders before he chose to shoot.

Another trigger happy pig who was supposed to be checking on her wellness, but decided that she deserved to be shot instead. SMH

#JusticeForAtatianaJefferson

[blackwomenunited]

 1. He never identified himself 2. He just went straight into giving orders 3. He didn’t even finish giving his orders before he chose to shoot.

Another trigger happy pig who was supposed to be checking on her wellness, but decided that she deserved to be shot instead. SMH

#JusticeForAtatianaJefferson

[24x7news]

UPDATE: Here it is. 0.6 seconds —Less than A SECOND! That’s how long police gave Atatiana Jefferson to respond after going into her backyard & yell through HER bedroom window.

What’s happened? What’s the story?

A neighbor called because her front door was open. She was JUST CHILLING!

#AtatianaJefferson #justiceforAtatianaJefferson #justicefortay #blacklivesmatter #naacp @naacp #southernpovertylawcenter @splcenter #forthworth #fortworthpolicedepartment #fortworthpolice #fortworthpolicedept @fortworthpd #forthworthtexas #fortworthtx #forthworthcount #tarrantcounty #tarrantsherrifs #tarrantcountytexas @tarrantcountyso @texasattorneygeneral @texaspolicedep @texaspolicedepartment @texaspolicy @fbi @usmarshalshq @fbi_texas @fbi_texas_crime @thejusticedept @justicedemocrats @justice @blklivesmatter #racism #racist #policethepolice #policeshooting #americatoday #thisisamerica #nojusticenopeace #justicefortayjefferson #justice #breakingnews #breaking #newsroom #news (at Fort Worth, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3kNjbFgLfE/?igshid=lt6lzfn6s3as

[thejudahite]

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Everyday is a sad day for our ppl. Woman shot in the comfort of her own home by police! #atatianajefferson (at Fort Worth, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ki7DZnf78/?igshid=1ms576vmss6k3

[skyfurs]

The Fort Worth police officer lurking outside a private residence who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson must have felt so threatened. I couldn’t imagine seeing someone inside their own home, he must have felt so scared

[blackwomenarepoppin]

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God #AtatianaJefferson didn’t deserve this. 😢 Via @leemerrittesq:

Press your nose up against the glass for this one. I mean really lean in. Understand how completely out of control this system of policing has become. Then get ready to fight like hell. #repost @shaunking ・・・ Sad that we have to share this, but police departments and DA’s will destroy the character of their victims if you let them. Atatiana Jefferson was a kind, brilliant soul. Shot and killed in her own home by the Fort Worth Police Department. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3j_wv3l0z2/?igshid=zd2wkt7qu537