#charlotteprotests

[refinery29]

Serena Williams just wrote a powerful open letter about the anxiety and fear that comes with being a Black person in today’s world

Add Serena Williams to the list of athletes speaking out against police violence. The greatest tennis player of all time wrote a moving message about the anxiety she feels as a Black woman around police. Her Facebook post was personal and about family. See the full Facebook post.

[grooovintothemove]

Im tired of these news reporter calling protesters 'rioters' 'thugs' 'looters'

Like there are literally 100s of black men women and children being murdered by police offers every year WITHOUT any justice. There is a deeply racist system of inequality BUILT to exploit and degrade black people. The civil liberties black people are ordained to are being taken away by the govt and ppl 'dont agree with their method of expressing that anger' LIKE ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!? THE LAST TIME US LIBERTIES WERE THREATENED WE BOMBED THE FUCK OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND CONTINUE TO DO SO?!? MILLIONS of muslim and arab people faved the consequences of few extremist actions and then they want to turn around and say that our expressions, our civil disobedience, our disruption isnt within the scope of what they like. YOU CAN KISS MY ASS AND THESE FISTS THINKIN IMMA BE OUT HERE GETTIN DEGRADED AND SPIT ON BY THESE PPL AND TAKE IT. You can miss me with that non violence bullshit. Unless you can accept the full range of emotions a black individual may express (INCLUDING ANGER FRUSTRATION AND VIOLENCE) then I honestly dont wanna hear shit you gotta say.