#racialtensions

[ctvpatricia-blog]

@rushernbaker discusses how #race could affect upcoming #campaigns in light of recent #racialtensions across the nation. Story tonight on #CTVNews @pgctv #elections #mdpolitics @princegeorgesmd (at Calvert Brewing Company)

[kalidesautelsreads]

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee (1960) ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winner novel is a classic, and upon reading the book, it is clear why. Dealing with racial tensions, racism, mob mentality and justice, Mockingbird tells the story of the widowed lawyer, Atticus Finch, and his two children, Scout and Jem, as he fights to defend a black man, wrongly standing trial for the rape of a white woman. Told from the perspective of 5 year old Scout, the reader follows the little girl through her education of white privilege and racism. Set in the sweltering South of the United States, Lee creates a world that feels so real the reader loses the sense that they themselves are not in Maycomb County, Alabama. Atticus Finch is, to this day, the zenith of the noble white lawyer stepping in to defend the black man, when no one else will. In our current day, this in itself is a form of racism, but in 1960, it was considered an example of an alliance that white people need to step in to protect their black neighbours from racism. In a way, Atticus Finch was an original Ally. Atticus teaches Jem and Scout that one must do right, no matter the cost. He encouraged independent and critical thought, and allowed his children to call him by his first name. While many will have read Mockingbird in high school, whether you did or not, and whether you enjoyed it or not, I beseech you to pick it up and read it now. It is well written, classic yet timely, and ideal for reading in the summer. (376 pgs) #tokillamockingbird #harperlee #1960 #scout #atticusfinch #south #classicnovels #fiction #novel #racism #justice #law #race #racialjustice #racialtensions #americangothic #read #reading #readers #readersofig #book #bibliophile #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #wine #whitewine #bloubergwine #kalidesautelsreads

[cult-youth-blog]

Dizzy Wright - I Need Answers ft. Nikkiya (Official Video)

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Please tell me something How out of the blue, the one in the black Get shot down for nothing I just don’t know, it feel like some nonsense Feel like some bullshit Please tell me something I need answers man 

[cult-youth-blog]

How Many ruff 1

This version was started (written/recorded) here in London in my hotel room between the hours of 4am and around 7am when i passed out. ill update this song every week until its complete. Please feel f

[cult-youth-blog]

August: Racial Tensions

hello internet !

after some pondering over text (seriously, we thought of this only for 5 minutes), we’ve decided for August’s theme we would discuss about racial tensions.

we decided to discuss about this topic because of recent events that has been happening (worldwide) and we hope this month we can highlight issues and find solutions and support one another.

xo

cm & jay

[jadaxxjesser]

Ramblings

So its been awhile since I posted anything on Tumblr, and for good reason: working for McDonald's is a bitch. But anyway... My rambling today is about racial tensions and how things are being handled. I know I face a lot of backlash for this, but I don't care. Recently, I've been watching news stories about Ferguson, the riots, Michael Brown, and more recently, the non-indictment of a white cop in the choking death of an African-American male. Now....I can't help but wonder...Is it /really/ about race? Or is it more about the system falling further and further into depravity and ignoring the true balance? People! Life isn't about white or black, gay or straight, man or woman; it's about equality. Sadly...equality has become something of a media joke, and that really confuses me. Eh. It is what it is, I guess. Bigots will always exist. Abuse will never fade. Equality will never fully happen. Sad but true facts. The more things change, the more they stay the same.