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phoenix-ace:

Things i want to happen this Juneteenth:

1. People stop using the immigrant myth when they talk about the U.S. it was not built by by immigrants, enslaved black people didn’t come here willingly.

2. People stop acting like America was fine until Trump. We were literal property.

3. People stop saying that African Americans are “just like white people”. You know damn well that the context behind us exploring African cultures isn’t the same as a white person. You know we would be connected if we could. Stop. Or pay up to help us find out.

4. People learn African American history. Learn that those confederate statues don’t just stand for something generic. Learn about how white people tried their damndest to keep us in slavery like conditions even after they couldn’t own us legally, and a lot of these laws you hate were put on the books to control us.

5. People learn about us as a group. Learn about the origin of terms like “wlw” or “poc”, learn how we built communities, learn how resilient we were. But don’t reduce us down to pain and social justice. Learn about black cowboys. Learn about black soldiers, about black artists, about the Harlem Renaissance, etc. Learn how diverse we are. We are comprised of so many sub-ethnic cultures and so many people assume we have nothing when we have so much.

6. Stop normalizing black death. The dehumanization we deal with now is the direct result of our enslavement.

Anyone have anything to add?

theglowpt2:

if you’ve seen the breaking news that trump just signed an executive order today to end the family separation policy here’s some quick info to keep things in perspective

  • this doesn’t end the “zero tolerance” policy of prosecuting anyone who crosses the border “illegally” 
  • the only thing this changes is that going forward, entire families will be detained together while awaiting prosecution 
  • this offers no solution for freeing the thousands of children currently held in ICE child prisons or any path to reuniting them with their families 
  • children will still be detained and treated as criminals
  • this will likely lead to thousands of families being held in ICE facilities and tent cities that will face the exact same issues of overcrowding, abuse, and inhumane conditions that exist in the child prisons

this is not a victory or a solution. This is the administration trying to cover their asses and avoid any more public outrage. They want people to see this as the end of the news story and go back to their lives. They want people to forget the thousands of children they are still keeping in cages in ICE facilities across the nation. This issue is not over and we cannot stop being outraged until we are given proof that the thousands of kidnapped children are returned to their families, and that the policy of arresting and prosecuting people who cross the border is ended. 

shaloved30:

I am so tired of the narrative that constantly being hurt and treated poorly will “make us a stronger woman” in the end. Women are already strong. Especially black women and we shouldn’t have to keep enduring pain to prove that. Give us some grace, mercy, and respect.