My soul is sick over the vile act of racism and hatred done to Mr. Ahmaud. Jogging while black is now something we must add to the list of things black men in America must fear. Yet, the President of these united states will not speak out. #JusticeForAhmaud 1/ (A Thread)
We have to ask ourselves, as a nation, some hard questions.
How did we get "back" here?
Why the rise in hatred?
Open Racism?
White Nationalism?
What did the rest of us not see? How did we get lulled into this awful sense of "post racial" America? 2/
How did we get "back" here?
Why the rise in hatred?
Open Racism?
White Nationalism?
What did the rest of us not see? How did we get lulled into this awful sense of "post racial" America? 2/
And then we must look to our leaders. Where is this generation's #MLK or #RFK ?
Where are those willing to sit down like #RosaParks so that others may stand up?
Where are the #freedomriders
Where are the #radicalrepublicans of the 1860s
Where are the patriots among us? 3/
Where are those willing to sit down like #RosaParks so that others may stand up?
Where are the #freedomriders
Where are the #radicalrepublicans of the 1860s
Where are the patriots among us? 3/
We can't blame President @realDonaldTrump for racism in America. Because America started just like the #1619Project has pointed out. 400 years ago, 1619 America enslaved 20 Africans and brought them here.
But we can blame him for stoking racial resentment and division. 4/
But we can blame him for stoking racial resentment and division. 4/
My white friends often ask me--
"why is it always about race?"
The answer to the question is: BECAUSE for us (black people)--it is always about our race. We can't drive, jog, eat, sit, work, or go to the store in peace in our own country w/o being subject to hate or death. 5/
"why is it always about race?"
The answer to the question is: BECAUSE for us (black people)--it is always about our race. We can't drive, jog, eat, sit, work, or go to the store in peace in our own country w/o being subject to hate or death. 5/
America we have a serious problem. We are GOING BACKWARDS.
The unqualified judges put in by #MitchMcConnell over 200 of them--almost all younger, white, men, with very few white women or people of color. TRUMP is ruining this country.
He is the virus. A virus we must cure. 6/
The unqualified judges put in by #MitchMcConnell over 200 of them--almost all younger, white, men, with very few white women or people of color. TRUMP is ruining this country.
He is the virus. A virus we must cure. 6/
We cannot keep pretending that we don't see what this man and his ilk have done.
From so-called "evangelicals" to executives--he has awakened our worst instincts.
He has played on our fears and called it protecting our faith. America we are in very deep trouble. 7/
From so-called "evangelicals" to executives--he has awakened our worst instincts.
He has played on our fears and called it protecting our faith. America we are in very deep trouble. 7/
To my white news colleagues, journos, politicos, pastors, etc. YOU MUST SPEAK OUT AGAINST THIS EVIL. The latest in a long string of hate crimes against black people, simple because we are black. Donald Trump's America is going to get us all killed--if not physically-in our souls.
