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#AhmaudArbery could have been jogging from church wearing a ‘Jesus Saves’ shirt and some people would still justify him being accosted by white men with rifles, shot and killed.

#TamirRice could have been 2 years-old with a purple toy gun.

Racism plows through respectability.
Racism rejects rational.
Racism supplies its own reasoning.

Racism kills compassion.

Racism always has a “but.”
Racism doesn’t value Ahmaud’s life and will try to explain why.

Racism wants you to know why “whiteness” is in charge of policing Black bodies.
Racism wouldn’t think that #AhmaudArbery’s life truly matters, no matter what.
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Thread: The Manifestations of Racism in the Killing of #AhmaudArbery
1. Conditioning
-White supremacist ideology conditions people with a desire for White power and territory and creates the illusion of superiority (“I’m entitled to chase and confront a Black man running through MY neighborhood”)
2. Culture
-White supremacist ideology creates a culture of control that’s evident in the language, biases and actions of those who cultivate the culture (“The Black man has to stop and answer me simply because I say so. Even his subtle refusal bucks my authority.”)
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Racism is not a difference of opinion.
Racism is a systemic, social power construct rooted in love of money & territory

It’s beyond “I dislike/hate you”

It is exerting power + privilege to enact policies & practices in favor of the race an ideology considers superior & to the detriment of races deemed inferior

Evil
Racism is dangerous and dehumanizing.

Even the individual who is “racist,” hates and discriminates against another race because a power-and-privilege-driven ideology has convinced them that the race is beneath them.

Therefore, it’s still about holding on to power.
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52 years ago today.

I’m sharing this thread of photos, not to cause sadness, but to remind us of a cause as critical today as then.

The racism, poverty & militarism that my father was working to eradicate still persist.

As a result, families are mourning at this very moment...
Yet, we can overcome these persistent evils with persistent, consistent good, as demonstrated by honesty & strategic, love-centered, courageous action.

My parents believed.
I believe.

📸 My sister, Yoki (Yolanda), carrying me at the public service for my father @Morehouse. #MLK
Grieving parents.

My paternal grandparents, Reverend MLK, Sr. and Alberta King, at the funeral service for my father at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

This service was followed by a procession to @Morehouse for a public service. #MLK
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