Thread by @RyanHVaughn

This white dude chanting “kill the cops”. Black people chanting #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER over him, but he keeps trying to turn this.

White person inciting violence at a BLM protest in #GrandRapids, for the record.

I read about white “plants” trying to cause chaos at #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER protests, so the media blames black protestors.

Grateful nobody bit on this clown’s act.

Today, with downtown #GrandRapids in shambles, it is important to spread the truth of who ACTUALLY did the destruction and looting.

Some will want to blame #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER, and, absent evidence, a racist society will believe that.

Spread the truth.

The #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER rally was angry but peaceful.

A few bad actors like this guy, a white guy, apparently made it their goal to turn a peaceful protest into a riot.

Heartbreaking that their efforts worked.

But let’s be clear on who’s responsible.

Question for all of us today is, now what?

Marching is important, but it takes more to change things. It takes real, sustained effort, by people of all colors.

Keyword: sustained.

From a white person to white people: Who are we going to be today?

We need your help cleaning up #GrandRapids.

Many hands makes light work, at 12:30 today.

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Part of cleaning all this up is also making these businesses whole.

Of all the people who did not need this issue, it’s small businesses, retail and restaurants in downtown #GrandRapids

Yesterday will mean what we make it mean with our work today.