To achieve justice, we don’t need just thoughts and prayers — we need education and action. The below thread offers some ways to learn about our country’s history, its impact on the present, and the underlying conditions that led to the murder of George Floyd. 
Here’s the key to understanding what we’re seeing today: There’s a direct connection between slavery and our past and our present criminal justice system that profits from locking up Black bodies: benjerrys.co/2TX6t06
...But the US has never honestly and openly confronted slavery and its legacy of racism and violence. We need to. Now. And we need reparations: benjerrys.co/32sttaU
...Because the effects of slavery and racism continue to be felt by Black people every single day at every level of American society: benjerrys.co/2Mzo3o6
...And Black Americans face extreme inequity and relentless violence within our broken criminal justice system: benjerrys.co/3gUcJ3T
...Which is why it’s so important to learn about the role of local prosecutors. Electing reform-minded prosecutors can help end mass incarceration: benjerrys.co/30dfPKu
...But that’s not enough. We need to defund police and prisons and invest in community services, like education, instead: benjerrys.co/2Xhp0Wu
...Because Black Lives Matter, and justice is long overdue, so we better make sure it’s baked right into everything we do: benjerrys.co/372lzYS
