#FourthofJuly2020
America was so battered and bruised it’s difficult to determine the manner of death
So, let me run through the options as we lay America to rest.
We cannot determine what the exact cause is, but we do know the underlying causes
America was so battered and bruised it’s difficult to determine the manner of death
So, let me run through the options as we lay America to rest.
We cannot determine what the exact cause is, but we do know the underlying causes
Genocide- For the deliberate mass murders across the Middle Passage of 2-4 million Africans, for the uncounted deaths of Native Americans
Disease – For the deliberate deaths of Native Americans from smallpox infestation, for Tuskegee experimentation,
Disease – For the deliberate deaths of Native Americans from smallpox infestation, for Tuskegee experimentation,
for failing to act during a global pandemic, for intentionally sending infected blood to other nations
Exhaustion– For Black people working sun up to sun down in cotton, sugar cane, and tobacco fields, For those that worked for years after Emancipation because you hid the truth
Exhaustion– For Black people working sun up to sun down in cotton, sugar cane, and tobacco fields, For those that worked for years after Emancipation because you hid the truth
Lynching– For the known 3,446 Black victims America let swing from trees and called them Strange Fruit·
Homicide– For those that resisted like Nat Tuner that you had killed, for those that died on death row not exonerated because of evidence you concealed
Homicide– For those that resisted like Nat Tuner that you had killed, for those that died on death row not exonerated because of evidence you concealed
Strangulation– For the senseless suffocation of Eric Garner & George Floyd
Murder In the First Degree- For the senseless deaths of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Mike Brown, Aiyana Stanley Jones, Botham Jean, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others
Murder In the First Degree- For the senseless deaths of Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Mike Brown, Aiyana Stanley Jones, Botham Jean, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others
Heartbreak- For the unknown pain you caused to Black and Brown Mothers
Suicide– For the young LGBTQ people that America labeled as the other
Neglect of Regular Doctor Visits- For the ridiculous cost of health insurance and medication ·
Suicide– For the young LGBTQ people that America labeled as the other
Neglect of Regular Doctor Visits- For the ridiculous cost of health insurance and medication ·
Drug Overdose–For ignoring the Crack Epidemic that killed countless Black people across this nation, For allowing pharmaceutical companies to pump drugs into our communities and cause devastation
STDs- For deliberately ignoring the AIDS crisis, for making live-saving medication come with ridiculous prices
Drowning- For the unknown names of Africans that leapt to a watery grave, for Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez & his daughter Valerie that drowned seeking a better life
Drowning- For the unknown names of Africans that leapt to a watery grave, for Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez & his daughter Valerie that drowned seeking a better life
Gun Shot Wounds– For the deaths of those at Columbine, Sandy Hook, Pulse Night Club, Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, Wal-Mart and many more ·
Undetermined Cause of Death- Because at this point who can keep score
TIME OF DEATH - 8:46
Undetermined Cause of Death- Because at this point who can keep score
TIME OF DEATH - 8:46
That's #FourthofJuLie
