Thread by @MrErnestOwens

THREAD: It's important for people to understand that these concerns around Tamika Mallory aren't new or unwarranted.

There's one particular incident during the Breonna Taylor protests in Louisville, Kentucky that a lot of people aren't talking about enough that raised red flags.

In July 2020, Tamika Mallory's Until Freedom organization rolled up in Louisville without coordinating and strategizing with local Black activist organizations on the ground, notably BLM Louisville.

She brought several of her celebrity reality TV star friends along the way.

Their plan was to stage a protest outside Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's home.

During the protest, which featured outside camera crews and lots of social media traction that would later be used on reality TV shows like RHOA and Love & Hip Hop, it was a vanity fair.

Several protesters from the community that were at the event said there was water stations and other areas designated specifically for celebrities and their crews -- and it was clear that there was a "VIP" type of placement for them during the protest.

What we find out is that Until Freedom wasn't prepared to protect the local activists on the ground in the event of an arrest. When those 87 protestors were arrested and charged with felonies (that were later dismissed), that left a bad taste in local organizer's mouths.

The celebrities who were arrested during that protest went on to post on social media for woke performances -- some even spun it for a New York Times feature story. Others used it to give them a storyline for their reality TV show appearance.

The local bail funds suffered.