Dear America, Violent Protests Work

President Joe Biden should know when to say less - particularly in regard to how the Black community should or should not respond to police brutality. On January 27th, in an official statement posted to Twitter at 5:20 pm PST,  the President said that “Those who seek justice should not resort to violence or destruction. Violence is never acceptable; it is illegal and destructive.” His statement came moments before the bodycam footage of the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols by the Memphis Police Department was released.

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The Impact of Misogynoir

It should be possible to be Black, stand for anti-racism, and remain anti-Black in praxis. Sadly, not all Black people believe in liberation for all Black people, particularly Black marginalized genders. Deeply embedded misogynoir tropes gradually float to the surface.

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Black Representation Didn’t Get Tyre Home

On January 25, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis called the murder of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, “heinous, reckless, and inhumane”. In the same statement, she pulled on threads of our linked fate by referring to herself as “a citizen of this community we share; I am a mother, I am a caring human being who wants the best for all of us.”

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My Dad, Tyre, & Me

I'm missing my dad today

And I hate whatever god separated him from me

talkin bout i'm an abomination

when i am love

talkin bout i'm backslidden and have been turned over to a depraved mind

when I am actually love

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Odio transfóbico en el sur global

Hablar del género como un hecho científico es un legado racista del colonialismo.

TERF es un acrónimo para referirse a las feministas radicales trans-exclusivistas, aquellas que excluyen a las personas trans de sus luchas colectivas por la equidad de género. Las personas y grupos trans-exclusionarios están difundiendo su odio a través de instituciones y comunidades a lo largo del sur global.

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