You shouldn& #39;t have to cite someone& #39;s credentials or social status to prove to the world they don& #39;t & #39;deserve& #39; to experience white supremacy or violence.

No one f& #39;ing does.

Respect should be inherent; not "earned" thru accomplishments society deems impressive.

#CentralParkAmy

Christian Cooper seems like a phenomenal man. That video of him talking about birding made me want to listen to a podcast by him; I& #39;m a fan.

But I hate how news coverage of white violence by the news media differs by how "educated" or "accomplished" the person in question is.

Black people in this country shouldn& #39;t have to righteously fight to humanize themselves in the media& #39;s eyes by listing "respectable" factoids about victims of white supremacy.

*ALL* #BLM. White folks: it& #39;s up to us to acknowledge this and do the work to dismantle this response.

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