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(TW: racist violence) A non-Black Latino held a Black man that was delivering food at gun point. We have to talk about the anti-Blackness that's in our communities.
It’s easy to absolve ourselves from racist violence just bc we call ourselves Latinos.1/4
It’s easy to absolve ourselves from racist violence just bc we call ourselves Latinos.1/4
But what do we do as a community when our non-Black Latinos are the ones perpetuating racist violence?
It's not enough to say we don't condone this or that we're against it, we have to take a hard look at ourselves and hold the racists in our communities accountable. 2/4
It's not enough to say we don't condone this or that we're against it, we have to take a hard look at ourselves and hold the racists in our communities accountable. 2/4
We have to unlearn the anti-Blackness that has never been addressed in our communities. Doing this work means educating ourselves and our families. 3/4
It means telling your friend "hey cut that out!" when they say slurs in either English or Spanish (you know exactly which ones we're talking about).
It means confronting our families about micro-aggressions.
Most importantly, it means putting in the work and time. 4/4
It means confronting our families about micro-aggressions.
Most importantly, it means putting in the work and time. 4/4
