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Many have asked: Why are Black people so angry?
Here is why in a nutshell:
We can’t be handcuffed & arrested unless we are choked of air, until dead ( #GeorgeFloyd)
We can’t go bird watching in Central Park ( #ChristianCooper)
We can’t go jogging ( #AmaudArbery).
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Here is why in a nutshell:
We can’t be handcuffed & arrested unless we are choked of air, until dead ( #GeorgeFloyd)
We can’t go bird watching in Central Park ( #ChristianCooper)
We can’t go jogging ( #AmaudArbery).
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2/ We can’t relax or sleep in the comfort of our own homes ( #BothemSean and #AtatianaJefferson #BrionnaTaylor)
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash ( #JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).
We can't have a cellphone ( #StephonClark).
We can't ask for help after being in a car crash ( #JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride).
We can't have a cellphone ( #StephonClark).
3/We can't leave a party to get to safety ( #JordanEdwards).
We can't play loud music ( #JordanDavis).
We can’t sell CD's ( #AltonSterling).
We can’t sleep ( #AiyanaJones)
We can’t walk from the corner store ( #MikeBrown).
We can't play loud music ( #JordanDavis).
We can’t sell CD's ( #AltonSterling).
We can’t sleep ( #AiyanaJones)
We can’t walk from the corner store ( #MikeBrown).
4/ We can’t play cops and robbers ( #TamirRice).
We can’t go to church ( #Charleston9).
We can’t walk home with Skittles ( #TrayvonMartin).
We can’t hold a hair brush while leaving our own bachelor party ( #SeanBell).
We can’t go to church ( #Charleston9).
We can’t walk home with Skittles ( #TrayvonMartin).
We can’t hold a hair brush while leaving our own bachelor party ( #SeanBell).
5/ We can’t party on New Years ( #OscarGrant).
We can’t get a normal traffic ticket ( #SandraBland).
We can’t lawfully carry a weapon ( #PhilandoCastile).
We can't break down on a public road with car problems ( #CoreyJones).
We can’t get a normal traffic ticket ( #SandraBland).
We can’t lawfully carry a weapon ( #PhilandoCastile).
We can't break down on a public road with car problems ( #CoreyJones).
6/We can’t shop at Walmart ( #JohnCrawford) .
We can’t have a disabled vehicle ( #TerrenceCrutcher).
We can’t read a book in our car ( #KeithScott).
We can’t be a 10yr old ( #CliffordGlover).
We can’t decorate for a party ( #ClaudeReese).
We can’t ask a question ( #RandyEvans).
We can’t have a disabled vehicle ( #TerrenceCrutcher).
We can’t read a book in our car ( #KeithScott).
We can’t be a 10yr old ( #CliffordGlover).
We can’t decorate for a party ( #ClaudeReese).
We can’t ask a question ( #RandyEvans).
7/ We can’t cash a check ( #YvonneSmallwood).
We can’t take out our wallet ( #AmadouDiallo).
We can’t run ( #WalterScott).
We can’t sell cigarettes ( #EricGarner).
We can’t live ( #FreddieGray).
We’re tired of hashtags. Tired of trying to convince YOU that #BlackLivesMatter
too.
We can’t take out our wallet ( #AmadouDiallo).
We can’t run ( #WalterScott).
We can’t sell cigarettes ( #EricGarner).
We can’t live ( #FreddieGray).
We’re tired of hashtags. Tired of trying to convince YOU that #BlackLivesMatter
too.
8/ What we are is tired. Not so much angry. We are TIRED.
Tired of dying.
Tired.
Tired.
Tired.
So very very tired.
(Author Unknown. Please Copy, and share). #minneapolisriots #GeorgeFloydwasmurdered #Minneapolis #AmyCooper #ChristianCooper
Tired of dying.
Tired.
Tired.
Tired.
So very very tired.
(Author Unknown. Please Copy, and share). #minneapolisriots #GeorgeFloydwasmurdered #Minneapolis #AmyCooper #ChristianCooper
