THREAD: 1/ At Deeds Not Words, our young people work in communities across the state who represent a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds - and many of those people within those communities who identify as Black and brown face racial violence on a daily basis.

2/ The protests unfolding in #Minneapolis show us an important truth: Police brutality, racism, and anti-blackness is a global pandemic that is disproportionately impacting and killing people of color, especially Black folks.

3/ For too long, our social and political systems have given us an inability to reckon with our country’s past and present acts of terror and racism against people of color, especially Black folks. We CANNOT let these systems and the powers that be continue to do this.

4/ If you’re wondering, “What can I do?”, Deeds has created a resource guide that offers opportunities to support orgs in Minneapolis & local orgs here in Texas, along with materials on how you can better implement anti-racist practices in your own life: https://bit.ly/2TQWVVD 

5/ Texas youth unapologetically stand with Black and brown communities across the nation not only in this current moment, but in future moments and movements to come. #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFlyod #BreonnaTaylor #AhmaudArbery