THREAD: 99 years ago today, a white mob - with the US National Guard - bombed and burned the wealthiest Black community in America, #BlackWallStreet, in Tulsa, OK. It is one of the biggest losses of Black life & deadliest acts of terror in American history https://bit.ly/2ZT65F5 

State violence against us isn’t new - Black people continue to be terrorized by the same forces that terrorized our fathers and our grandfathers. The same forces that shaped this country.

When we protest, we protest the pain and terror and death felt by generations. 99 years later, we STILL wonder what it will take to get you to love us. To recognize our pain, our lamentations, and the weight that we carry every single day.

Is it a pandemic? Is it violence caught on film? Is it a building that was burned after you burned us? What will it take? Buildings will burn down, windows will get broken, but we will NEVER be able to replace the lives and communities lost.

Today, on this bloody anniversary, ask yourself — what side of history are you on? When the smoke clears, where will you stand? There are no more excuses.

When Jesus saw the pain that Lazarus’ death caused his family & community, He knew He had all the power to stop the suffering, and yet, He wept. Their pain broke him. EVERY DAY we are weeping for the Black lives lost, and Jesus weeps for us. Do you? Judgement day is today.