Say His Name #TonyMcdade

https://www.change.org/p/black-lives-matter-activists-justice-for-tony-mcdade

An unarmed Black trans man, by the name of Tony Mcdade was gunned down by Tallahassee police on Wednesday morning. Police responded to a call about a stabbing that he was believed to be connected with and upon arriving on the scene, they hopped out of the car unannounced—

and immediately opened fire on him.

Tony’s story didn’t gain as much traction because of his gender identity, and the fact that his circumstances didn’t pass the “purity test.” We can’t examine Tony’s circumstances, without examining the system.

Tony’s struggles at the intersections of racism, transphobia, carceral captivity, and socio-economic disparity are worth taking into consideration. .
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In less than a week of being released from prison, Tony had been robbed, survived a car crash, had his heart broken by the woman he thought loved him, and was violently attacked by 5 men as bystanders cheered on while live streaming his beating on social media.

All of this, before being gunned down by police. Tony deserved better than that, and he most certainly doesn’t deserve our judgement in death.
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The moment we start debating which black lives are worthy of saving, is the moment we carve out a foothold for which White supremacy can sustain it’s balance. It is only when we remove such stipulations that it will come toppling down—along with the systems it built. Say his name