"a cop is a cop"

"and he may be a very nice man. but i don& #39;t have time to figure that out. all i know is that he has a uniform and a gun. and i have to relate to him that way. and that& #39;s the only way to relate to him, at all."

james baldwin in conversation w/nikki giovanni⁣

"a cop is a cop"

nikki giovanni& #39;s response is so important and it hits on race, gender, and policing:

full article on james badlwin& #39;s and nikki giovanni& #39;s conversation on blackness, gender, race, and policing. https://daily.jstor.org/james-baldwin-and-nikki-giovanni-in-conversation/">https://daily.jstor.org/james-bal...

Blocking anyone that tags a police department on any of these tweets. Seriously. WTF?!

Esquire: How can we get the black people to cool it?
Baldwin: It is not for us to cool it.
Esquire: But aren’t you the ones who are getting hurt the most?
Baldwin: No, we are only the ones who are dying fastest.

1968 https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-history-that-james-baldwin-wanted-america-to-see">https://www.newyorker.com/books/pag...

All that can save u now is ur confrontation w/your own history...which is not ur past, but ur present. Ur history has led u to this moment, & u can only begin to change urself by looking at what u are doing in the name of ur history.

JB to white ppl, 1968 https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-history-that-james-baldwin-wanted-america-to-see">https://www.newyorker.com/books/pag...