hmmm. customer was asking me if id been to any protests lately. gave the general “how could i when im always at work” response. he keeps going asking about where protests are being held/how he’s having trouble locating them and “it’s been hundreds of years coming so im not suprised”. he buys a lotto ticket and opens his wallet, which surprise surprise also contained a police badge..

The names of those killed by racism and police brutality are written along Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. George Floyd was killed on this street in front of Cup Foods after being accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill. The site of his death has been converted into a large shrine.

PHOTOGRAPH BY LESHON LEE

you gonna dive and get it? AHKFHSJD

democratic mayors be like "yes, black lives matter, but someone broke the window of a dunkin donuts last night so we've given all the police power armor. also curfew started five minutes ago"

I live for this photoshoot of Issa Rae for GQ Magazine

We Cannot Stay Silent About George Floyd -  Patriot Act Digital Exclusive

boy am i tired

Protesters in the portland area, there are reports and supporting videos that the police may be ultilizing an LRAD sonic weapon today (6/3/20). Please wear ear protection and anticipate noise of ~160db.

Anita Asante is one of the only Black women’s footballers in England who has spoken openly and to the media about her sexuality as well as the amplified struggles she faces as a black woman within the LGBTQ+ community. Her contributions to the discussions about both lgbtphobia and racism in football and beyond have not been widely talked about, so I thought I would compile a list of quotes and interviews she has done talking about these issues. 

Woso Pride Month 2020 [Day 5/30]

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In football, women have been among the worst hit by the pandemic. Fifpro is particularly concerned how the crisis is exposing the poor and precarious conditions of many women footballers globally.

“The lack of written contracts, the short-term duration of employment contracts, the lack of health insurance and medical coverage, and the absence of basic worker protections and worker’s rights leaves many female players — some of whom were already teetering on the margins — at great risk of losing their livelihoods.”

Photos of gay activists protesting outside Trump Tower for homeless people living with HIV/AIDS in 1989.

Experiencing it hits different

The New Jim Crow is a must read

Becky Sauerbrunn, IG, 6.1.20

checking your phone in the middle of a task

HI THIS JUST DROPPED 

COVER YOUR FACE. MAKE YOURSELF INVISIBLE. DO NOT BRING YOUR PHONE. DO NOT DISCUSS YOUR PLANS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE