Had a license to carry a firearm
Had firearm safely put away in his glove compartment
Police officer stopped him for a broken taillight, and Philando informed the officer that he had the firearm
When the officer told him not to pull it out, he & his girlfriend…
Much of America still seems to be in denial of this country’s dark past because they cannot reconcile the paradoxical nature of the vile inhumanity of its barbaric actions with its ideals of freedom, equality, and justice. (L.A. Justice — When the Truth Hurts: The 1619 Project and America’s Schools).
Some people think we’re just criminals and thugs.
They hate the texture of our hair and the color of our skin.
But we all know better than to believe in their lies.
Because we know our worth.
Always know your worth.
You are all beautiful young women and handsome young…
Jesus was not white
This truth creates dissonance
They prefer the lie
Written by L.A. Justice. Copyright 2021. All rights reserved.
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Black bodies sold to European “explorers”
Lives and livelihood disrupted by their evil racism and greed
Claims of Manifest Destiny
False notions of white superiority
Human trafficking along the Middle Passage
The Triangular Trade becoming a Black hole of death
Slave ships sailing along…
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