A RACE OF “MISTAKES”

Police burst into the wrong apartment and kill an innocent Black man, Senior Airman Roger Fortson. HOW MANY police “mistakes” leave Black families with nothing but a hashtag and heartbreak ❓
apnews.com/article/police…

THE TRAGEDY TAX

#RogerFortson ’s death , like Breonna Taylor’s , may be excused as a “tragedy.” Such tragedies are often assumed to be a necessary cost of policing high crime Black communities. Innocent lives lost is accepted as a “tragedy tax.”

Where’s our tax cut?

What if America demanded police refrain from violence with the same outrage directed at college students? A vet shot dead in his house—because the police went to the wrong house. SMH

What if America demanded police refrain from violence with the same outrage directed at college students? A vet shot dead in his house—because the police went to the wrong house. SMH

What if America demanded police refrain from violence with same outrage directed at college students? A vet shot dead in his house—because the police went to the wrong house. SMH

What if America demanded police refrain from violence with same outrage directed at college students? A vet shot dead in his house—because the police went to the wrong house. SMH

#RogerFortson ‘s life cannot be dismissed as a mistake. There must be transparency followed by accountability.

On a day we commemorate the birthday of #AhmaudArbery 🤍🕊️
this horrific news comes to light.

Thinking of Ahmaud's family today! Let's continue to do the work to prevent such tragedies. #HappyBirthday #AhmaudArbery

In almost every state, it is still legal for police to lie to children during interrogations. Young people are especially vulnerable to falsely confessing when subjected to police deception. bit.ly/3w4x7pS

What next for the campus protests? My conversation with Fredricka Whitfield…. CNN Fredricka Whitfield
#nonviolence
urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https…

Should universities take positions on public issues?

HKS's Rev. & Prof. Cornell William Brooks, Stephen Walt, and Mathias Risse weigh in ⤵️ ken.sc/4b6wD6Y

Reparations are not a fairy tale. The U.S. has a long history of compensating groups for harm. Rev. & Prof. Cornell William Brooks argues that the notion of reparations is “regular and routine — for everybody but Black people.”

theemancipator.org/2024/05/02/rep…

“THE BLACKNESS OF
INEXCUSABLE EXCELLENCE”

This is the topic for Tougaloo’s Baccalaureate Service. Can’t wait to see the graduates👏🏾

Two newborn twins were diagnosed with a rare disease and are in need of a one-dose treatment that would save their lives: Zolgensma, a $2.1 million drug.

Their parents’ insurance cut the coverage of the drug the day after they were born

wbtv.com/2024/04/30/new…

To ALL the BLACK WOMEN who

inspired moral manhood while
modeling humanity,

taught us from pre thru professional school,

AND dazzled our minds with brilliance & beauty in equal & breathtaking measure,

no racists can curse you louder than we sing your praises.

APPRECIATE YOU

Kidnapped Jewish woman are raped, as White frat boys mock a Black woman with monkey sounds—while chanting “Lizzo.” They don’t mention bombed Palestinian women.

The misogynistic irony, tragedy, & hypocrisy in this “counter protest” is UNconscionable.