Background story: I’m in NYC, been peacefully protesting for the last 3 weeks. I was arrested, seen ppl get beat, ran for my life, got slandered and lied about, and let ppls attacks on me dishearten me.
This Juneteenth came at a time of so much heartache in my life, like so many others. This moment meant so much. A reward to so many of our pains. I love y’all fr, let’s keep going
Yesterday was my first time ever celebrating Juneteenth. I was surrounded by blackness. Bathed in my blackness, and celebrated joy in a way that felt so rewarding after living the last month in some of the most extreme racial tension a lot of us have ever felt.
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Don’t let her name be forgotten.
@MEENAMONALISA
@panes_rellenos
This isn't true. No one was paid. I protested sun up to sun down for a week straight. I was arrested for breaking curfew. I saw ppl get beat and I ran away from cops multiple times. This night, this guy actually made sure we were safe so it made me happy. It's still ACAB
It's in my hope that everyone new who comes across me would be in the interest of hope and understanding rather than tearing down without knowing. It's been war in these NYC streets and the last thing we need to do is to hurt each other.
We are becoming more in tune with one another. The victories of our historic struggle are being brought to light more than it ever has. We are unlearning shame, learning to celebrate blackness more, and making the world see our celebration for longer than the month of February.
If ur black I encourage u to talk to ur grandparents or any older figures in ur life and ask them about how life was during segregation. Hear the stories. Internalize their struggle. Fight for them.
People being snatched up in the streets, the world is a crazy scary place rn. If anything ever happens to me or the friends I’ve been protesting w, just know that we’ve been NOTHING but PEACEFUL!!