Posts Tagged ‘Jacob Blake
“Black People Are Tired Of Hearing I’m Sorry”
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #JacobBlake, anger, angry, Blake, brother, cops, Jacob, Jacob Blake, Kenosha, Letetra, Letetra Widman, murder, Noah, pain, police brutality, sister, The Daily Show, Trevor, Trevor Noah, White Privilege, White Supremacy, Widman, Wisconsin
Systemic Dehumanization Is The Root
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #DefundPolice, #DefundThePolice, #JacobBlake, Dehumanization, Doc Rivers, Jacob Blake, Kenosha, nba, police brutality, racism, Trauma, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy, Wisconsin
Dehumanization is what enables someone to overlook that you are about to shoot a black man in the back just a few feet away from three children sitting in the car watching. You cannot stop the killing of black people without stopping the systematic dehumanization of black people.
— Ayman (@AymanM) August 26, 2020
My guy Doc Rivers - for the win... https://t.co/cNyefukcVD
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) August 26, 2020
#StrikeForBlackLives
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BreonnaTaylor, #DefundPolice, #DefundThePolice, #GeorgeFloyd, #JacobBlake, #JusticeForAhmaud, #JusticeForBreonna, #StrikeForBlackLives, Ahmaud, Arbery, Barack Obama, Breonna, colin, Floyd, george, Jacob Blake, Kaepernick, MLS, Naomi, nba, nfl, NHL, Obama, Osaka, President, protest, Protesting, protests, sports, strike, tennis, The Daily Show, tweets, wnba
I commend the players on the @Bucks for standing up for what they believe in, coaches like @DocRivers, and the @NBA and @WNBA for setting an example. It’s going to take all our institutions to stand up for our values. pic.twitter.com/rUGETgAt7P
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 27, 2020
NBA players are courageously on strike (withholding labor), NOT boycotting (withholding their $ /purchase). The diff is important bc it shows their power as *workers.*
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 27, 2020
The courage this takes is profound. WNBA organizing in this moment MUST be recognized too. #StrikeForBlackLives https://t.co/QfsJAHLVLx
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Why do the police decide that some threats must be extinguished, while other threats get defused? We know the answer. pic.twitter.com/3GpyT8zEhf
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) August 27, 2020
Ariel Atkins delivers a message for the @WashMystics players. pic.twitter.com/tz5ojpo30A
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 27, 2020
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.@E_Williams_1 of the @AtlantaDream reads a statement as a representative for all WNBA players. pic.twitter.com/Gb0fhYM8T9
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 27, 2020
.@Nnemkadi30 discusses the unity within the league and looking ahead. pic.twitter.com/eeYqWDrzLy
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 27, 2020
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United. pic.twitter.com/wRgXRHVUsA
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 27, 2020
— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) August 27, 2020
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Inter Miami and Atlanta United stand together in solidarity as they boycott their match tonight. pic.twitter.com/AuJDSbNvQ1
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 27, 2020
The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers have voted to boycott the rest of the playoffs and were the first two teams to exit the meeting, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) August 27, 2020
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“It is the young people leading the way and I applaud them.” @realchriswebber delivers a powerful message in support of the NBA players. pic.twitter.com/KVCUINw8Vx
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 26, 2020
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Today’s boycotts, anniversary of Kaepernick’s protest and it all hovering around the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is just some really, really, really heavy perspective. Injustice takes on so many forms with so many Black women and men fighting to tackle America’s sins.
— Justin Tinsley (@JustinTinsley) August 26, 2020
On August 26, 2020, games and matches in four leagues were boycotted or postponed.
— ESPN (@espn) August 27, 2020
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An unprecedented day in sports history.
“I AM ANGRY”
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #DefundPolice, #DefundThePolice, #JacobBlake, Blake, brother, cops, father, Human, Jacob, Jacob Blake, Kenosha, Letetra, Letetra Widman, murder, police brutality, press conference, racism, sister, son, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy, Widman, Wisconsin
1/This is Jacob Blake's sister Letetra Widman. Here is her powerful statement.
— Maya T. Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020
"I am my brother's keeper." pic.twitter.com/UM4kKzAbR1
2/"And when you say the name Jacob Blake, make sure you say father, make sure you say,, cousin, make sure you say, son, make sure you say uncle, but most importantly, make sure you say, human. Human life. Let it marinate in your mouth, in your minds. A human life." pic.twitter.com/bTBZrzPnqe
— Maya T. Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020
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3/"Just like every single one of y'all and every, we're human. His life matters. So many people have reached out to me telling me they're sorry that this happened to my family. Well, don't be sorry 'cause this has been happening to my family for a long time." pic.twitter.com/M7cyKKkoTs
— Maya T. Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020
4/"Longer than I can account for. It happened to Emmett Till. Emmett Till is my family. Philando, Mike Brown, Sandra, this has been happening to my family, and I've shared tears for every single one of these people that it's happened to. This is nothing new." pic.twitter.com/jeyqEXP9Ii
— Maya T. Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020
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5/"I'm not sad. I'm not sorry. I'm angry. And I'm tired. I haven't cried one time. I stopped crying years ago. I am numb. I have been watching police murder people that look like me for years. I'm also a Black history minor." pic.twitter.com/vTSRnOH7fz
— Maya T. Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020
6/"So not only have I been watching it in the 30 years that I've been on this planet, but I've been watching it for years before we were even alive. I'm not sad, I don't want your pity. I want change." pic.twitter.com/zFM8xueFTl
— Maya T. Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020