syxxsyxx:

black-to-the-bones:

This is so disgusting to watch. They are 12 year-old boys, who “matched the description” and had to experience this horror. A little boy crying scared to death and the other one telling him to stop , because he wants to stay alive is what makes me cry. Just try to understand this- they know the way cops treat black boys and trying to calm themselves down TO SURVIVE THIS. How horrifying is that?

This is why we take a knee in silent protest…but the Son’s, Brother’s and Nephews of veterans are told we hate the military. Wake the f@*k up people.

gehayi:

gehayi:

eowyntheavenger:

5/26 4 officers fired for murdering George Floyd
5/27 Charges dropped for Kenneth Walker (Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who police accused of killing her)
5/28 University of Minnesota cancels contract with police
5/28 3rd precinct police station neutralized by protesters
5/28 Minneapolis transit union refuses to bring police officers to protests or transport arrested protesters
5/29 Activists commandeer Minneapolis hotel to provide shelter to homeless
5/29 Former officer Chauvin arrested and charged with murder
5/29 Louisville Mayor suspends “no-knock” warrants
5/30 US Embassies across Africa condemn police murder of George Floyd
5/30 Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison takes over prosecution of the murdering officer
5/30 Transport Workers Union refuses to help NYPD transport arrests protesters
5/30 Maryland lawmakers forming work group on police reform, accountability
5/31 2 abusive officers fired for pulling a couple out of their car and tasing them - Atlanta, GA
6/1 Minneapolis public schools end contract with police
6/1 Confederate monument removed after being toppled by protesters - Birmingham, AL
6/1 CA prosecutors launch campaign to stop DAs from accepting police union money
6/1 Tulsa Mayor agrees to not renew Live PD contract
6/1 Louisville police chief fired after shooting of David Mcatee
6/1 Congress begins bipartisan push to cut off police access to military gear
6/1 Atlanta announces plans to create a task force and public database to track police brutality in metro Atlanta area
6/2 Minneapolis AFL-CIO calls for resignation of police union president Bob Kroll, a vocal white supremest
6/2 Pittsburgh transit union announces refusal to transport police officers or arrest protesters
6/2 Racist ex-mayor Frank Rizzo statue removed in Philadelphia
6/2 6 abusive officers charged for violence against residents and protesters - Atlanta, GA
6/2 Civil rights investigation of Minneapolis Police Dept launched
6/2 San Francisco resolution to prevent law enforcement from hiring officers with history of misconduct
6/2 Survey indicates that 64% of those polled are sympathetic to protesters, 47% disapprove of police handling of the protests, and 54% think the burning down of the Minneapolis police precinct was fully or partially justified
6/2 Trenton NJ announces policing reforms
6/2 Minneapolis City Council members consider disbanding the police
6/2 Confederate statue removed from Alexandria, VA
6/3 Officer fired for tweets promoting violence against protesters - Denver, CO
6/3 Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art cut ties with the MPD
6/3 Chauvin charges upgraded to second degree murder, remaining 3 officers also charged and taken into custody
6/3 Richmond VA Mayor Stoney announces RPD reform measures: establish “Marcus” alert for folks experiencing mental health crises, establish independent Citizen Review Board, an ordinance to remove Confederate monuments, and implement racial equity study
6/3 County commissioners deny proposal for $23 million expansion of Fulton County jail
6/3 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board unanimously votes to sever ties with MPD
6/3 Seattle withdraws request to end federal oversight/consent decree of police department
6/3 Breonna Taylor’s case reopened
6/3 Louisville police department (Breonna Taylor’s murderers) will now be under review from an outside agency, which will include review on training, bias-free policing and accountability
6/3 Colorado lawmakers introduce a police reform bill that includes body cam laws, repealing the “fleeing felon” statute, and banning chokeholds
6/3 Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announces plans to reduce funding to police department by $150M and instead invest in minority communities
6/4 Virginia governor announces plans to remove Robert E. Lee statue from Richmond
6/4 Portland schools superintendent discontinues presence of armed police officers in schools
6/4 MBTA (Metro Boston) board orders that buses wont transport police to protests, or protesters to police
6/4 King County Labor Federation issues ultimatum to police unions: admit to and address racism in Seattle PD, or be removed
6/5 City of Minneapolis bans all chokeholds by police
6/5 Racist ex-mayor Hubbard statue removed - Dearborn, MI
6/5 NFL condemns racism and admits it should have listened to players’ protests
6/5 California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for statewide use-of-force standard made along with community leaders and ban on carotid holds
6/5 2 Buffalo officers suspended within a day of pushing 75 year old protester to the ground, and lying about it
6/5 2 NYPD officers suspended after videos of violence to protesters
6/5 The US Marines bans display of the Confederate flag
6/5 Dallas adopts a “duty to intervene” rule that requires officers to stop other cops who are engaging in excessive use of force
6/5 Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax releases an 11-point action plan for immediate police reforms
6/6 Statue of Confederate general Williams Carter Wickham torn down - Richmond, VA
6/6 2 Buffalo officers charged with second-degree assault for shoving elderly man
6/6 San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces effort to defund police and redirect funds to Black community
6/7 Frank Rizzo mural removed, to be replaced with new artwork - Philadelphia, PA
6/7 Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disband the police department, invest in proven community-led public safety
6/7 Protesters in Bristol topple statue of slave trader Edward Colston, throw it in the river
6/7 NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio vows for the first time to cut funding for NYPD, redirect to social services
6/7 A Virginia police officer faces charges after using a stun gun on a black man
6/8 NY State Assembly passes the Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act
6/8 Democrats in Congress unveil a bill to rein in bias and excessive force in policing
6/8 Black lawmakers block a legislative session in Pennsylvania to demand action on police reform
6/8 France bans police use of chokeholds
6/8 Seattle council members join calls to defund police department
6/8 Boston reevaluates how it funds police department
6/8 Honolulu Police Commission nominees voice support for more transparency, reforms
6/8 Rights groups and Floyd’s family call for a UN inquiry into American policing and help with systemic police reform

No, it’s not enough, but this is only the beginning. Keep fighting!!!

(This list comes from Mara Ahmed’s blog post and was compiled by Fahd Ahmed; I added sources and new entries. Please reblog with further additions.)

6/8 Denver fully bans chokeholds (no exceptions), requires report for aimed guns

6/8 City Councilman Proposes Pittsburgh Police Hiring Freeze, Budget Redirection Following George Floyd’s Death

6/9  Houston mayor announces ban on chokeholds by police during George Floyd funeral service

6/9  San Francisco DA introduces new benefits policy for victims of police brutality

6/9 The Army Is Finally Taking the Names of Traitors Off of Its Bases (and the Navy is planning on banning all displays of the Confederate flag in its installations)

6/9 Madison, Wisconsin is discussing installing a civilian review board and an independent auditor to oversee the police; the police department budget will be examined in September

6/9  Portland police chief resigns amid George Floyd protests

6/9  Police Reform Ideas Offered At CT Task Force Meeting

6/9  Rhode Island lawmakers announced plans to overhaul a law that protects officers who have committed crimes

6/10 The Louisville Metro Police Department is investigating Brett Hankison,  one of the officers who opened fire during a raid that ended in the death of Breonna Taylor, for sexual assault

6/10  Troy University has fired its campus police chief over comments he made on social media about the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota

6/10  A New Jersey corrections officer has been suspended and a FedEx employee was fired Tuesday after video showed them mocking the death of George Floyd

6/10  NASCAR is prohibiting the display of the Confederate flag at all events

6/10 Seattle protesters take City Hall, declare police-free autonomous zone, demand mayor resign

6/10  Berkeley votes to ban tear gas and other Northern California cities may follow

6/10  Hundreds of thousands sign petitions calling on the US government to declare KKK a terrorist group

6/10  LAPD officer accused of repeatedly punching man is charged with assault

6/10  Attorney seeks to hold CT police departments accountable in police brutality incidents

6/10  A longtime effort to license Mass. police officers is gaining support — and lawmakers could take action soon

6/10 A Providence, Rhode Island committee to discuss cutting the police budget by 10% to 15%

6/10  Vermont State Police commits to outfit troopers with body-worn cameras

6/10  Gov. Sununu says he would ‘absolutely’ support ban on neck-restraining police tactics in NH

6/10  NYC lawmakers eyeing NYPD dissolution as one answer to ‘defund’ protests

6/10  New York lawmakers vote to repeal 50-a, making police disciplinary records public

6/10  The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association joined the coalition to end the practice of law enforcement agencies unknowingly hiring officers with documented patterns of excessive use of force or other misconduct

6/10  ‘Cops’ Show Canceled Amid Worldwide Protests Against Police Violence

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Just reposting this because CNN had an analysis piece today (07-01-2020) saying that the BLM protests haven’t accomplished anything.

They couldn’t be more wrong.

just-shower-thoughts:

Boomers started the Monopoly game with an open board. Millennials started with everything already owned

disfordavelifts:

starwarsgraphictee:

coke-hyena:

Two raccoons swimming in close circles in a pond Bc they ARE gay and in love

The moon spirit

Those koi look weird

mokklie:

one-time-i-dreamt:

His smile 🥺❤

Image description:

Facebook post by Robert Hartwell on 24 June 2020. Caption reads:

3 weeks ago I found this house online. I said “this is my house”. I called the seller and was told it was a cash only offer and that “I’m sure that takes you off the table”. Don’t you ever underestimate a hard working black man. I saw the house last week and when I walked in I knew I was home. The house was built in 1820 for the Russell family who owned the cotton mill in town. Slavery was still legal. When the agent asked me why I wanted such a large house I said it was “a generational move”. I know this house is bigger than me. I wish I could’ve told my ancestors when they were breaking their back in 1820 to build this house that 200 years later a free gay black man was going to own it and fill it with love and find a way to say their name even when 200 years later they still thought I would be “off the table”. We are building our own tables. I’ve never been prouder to be a black man. Come to my White House any time. I can’t wait to have you! Glory to God in the highest. I’m a homeowner.

Image: Robert, smiling, standing on the lawn in front of his new two-story house. The house is white with two chimneys and a red door.

nativenews:

^people “forget” because the media doesn’t show what isn’t trending and if looting and rioting aren’t happening, no one wants to hear about it

People care just as far as the media tells them to and as they deem is “socially acceptable”

What people don’t get is that the ability to “forget” in and of itself is a privilege 

I’ve been silent lately… listening… learning… growing… but this is not the end

“this is not a moment, it’s a movement” 

And it’s a “movement” that’s more than 400 years in the making… wake up.

https://blacklivesmatter.com/
https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/
https://www.supportblackowned.com/

Ignorance isn’t bliss. It’s easy. 

(also check out these awesome etsy shops: https://themadmommy.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/)

tirednoceur:

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thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

ayellowbirds:

pigcatapult:

cundtcake:

translation: “My sheep! [bah! bah!] You are my life. [bah! bah!] Walk behind me…[bah! bah!] Sing (after me).”

This is adorable.

these sheep have the sweetest little bleats i’ve ever heard?

Send help I am melting from adorable!

blackqueerblog:

this lowkey really bothers me to see companies treating us LGBT+ people as trends

gahdamnpunk:

She was born when Harriet Tubman was still alive.

May this gorgeous human being rest in peace!

academiabutmakeitdiverse:

thesassyducks:

Sometimes in life, you just need a baby duck video 😍 

via @thesassyducks​ instagram

babyanimalgifs:

You didn’t need a video of an otter eating some lettuce but here you go