It's Junteenth and I'm still on my game of breaking e-girl clichés and queering them up!
For either the sake of sorely-needed reparations that not even the State of Oklahoma could be bothered to possibly do, to help me defray monthly costs -- or just because I'm so damn cute -- please support your Friendly Neighborhood Black Catgirl at the links below:
From Mother Jones:
"...We’re in a moment where it’s not just hard to learn American history but, in some cases, it’s illegal. That’s what makes this project so special. It doesn’t just tell us the stories of the past, of formerly enslaved people who were given parcels of land. It allows us to trace that land across generations. We also meet living descendants who learn to reckon with what was lost.
You can read more at 40 Acres and a Lie. Also, stay tuned for an incredible audio series from our partners at Reveal, which launches on June 15 and takes listeners on an intimate journey through this mostly overlooked part of American history..."
—Jamilah King
Hey y'all! We're a coupla weeks into June and Biden got his white hand kissed by Billy Porter at a #Juneteenth celebration for some reason. Weird how the federal recognition of a holiday with Black self-actualizing origins gets us to a moment like that but I think it truly calls for another Juneteenth reparations thread!
Procedure: Black ppl, post your cashapp, gofundmes, ko-fis, etc Others--especially if you're getting Juneteenth off at your work--pls boost, and donate if you have the means!
Here is the first #Juneteenth#reparations#MutualAid thread. Lots of folk in these threads have $$ needs that are still unmet and there is also a post with Sudanese mutual aid links.
Hey y'all! so last year on #Juneteenth I started a lil #reparations thread. Some racist assholes took issue with that...
So this year I'll be making multiple threads throughout the month! It's now June where I am so I'm eager to get started.
Black folks, reply w/ your cashapp venmo ko-fi etc etc if you like.
Other folks, (especially if you're benefitting from the federal holiday) throw them coins if you got the means and boost replies in the thread for circulation
At least five universities are partially or completely destroyed.
“The Euro-Mediterranean Observatory stressed the crimes committed by Israel – including the widespread and deliberate destruction of buildings designated for educational, artistic, scientific and religious purposes and historical monuments – constitute in themselves grave violations and war crimes in accordance with the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.” @palestine #Gaza #university
“#California state lawmakers introduced a slate of #reparations bills, including a proposal to restore property taken by “race-based” cases of eminent domain.