This is relatively a new venture I stumbled on surrounding the ingredients of bits and pieces of Instagram. I am always striving to do different things on SFM. This controversial piece is kind of like my Twitter Tweets of The Week. I cruise around Twitter and talk about many random things trending but this time it will be with post from Instagram. Sometimes there is audio so please don't forget to click on the links in purple to listen in. Enjoy!
Why can’t black folks bask in the abyss of being treated with humanness? There are malicious spirits awaiting to take advantage of others. Especially towards black folks, in this situation (always). Even in this current century, race relations are not walking in its truth. "You had to do what the white man said or else you were dead," as stated by a former black man who was a slave up until 1961 on a plantation in Louisiana. You heard right! Watch the video. A black man by the name of Author Miller was still a slave along side his parents and his siblings until 1961. White folks kept them in bondage. In the video Author Miller speaks of a black man on the plantation who tried to run away in light of wanting his freedom. They caught him, mutilated his body, and lynched him. Miller also articulated how white men raped his mother and beat her. How could we have 20th-century slaves? Well, don’t be so offended. Look at all the things going on right now! There was an entire family profiting off of Miller and his family. The plantation owners used their deception and trickery to keep Author Miller and his family as slaves, as pointed out in the Vice. There were also other slaves and families on the plantation. Rural areas are inaccessible. This is one of the main reasons why it took so long. Plus folks don't like to talk about their experiences as slaves. There was a lot of fear. White folks don't even want to discuss racism. Everybody feels so uncomfortable. Nothing changes if folks are reluctant to at least acknowledge it! This is why it is so important to know your history. There was a white family who did regard the Millers as human beings. Please read the article in the Vice. They helped Author's entire family find their pursuit of justice and liberation.
This girl can't even get a job. She can't get money for college. She can't even vote when she turns 18 because this child has been arrested and handcuffed! She was almost charged with a misdemeanor plus battery at six years old. Oh my gosh! What is going on in our world. She was taken to the juvenile detention center, not the dean or the principal. I do understand disciplining a child when they act out of order. I don't think children should hit or kick adults. There should have been another way to handle it instead of taking her to jail. Crazy! This is not the most ethical thing to a solution. Is it just me or does it appear that certain kids, like the one in this story, are handed out the most extreme of punishments as compared to others. I am just saying! Did they even delve into the fact the little girl has a medical condition? No! Just lock her up! But even if she did not have a medical condition, this incident was not acceptable on any terms. Have you checked your children's school policy on this? You should!
Fundamentally, black women and men on Twitter and on Madame Noire told Bette Midler to use her own lady (white) friends and celebrities to push the voting narrative. They said Beyonce already had done her part when she was on tour encouraging her fans to get out and register to vote. The statement Jemele Hill wrote was agreed upon by plenty many melanated (black) people on Black Twitter. Some individuals (black and white) thought Bette Midler was just trying to get more support out in the open to help defeat Trump. Others were not trying to hear Midler at all! They wanted Bette to rally up all the white privilege she has and do the job herself. Bette Midler did say BeyHive. Beyonce has lots of fans that are not all black folks. Perception is everything. Why she didn't tweet about Taylor Swift and other white women with a huge Twitter following? I don't know!
This lady is in this video is explaining how hate and prejudice is taught at home. Those kinds of folks groom their children not to like or play with other children. If you've ever watched kids play together, who are complete strangers, they do not see color. As you can see she is a white woman with black children. She states how the white mother does not want her white kids to play with the black kids at the park. She confronts the white mother and surprises her with the fact that she is the mother of the black children. Any woman or mother is going to stand up for their kids. One thing about women is, don't come for their babies! I noticed how some people were offended by her saying she was not like the "black mama and papa who sits in the car while their kids are playing, paying no attention to them." I really don't think she meant to offend the black community by it. In this situation she happened to be a white mother with black children. There are people who are white and black who do not pay attention to their kids when they are at the park. I surmise those folks had a problem with her (white woman) saying what she said because she is a white woman. She was not supposed to have said that but it is true. There are some irresponsible parents of all shades. Again, I believe she was trying to make a point that she wasn't that type of parent.
Basically, if you can't handle your children playing with other children that are different from them, don't take them to the park. That color pigment thing is not going to change. It is everywhere!
Basically, if you can't handle your children playing with other children that are different from them, don't take them to the park. That color pigment thing is not going to change. It is everywhere!
This is domestic terrorism! It appears to be an unsophisticated trend. Young white men and now ladies are running around with AK-47 guns? Why do they need these military guns? If you are the parents of children who own these types of guns I encourage you to be mindful and alert with your children or young adults. Alexis Wilson was allegedly going to shoot down a high school but her plans were interrupted by the police who received a tip. It did not happen. But what if it did? No one wants their children's school shot up in blood and attacked, regardless of what party you belong to, no one! This child had a plethora of ammunition ready to kill! Thank goodness her co-workers turned her in.
This moment right here will make you feel and believe in love again. It will galvanize your love (that rocks) to a higher level of mushiness. There was a man who heard a woman humming in one of the aisles at Wal-Mart. He walked over to her to let her know how she captured his attention with her lovely voice. He asked her if she knew the song by Luther Vandross as sung in the video. She said yes. They started sangin' yes I said sangin' (singing) and all the shopping carts just froze. Their beautiful melodies went viral. I was wondering if they were both single because it seems like they were meant to be. You know I am about to go singing in the aisle at the closest Wal-Mart I can find. You have to watch the video. You're gonna feel so good!
Inspirational warfare has entered the building and they won an Emmy! You know how much I adore these men. Jharrel Jerome poignantly embodied the character of King Korey Wise in the successful film, "When They See Us." I am ecstatic for them all. Ava DuVernay did a flaming hot mama job with the film. If you have not watched it please watch it. Mr. Jerome is the first ever Afro-Latino to win this award. Oh snap! When they see us, we are winning!
