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Celebrating #JuneteenthJoy by donating a symbolic $19 (minimum) to the following organizations and funds, specifically centering Black LGBTQ folks and Black women of every identity.
Thank you! - @marsincharge
The History of Juneteenth
Instagram: @Blackbirdnetwork
On June 19, 1865, the enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned the news that they were a free people, nearly three years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
On abc’s Blackish season 4 premiere, the The Roots give a perfect explanation of why we celebrate Juneteenth. 🇺🇸
Juneteenth is a day of Black American joy and celebration. It honors the emancipation from slavery in the United States.
We are also committing to donating $19 dollars to 19 organizations and bail funds and challenging our allies to do the same. Stay tuned for our Juneteenth list on Friday.
reblog to spread the word.
Regardless of what the world may think, black is and will always be beautiful ✨
Happy blackout day my good people ✊🏾✊🏾✌🏾
Morgan State University Class of 2020 🎓🎓💙🧡
We are so proud of you! Congratulations!
This is so powerful
These are fucking fabulous I want prints
hello yes I would like to order 10
Pt 1. Im someone who suffers from mental health issues & lately its been very bad, & everything going on right now is making it so much worse. Ive signed petitions but going to a protest is out of the question for me & I feel guilty for not doing more.
Pt 2. I also feel bad because Im trying to stay off social media but I’ve had people telling me that I’m a bad person for not using my voice more & for not being active. Is it wrong for me to stay silent if being active is taking a toll on my mental health & how do I explain this without people coming at me for being a bad person?
You’re not a bad person for trying to preserve your mental health. You’re not a bad person for being scared right now. You can’t allow people to push you into taking action when you aren’t ready for because if you act or speak before you’re ready to, you may end up doing more harm than good to yourself and to the cause. There is courage in knowing you aren’t ready to speak publicly or protest in that way, but what happens next is the deciding factor: will you work to figure out how to preserve your mental health while overcoming that fear and staying informed and helpful? Or will you shy away forever, never truly taking a stance in one direction or the other?
I think that’s the question you should ask yourself for now. If it helps, we’re all scared. But if you’re a non-Black ally, we need your voice. And if you’re a fellow Black person, you’re not alone because we’re right here with you.
Just to be clear, does this mean non black creators shouldn't post on May 31st?
All that we ask is that you don’t use the #Blackout / #BlackoutDay tags on your original posts unless you’re Black.
We never asked nor expect people in general to stop posting.
- @nukirk
I don’t get racism. We all have the same organs and the same skeleton. No matter what, all lives matter and that’s including back lives
People who don’t “get racism” usually do at the basic level, otherwise, you wouldn’t be prompted to write to us about it.
What they really “don’t get” is that when having to face it, instead of questioning “why are these things being said,” you basically colorblind the issue.
I’ll forgive the “back lives” typo, but since we’re doing the “all lives matter” dance again. This is basically to say “I don’t feel comfortable that your skin color is being emphasized more than mine, so therefore, I will invalid your saying because I refuse to learn why you’re saying this in the first place.
Basically, you do get racism. You just can’t be bother to learn the basics.
You probably won’t even read this answer, but that’s okay. You never really want to “get racism” in the first place. - @nukirk
#BlackoutDay is May 31 - it's our "revival". We came back thanks to a @sqpphc & we want to let you know that this is a hashtag call-to-action to help you take a breathe.
Pause.
Center yourselves. It’s a time to honor our past, celebrate the present & prepare for the future.
So join us on May 31, 2020. We will be posting up resources for you as well as reblogging your posts.
Non-Black? That’s fine. Just reblog your favorite posts you like. Show your friends support because that’s what we need right now.
Hey... We Black. We Outchea. We Matter.
You know out of all this shit that's been going down, the thing that scares me the most is that it's 2020 and we are still rioting about the same problems. Its sad, its scary but most of all its frustrating. What is so difficult to understand about the fact that we are all human, no matter race, colour and so on. This are hard times for all of us, and instead of spreading love and support, people are dying.
We sit with you in your frustration. Your pain. I cried for hours yesterday because it occurred to me that in 2020, five years after T’von, nukirk, and I planted this seed to help give us joy in the midst of the fallout from Trayvon’s murder, we are having to do the same thing all over again.
But it’s going to be okay because we will take care of each other.
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What the media won’t show in Minneapolis. Free food, water and resources.
Community is a verb.
“Community is a verb” is powerful.
To the #Blackout Community and Tumblr at large,
We know you must have a lot of questions or are feeling distressed about the news. The world has been dealing with a lot this year, and it is an especially harrowing time for Black Americans and Black folks abroad. We know your biggest question right now could be summed up by a quote from Toni Morrison:
Here at #TheBlackout, we have decided to help you start finding an answer to that question - we feel that we need each other. We need unity, organization, a clear sense of direction, but more importantly, a space where you can be yourself without judgement or fear.
So, in addition to boosting your art and businesses, our highest priority right now is to provide you all with resources to help you start from where you are.
This is a masterpost of places you can donate, find mental health + spaces for radical self-care, and just do something fun. We will be adding on as things change.
Some of our favorite online communities.
Nerd Culture: @blacknerdproblems, @superheroesincolor
Poetry and Literary Spaces: Cave Canem Literary Balms program for Black poets, Nuyorician Online Open Mic Events, Well-Read Black Girl
Podcasts: Therapy For Black Girls, Strong Black Legends by Netflix’s Strong Black Lead, The Read with Crissle and Kid Fury.
Hobbies: #BlackBirdersWeek by BlackAFinSTEM (5/31 - 6/8), Wellness Week by Black Girl Gamers.
Join us for the 5/31 Emergency #Blackout/#BlackoutDay here on Tumblr and Twitter.
Thank you to @theblackoutofficial for providing resources on knowing your rights, how to protect yourself, where to donate, and how to find mental health resources if you need them right now.
Tumblr has always been a fierce believer in free speech and the power it gives to the people who wield it. Throughout history, free speech has been the most important tool used to fight for racial and social justice. The protests being held in honor of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are no different. They are important. They should not be ignored or derided. The disproportionate violence Black people face from those who have power in our country is not acceptable. It’s on all of us, regardless of race, to stand up for what is right, to demand justice, and to demand change.
Say their names.
Black lives matter.
Reblogging this because I checked the Tony McDade fund only to see it’s been changed to a fund for someone named Tony Bartlett, dating back to December 2019. Please correct this
thank you for flagging. We've fixed the link to a petition in our original post and will update the post further with the correct link when a truly official fund is available. Please continue spreading Tony McDade's story
Here’s the petition link: Justice for Tony McDade Petition
To the #Blackout Community and Tumblr at large,
We know you must have a lot of questions or are feeling distressed about the news. The world has been dealing with a lot this year, and it is an especially harrowing time for Black Americans and Black folks abroad. We know your biggest question right now could be summed up by a quote from Toni Morrison:
Here at #TheBlackout, we have decided to help you start finding an answer to that question - we feel that we need each other. We need unity, organization, a clear sense of direction, but more importantly, a space where you can be yourself without judgement or fear.
So, in addition to boosting your art and businesses, our highest priority right now is to provide you all with resources to help you start from where you are.
This is a masterpost of places you can donate, find mental health + spaces for radical self-care, and just do something fun. We will be adding on as things change.
Some of our favorite online communities.
Nerd Culture: @blacknerdproblems, @superheroesincolor
Poetry and Literary Spaces: Cave Canem Literary Balms program for Black poets, Nuyorician Online Open Mic Events, Well-Read Black Girl
Podcasts: Therapy For Black Girls, Strong Black Legends by Netflix’s Strong Black Lead, The Read with Crissle and Kid Fury.
Hobbies: #BlackBirdersWeek by BlackAFinSTEM (5/31 - 6/8), Wellness Week by Black Girl Gamers.
Join us for the 5/31 Emergency #Blackout/#BlackoutDay here on Tumblr and Twitter.
Update (5/30/2020 4:41 PM EST): Our original post included a memorial link to Tony McDade. We corrected the link to an ongoing petition. As of this posting, there is no official memorial fund collections for Tony McDade.
Hi all,
It hasn’t been too long since we said goodbye. I’m writing this post to let you know that we’re boosting a #BlackoutDay organized by a Twitter user on May 31st, 2020! We knew that we would be back when we were needed but we didn’t expect it to be so soon.
We’re grateful that the movement has been given new life.
Please follow us on Twitter for details updates.
