They were trained. They were skilled. They were there. 🖤

Over 500,000 Black women worked in shipyards factories and government offices during World War II — welding ships building munitions and keeping America running. History called them the Black Rosies.

Cyrus Carmack-Belton did not get justice tonight. Not because Cyrus was guilty, but because of racism. Asians are always seen as the “model minority,” as if they could never commit a violent crime.

And yall on here arguing about stupidity like who pays for a date or who gets to celebrate juneteenth when we should be in an uproar over our babies being unalived with zero accountability. That son LIED on the stand and they got away with unaliving that baby

This verdict made me sick to my stomach.

How in the world does that COWARD get a not guilty verdict after chasing Cyrus Carmack-Belton down like a dog!

I don't care if he had a gun.

They didn't even realize that until THEY chased a frightened FOURTEEN YEAR OLD 130 yards and he fell down running for his life!!!

Over $1 bottle of water, that he told them he didn't have.

And it is a shame that once again, so many of us are not surprised.. That is the saddest part.

Female MC Hall of Fame

The Source Magazine (October, 1997)