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40 Acres & a mule. Reparations Now! Hear this! Hear this! Equally, we demand @christiesinc you stop looting Africa & her people’s culture by selling these sacred African sculptures. Return this Sacred Art. Stop looting Africa.You cannot profit from stolen art! I have seen Sacred African sculptures being sold @laartshow 🤯 for high prices & poster-sized photographs by white American photographers of African children sold for thousands of dollars as art! This has to stop! #decolonize #stoplootingafrica #stoplootingblacklives #fortyacresandamule #reparations #reparations2020 #Repost @kendell_geers Reposted from @chikaokekeagulu In a 2017 op-ed article in the New York Times, I wrote about widespread looting of art from Eastern Nigeria during the Biafran War (1967-70), and that my mother still mourns the overnight disappearance of countless alusi (sacred sculptures) from communal shrines in my hometown, Umuoji, in Anambra State. These art raids from all indications were sponsored by dealers and their client collectors mostly based in Europe and the US. It turns out that later this month the venerable Christie's will auction two of these impressive alusi (seen here) said to have been acquired in 1968-69 in situ by Jacques Kerchache (1942-2001). That is, Mr. Kerchache acquired these sculptures in the Nri-Awka area (a half-hour drive from my hometown) during the darkest years of the Biafran War. Dear Christie's, let’s be clear about the provenance of these sculptures you want to sell. While between 500,000 and three million civilians, including babies like me, were dying of kwashiorkor and starvation inside Biafra; and while young French doctors were in the war zone establishing what we now know as Doctors Without Borders, their compatriot, Mr. Kerchache, went there to buy up my people’s cultural heritage, including the two sculptures you are now offering for sale. I write this so no one, including Christie's and any potential buyer of these loots from Biafra can claim ignorance of their true provenance. These artworks are stained with the blood of Biafra’s children. #christies #warloots #biafranwar https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWPh9lpsqc/?igshid=1gzx413blolgo

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Some wonderful good news!! Congrats Yolanda!! @yolizama ✨✨ #Repost @yolizama with @make_repost ・・・ Hey hey, I’m Yolanda Sangweni and I work in podcasting. Today, inspired by @missjulee and the amazing #ShareTheMic initiative spearheaded by @badassboz @luvvie and @glennondoyle's I’ll be taking over @hearluminary’s platform. I’ll be amplifying Black voices in podcasting, and taking a page from @RenayRich who started the #EqualityinAudio hashtag. #amplifymelanatedvoices https://www.instagram.com/p/CBUlql3pqo0/?igshid=s1x4o3rz2blm

Brilliant & tragic story by @lenawaithe & @jamesfrey_ . #Repost @lenawaithe ・・・ Where it all began. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBMpTfLJj_X/?igshid=1w7us3kg7g4kr

The Reality. #Repost @boujeebarr___ ・・・ DEEP❗️#blacklivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CBNCMZcJuxV/?igshid=1ghfi389wgecu

Change is happening. 💪🏿👏🏽 #Repost @theshaderoom ・・・ TSR STAFF: Danielle J! @prettyaries16 ___________________ On the heels of the U.S. Marine Corps officially removing the Confederate flag from its bases, the University of Alabama is following in similar fashion. In a recent announcement, the University of Alabama stated that it plans to remove three Confederate plaques from campus—with more changes to come. _____________________ @ABC3340 reports, the University of Alabama just made a major decision that many will agree is a long time coming. It has been confirmed that three Confederate plaques on campus will be removed—and the names of all the buildings on campus are being reviewed. As you may be aware, the names of buildings at the University of Alabama have a very racist history and a recent petition was created to have them renamed. ______________________ The Confederate plaques will be removed from the main library on campus to “a more appropriate historical setting,” according to news release from the university. Additionally, select members of the University of Alabama’s Board of Trustees have been appointed to study the names of buildings on all campuses within the school’s system and report to the board on any-Click The Link In Bio To Read More! 📸: (@gettyimages) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBOKehbpJt3/?igshid=1eduhb6kk3sxy

The LOVE is flowing 💕🎶 #lovewillleaduson #Repost @sundresspublications ・・・ We at Sundress adamantly support the work that is being done to dismantle systemic oppression and state-sponsored brutality. We know that Black lives matter, and we condemn the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. To show our support, $2 from every book sale or entry or application fee will go to support the Loveland Therapy Fund, which provides financial assistance to Black women and girls nationally seeking therapy. Please also consider donating directly here: https://thelovelandfoundation.org/loveland-therapy-fund/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBOaCzCJvRI/?igshid=13mfw7j15rv2d

This is a screenshot to please share of who to call first about Breonna Taylor’s tragic murder by the police. Act now for Justice. Tell the Mayor of Louisville, Greg Fischer, (Call: 5025742003) or email: [email protected] or Tweet @loumetro311 and say that these police officers killed Breonna. They are: Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly, Detective Brett Hankison, and Detective Myles Cosgrove. Demand that they be fired. #untilfreedom #untilfreedommovement This image is from the video via my screenshot from a post by @kerrywashington which I am #reposting #breonnataylor #breonataylor #blacklivesmatter #callforjustice https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRZbu_J5Y_/?igshid=d0ofdcwa1d19

How super inspiring! And from my hometown, Durban / EThekweni! If you need a family lawyer you know who to call! Wish her insta was on this post for swift access to contact & support Sinenhlanhla Mthembu #blackgirlmagic @nationalblackguide do you have her insta thanks! #Repost @nationalblackguide #blackgirlmagic ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #blackhistory365 #blackhistoryfacts #blackhistoryeveryday #blackdiaspora #blackculture #blackculturematters #blackcommunity #blackeducation https://www.instagram.com/p/CAE3YuIJw0H/?igshid=10n148t80sk4p

Congratulations Zimbabwe @cookoffzim 🇿🇼 on @netflix ❣️💪🏽 congrats @joenjagu & team! #Repost @joenjagu with @make_repost ・・・ A Zimbabwean MOVIE is coming to NETFLIX. Our movie @cookoffzim #NetflixZimbabwe #cookoffzim #history #zvemafirimufirimu https://www.instagram.com/p/CAE01y3pOzB/?igshid=iiuwuqmssta0

#Repost @rachel.cargle with @make_repost ・・・ READ TO THE END. original list by @fordarkgirls • To the Black people this post may come by: I see you, baby......breathe. Literally exhale. Inhale. Exhale again. I see you. And you matter. Outside of the white gaze, you matter. Despite this white injustice you matter. Beyond your body’s memory of pain, you matter. Someone a long time ago fought really really really hard through times that were egregious — such as these to keep life flowing all the way to you. You mattered to them, you matter to me, you matter to us. • To the white people who come across this post: I took the time today to compile a syllabus of sorts with information about every name on this list (original list by @fordarkgirls). Head to the link in my bio and click “racial justice research doc” that will take you to the free PDF that includes links to every story behind every name. • I created this free document to guide readers through gaining knowledge of  various heartbreaking cases of police brutality and murder in the United States. • This document is to be used like a syllabi -- an introduction to the work but not the work its self.  Value to the black community is not simply in the knowledge you gain but the action you take to ensure black bodies are protected. • Tag at least three other white people and implore that they pursue this knowledge as well. • Knowledge + Empathy + Action. DO THE WORK • Edit: Thank you to those who pointed out the typo and broken links.Specifically with the Botham Jean details. I edited and reuploded new edited PDF https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8PnVpp33e/?igshid=hvhxbtkk7tjv

I just called this number 7708000689 and The Georgia Bureau of Investigation have set up a Hot line number you can also call: 8005978477 Incredible activism by @shaunking & @grassrootslaw who are leading the fight for Justice for Ahmaud Aubrey. You can make a difference with one quick phone call. The solutions Shaun King & Grassroots Law suggests are to request for the following: 1. Request charges be brought to arrest Gregory Mc Michael (a retired police officer) and his son Travis for the murder of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery. 2. To appoint a Special prosecutor for this case. 3. Request the Dept of Justice and FBI to investigate this Hate crime and for Hate Crime charges to be filed. #Repost @grassrootslaw With so many people around the world calling in, you can expect things like busy signals and full voicemails. ⠀ THIS MEANS WE’RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK! ⠀ When you dial 770-800-0689, we are connecting you to a list of around 40 phone numbers. ⠀ While we’re working to remove numbers that have full voicemails as quickly as we can, you should press the star key and STAY ON THE LINE for as many calls as you can. ⠀ Thank you for continuing to push! https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5fMNUpxXd/?igshid=yatletf7sk4k

This is the Ugly Side of America that has to change. This brutal, ugly white supremacy has to stop. Every time a Black person in America is murdered whether by a policeman or some racist white random, something must be done. When are these absurd American gun laws going to change? Why aren’t the powerful police unions exposed for what and who they truly are? Why are the police & the racists who commit these murders not immediately shamed in the media and jailed for life? And why are the entire police staff in the county, or state, where it happens, not having their salaries and pensions garnished by the court and that money given to the grieving families? No money can ever replace a beautiful life. But would the police finally ‘police’ themselves to stop this ugly racism and these thousands of murders when it finally hurts their pockets and their pensions? There must be a new system in place to stop this Ugly Side of America? Sending love to the dear family & friends of Ahmaud Arbery, just 25-years-old, at the beginning of his life. Ahmaud is pictured here. That face! What a beautiful shining soul. Ahmaud was tragically murdered in America, Georgia, by a racist white man. Ahmaud was simply jogging around his own neighborhood. We need solutions on top of our outrage. Call the GBI 8005978477 & report this #hatecrime thx to @shaunking & @grassrootslaw for their incredible activism. @kingjames @thedailyshow @trevornoah is garnishing police salaries a potential solution? #ripahmad #ripahmaudarbery #changeamerica #findsolutions #thisisamerica #uglysideofamerica #blacklivesmatters #Repost @julissaarce I watched the video of Ahmaud Arbery being murdered by a white man while out for a jog. I didn’t intend to, it just came up on my Twitter feed. I began sobbing. My husband asked me what happened and I told him the story of a black man in Georgia who was murdered while running. He asked, did they catch the guys?! And so I just cried harder. Catch them?! They are free. ⁣⁣Because in America, killing a black man while he exercises is accepted as another day. It sickens me to live in this country that continues to allow the killing of black men.. ⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5eQdLpV-n/?igshid=sasg29o4e5w8

#Repost @blklivesmatter with @make_repost ・・・ Enough is enough. We call for an END to the systemic racism that allows this culture of corruption to go unchecked and our lives to be taken. We call for radical, sustainable solutions that affirms the prosperity of Black lives throughout America. See the demands. Sign the petition. #linkinbio #DefundThePolice #blacklivesmatter 1. We demand acknowledgement and accountability for our pain and injustice 2. We demand divestment in the police force 3. We demand investment in the health and prosperity of our communities https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6MEd5ptGL/?igshid=1wakkf3vaah6

Action: Who to call if you in CA. Best also try call: 2134737500 they are the Office of city administrative who handle the mayors budget or leave a message with 2134737596 if you can’t get through #nojusticenopeace✊🏾 Thank you @_nelemoens_ for sharing numbers to call #Repost @_nelemoens_ with @make_repost ・・・ Today! Let’s flood the phone lines! https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6NZ81pxCf/?igshid=1pxvc0ggl4pv7

This image. This is America. This is the Change. Change is coming & we welcome the change. Every age must come to an end. #twothousandseasons #nojusticenopeace✊🏾 #Repost @adjaye_visual_sketchbook with @make_repost ・・・ Today.... 29..5..2020. Minneapolis, USA 📸 @slate_mk.2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6LHtQpdMg/?igshid=1hm5h0blp2rmf

Thank you for sharing the life of George Floyd. Big love to his family & two daughters. #Repost @airgallery George Floyd was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and grew up in Houston’s Third Ward. He was a star tight end football player for Jack Yates High School. Floyd went to South Florida community college and played on their football and basketball teams. Upon returning to Houston, he began working in the local hip hop scene and rapped under the stage name Big Floyd with his hip hop group, Screwed Up Click. He moved to Minnesota in 2014, where he gained new employment as a truck driver and restaurant security guard. Like many, Floyd lost his restaurant job due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was killed by police officers after shopping at a Minneapolis grocery store on May 25, 2020, at the age of 46. Floyd had two daughters, ages 6 and 22 at the time of his death. Of him, a former classmate noted, “Quiet personality but a beautiful spirit” (@ajcnews) ◾ Support George Floyd's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd ◾ Sign the petition for justice for George Floyd: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd ◾ In memory and tribute, A.I.R. is posting the names of Black women and men who have lost their lives to police brutality from 2014 to today. The list of names that we will share here is not complete—and many cases go unrecorded by our government or by the public archive of social media. We mourn the loss of these lives. We hope you will help us remember them. ◾ Say His Name. #sayhisname #saytheirnames #justiceforgeorgefloyd #georgefloyd https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBxlesJxFo/?igshid=a9p4ibde6ebv