#coreyjones

.Enough. #georgefloyd #amaudarbery #bothamjean #atatianajefferson #jonathanferrell #renishamcbride #stephonclark #jordanedwards #jordandavis #altonsterling #aiyanajones #mikebrown #tamirrice #trayvonmartin #seanbell #oscargrant #sandrabland #philandocastile #coreyjones #johncrawford #terrencecrutcher #keithscott #cliffordglover #claudereese #randyevans https://www.instagram.com/p/CAz0dZLh4D_/?igshid=1il5yhgtxzfs9

#Repost @jo_lorenz ・・・ Monday morning, NYC: a black man named Christian Cooper asked a white woman called Amy Cooper to leash her dog. Affronted to have her white privilege encroached upon, this woman warned Christian that she was going to call 911 to “tell them there’s an African-American man threatening my life”. All of this on film. All of this an entitled white woman weaponising her whiteness against a black man. . Monday evening, MN: a black man named George Floyd tragically dies as onlookers looked on in horror, because a white police officer kneeled on his neck for seven long, appalling minutes. . Two incidents - separated by 12 hours - that monstrously illustrate the mutilated state of race in America. And these atrocities are clearly not in isolation: #GeorgeFloyd #EricGarner #BreonnaTaylor #AhmaudArbery #CoreyJones #WalterScott #MichaelBrown #DontreHamilton #TamirRice #AltonSterling #PhilandoCastile #TravyonMartin Say their names! This individual + systemic racism is a regular occurrence! . But none of this is breaking news. You all know this. So why aren’t you doing more? I have asked myself the same question. . To my fellow white followers: how many black people need to die for you to take this personally? How much bloodshed do you need to weaponise your whiteness AGAINST systemic racism?! Shock is not enough. Shaking your head in disbelief is not enough. You need to be ANTI-RACIST. You need to question your own thoughts around race. You need to be outraged. You need to call out racism. You need to accept that your white privilege shields you from the atrocities committed to people of colour + use that privilege to fight racism. You need to get active. You need to email your local political rep + ask them what they’re doing to support people of colour in your district. You need to be IN THIS!
. Ending systemic racism is a personal + systemic revolution. We all need to acknowledge the deep fundamental structural racism that exists within our countries + communities, and face these racial injustices head-on to move forward together. . Equity, respect, volition for ALL people. Ending systemic racism is THE revolution. Do you have the balls to join it? # https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyBBK-B1NR/?igshid=1w31tob6qs2u

I believe that every person has the right to liberty and to be treated with dignity as an equal human being. recognize the injustice - use your voice for what you stand for…
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I can go birding (#ChristianCooper).⁣
I can go jogging (#AmaudArbery).⁣
I can relax in the comfort of my own home (#BothemSean and #AtatianaJefferson).⁣
I can have a cellphone (#StephonClark).⁣
I can leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards).⁣
I can play loud music (#JordanDavis).⁣
I can sell CD’s (#AltonSterling).⁣
I can sleep (#AiyanaJones)⁣.
I can walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown).⁣
I can play cops and robbers (#TamirRice).⁣
I can go to church (#Charleston9).⁣
I can walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin).⁣
I can hold a hair brush while leaving my own bachelor party (#SeanBell).⁣
I can party on New Years (#OscarGrant).⁣
I can get a normal traffic ticket (#SandraBland).⁣
I can lawfully carry a weapon (#PhilandoCastile).⁣
I can break down on a public road with car problems (#CoreyJones).⁣
I can shop at Walmart (#JohnCrawford).⁣
I can have a disabled vehicle (#TerrenceCrutcher).⁣
I can read a book in my own car (#KeithScott).⁣
I can be a 10-year-old walking with our grandfather (#CliffordGlover).⁣
I can decorate for a party (#ClaudeReese).⁣
I can ask a cop a question (#RandyEvans).⁣
I can cash a check in peace (#YvonneSmallwood).⁣
I can take out my wallet (#AmadouDiallo).⁣
I can run (#WalterScott).⁣
I can breathe (#EricGarner).⁣
I can live (#FreddieGray).⁣
I CAN BE ARRESTED WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BEING MURDERED (#GeorgeFloyd⁣). (at United States of America)
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Reposted from @sharonleedelacruz FYI and to be clear: Black people We can’t go jogging (#AhmaudArbery). We can’t relax in the comfort of our own homes (#bothamjean and #AtatianaJefferson). We can't ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride). We can't have a cellphone (#StephonClark). We can't leave a party to get to safety (#JordanEdwards). We can't play loud music (#JordanDavis). We can’t sell CD's (#AltonSterling). We can’t sleep (#AiyanaJones) We can’t walk from the corner store (#MikeBrown). We can’t play cops and robbers (#TamirRice). We can’t go to church (#Charleston9). We can’t walk home with Skittles (#TrayvonMartin). We can’t hold a hair brush while leaving our own bachelor party (#SeanBell). We can’t party on New Years (#OscarGrant). We can’t get a normal traffic ticket (#SandraBland). We can’t lawfully carry a weapon (#PhilandoCastile). We can't break down on a public road with car problems (#CoreyJones). We can’t shop at Walmart (#JohnCrawford) . We can’t have a disabled vehicle (#TerrenceCrutcher). We can’t read a book in our own car (#KeithScott). We can’t be a 10yr old walking with our grandfather (#CliffordGlover). We can’t decorate for a party (#ClaudeReese). We can’t ask a cop a question (#RandyEvans). We can’t cash our check in peace (#YvonneSmallwood). We can’t take out our wallet (#AmadouDiallo). We can’t run (#WalterScott). We can’t breathe (#EricGarner). We can’t live (FreddieGray). We’re tired. Tired of making hashtags. Tired of trying to convince you that our #BlackLivesMatter too. Tired of dying. Tired. Tired. Tired. So very FUCKING tired. That’s how I feel. Please feel free to cut, paste and share as a reminder of the names of these black people. Never forget. — (at Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5jN-kJTRw/?igshid=kyoj8anh1rqk

He was waiting by his disabled car in the middle of the night in October 2015. #coreyjones 31, a popular reggae drummer was part of a band with a growing fanbase and played drums at many local churches including his grandfathers. His car broke down after a gig and he was waiting for a tow truck. He turned down rides from friends because he wanted to make sure his 10,000 music equipment was safe. The plainclothes officer who was 7 months on the job, was working undercover driving an unmarked van. He approached the car with nothing visible indicating he was a police officer. If Jones had not called 911 the officer's account of that night might have stuck. The audio wasn't released until 7 months later! Corey had a gun because his music equipment had been stolen previously and the gun was nowhere near his dead body so the officer's self defense claim didn't stick. He was fired then charged with manslaughter and attempted 1st degree murder. A roadside monument made up of rocks spells out Corey's name. A year after his death police passed regulation on body cameras based on legislation pushed by Corey's family. April 2019 the officer was sentenced to 25 years for manslaughter and attempted murder. A rare case of conviction. (Interestingly enough the officer was of Indian descent and feels his race factored in his conviction.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBfA-vOJHdh/?igshid=1ich1k2mvt7m9

Rest in Power #CoreyJones I’m just hearing about this story. The should have charged the cop with murder. another POC cop kills a Black man... https://www.instagram.com/realnegus804/p/BvJkL9tg8rZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hvxq1ltbx2b5