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@Regrann from @kemet_anu - #Repost @welearndifferent ・・・ Administrators of Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California are being blasted by African-American leaders for not taking action following the discovery of a hit list targeting black students last fall. “If we allow this to happen to one community member, we allow it to happen to everyone,” said Ross Pusey of the Alliance Black and Brown Advocates. “You’re talking about killing people in school. Killing people — you understand,” said Walter Wilson of the African-American Community Service Agency. The hit list was posted to social media last fall and according to black community leaders the Monta Vista High School, the Fremont Union High School District as well as the sheriff all failed to act appropriately. “They created a kill list, and on the list were the names of six or seven African-American students in the school.” Attorney Richard Richardson filed suit on behalf of one of the students on the list, that student has since left to go to another school. “They gave a specific and credible threat that they would kill her with bullets, and they talked about how many bullets it would take.” There were other acts of racism perpetrated as well. Just two months ago a message talking about lynching “n-ggers” was posted to Instagram. The students behind the post received no punishment. #welearndifferent Your thoughts? - #regrann #StayWoke #Amerikkka

In the seven years since Darious Bland became a single father he has learned a lot about how to do his daughter’s hair and he is now sharing these tips and trick with fellow fathers. On May 21, he held a hair workshop called “Can Daddy Do My Hair?” in Huntsville, Alabama. The class had 12 fathers bringing their 3- to 10-year-old daughters so that Bland could help them understand the fundamentals of black hair. “These dads are learning a lot; not only about hair but what many moms go through,” he said. “They didn’t understand the frustration that mothers have to go through while doing their daughters’ hair.” Fathers doing their daughters hair is catching on, a similar event was recently held for black fathers in England by Khembe Clarke. Bland will be the first to tell you however that he still has some things to learn. “I’m learning how to do flat twists, bantu knots, I want to learn how to braid,” he stated. For the fathers who couldn’t get to the workshop, Bland has posted video tutorials on the events Facebook page. #WeLearnDifferent #alabama #huntsville @welearndifferent

#ValerieSmith, a white woman from Southhampton, Long Island things that she is entitled to use the n-word because she is a “pioneer.” The woman, who is running for the Village Board in Southhampton used the slur in a call to police and told the Southhampton Press that she converted her street from a “rodent infested dump” into an oasis and often intervened in public disturbances while calling people that word. “I came into this neighborhood colorblind,” she told the newspaper. “When you are a pioneer, like I am, it’s not easy. I’m the only white person who owns and lives on this street.” Audio of the call has been released in which she claims that “a bunch of ni—ers” were in front of her property “drinking Hennessy.” During her phone interview with the paper she said using the word was not a big deal, saying #EddieMurphy “made a career” from the use of it. She even told the story of how she scared away some black people who were loitering in front of her home. “I said, ‘You f—king ni—ers!’ and they just dispersed.” Your Thoughts? #WeLearnDifferent @welearndifferent

@Regrann from @crackedrosecoloredglasses_us - #Repost @blac_priestess ・・・ from @welearndifferent - Welcome to Donald Trump’s America. Say what you want, but when the U.S. president defends avowed white supremacists, one can’t be surprised when bullying takes on a decidedly racist tone as it did with an 8-year-old biracial boy who was hung from a tree in the year 2017. The climate has been set. ▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫ Yes, there are nooses hanging all over America, and some little cretins decided to use one, unfortunately. NH1.com reports that a Claremont, N.H., boy had to be flown to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after one or more teens decided to hang him from a tree with a rope. ▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫ The boy’s mother, Cassandra Merlin, posted the horrific photo of her baby’s neck to Facebook, and even then gave those responsible the benefit of the doubt. ▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫ The entire caption reads: “So my son is being flown to Dartmouth after a 14 year old kid decided to hang him from a tree. I don’t care if this was a so called accident or not. My son almost died because of some little sh** teenage kids.” (sic) ▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫ The town of Claremeont, N.H., has 13,000 residents, and is 96 percent white, 0.6 percent African-American, and 1.8 percent biracial, according to the 2010 Census. ▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫ Read more at WeLearnDifferent.com (Link in bio!) #WeLearnDifferent Your thoughts? - #regrann

Why do I feel like hashtagging #karma @Regrann from @only_one_takeya - @Regrann from @welearndifferent - Two police officers in Kissimmee, Fla., a suburb of Orlando, have died after a shoot out on Friday night, The Root reports. Police have identified the victims as Sgt. Richard “Sam” Howard, who was pronounced dead at a hospital Saturday afternoon, a day after Officer Matthew Baxter died at the scene. Everett Glenn Miller, 45, has been charged with first-degree murder in Baxter’s death, and two others are in custody but have not been charged. CNN reports that the officers were in an area known for drug activity. Chief Jeff O’Dell said that Baxter approached Miller and two other men before 9:30 p.m. Friday. Howard came as backup. “There was a scuffle and gunfire, O’Dell said. -- Read more at WeLearnDifferent.com (Link in bio) #WeLearnDifferent Your thoughts? - #regrann - #regrann

@welearndifferent - Two white #Seattle law enforcement officers opened fire on a pregnant, black mother of four on Sunday morning, killing the 30-year old in front of her children after she called the police to report a burglary. #CharleenaLyles was living in transitional housing for homeless families in Seattle, Was. according to the Seattle Patch when she dialed 911 to report an attempted burglary. In a statement, Detective Mark Lyles wrote, “Although this was a typical burglary report, two officers were required due to information pertaining to this address that presented an increased risk to officers.” KIRO7 News reports that the police officers knew Lyles, so they sent two police officers because they were “concerned for their safety,” which is understandable, considering the threat of the undersized, petite woman who family members called “tiny” and said, “weighs like, nothing, soaking wet.” Police officers say when they arrived at the fourth-floor apartment, Lyles confronted them with a knife, causing them to open fire on her, even though there were several children in the apartment with Lyles. The police have issued very little details, but using our proprietary algorithm for black police shootings, we can predict exactly what will happen next.. #welearndifferent Your thoughts?

St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez has been acquitted of all charges relating to the fatal shooting of Philando Castile. According to the Star Tribune, after 27 hours of grueling deliberation that spanned five days, the jury, which consisted of seven men and five women returned a not guilty verdict Friday afternoon. Yanez faced charges of second-degree manslaughter and two counts of reckless discharge of a firearm in the July 2016 death of Castile during a traffic stop. Valerie Castile, the mother of #PhilandoCastile, expressed her outrage and heartache Friday afternoon after the officer who killed her son was found not guilty on all charges in the fatal shooting, insisting that her son had been “murdered.” “I will continue to say ‘murdered’ because where in this planet do you tell the truth and you be honest and you still be murdered by the police of Minnesota while you have your seat belt on and you’re in the company of a woman and a child?” Castile said, speaking to reporters outside the courthouse after the not guilty verdict. #welearndifferent Your thoughts?

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