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“Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the brutal murder of Eric Garner, has been placed in the SHU (Secruity Housing Units, essentially prisons within prisons) for 60 days, the latest in a pattern of targeted harassment and abuse. Orta is currently serving a disgusting four year prison sentence after he was targeted by the NYPD for filming the death of Garner at the hands of the NYPD back in 2014, sparking riots, protests, and uprisings across the US. Garner himself was harassed over selling loose cigarettes, a murderous example of broken windows policing”
“Ramsey’s legal support are doing their best, but this abuse is taking a toll on Ramsey, and he needs our support more than ever. We are asking folks to share this post. We are asking folks to write Ramsey and let him know he is not alone.
Inmate Mailing Address:
Ramsey Orta, 16A4200 Franklin Correctional Facility P.O. Box 10 Malone, New York 12953-0010
You can also donate directly to Ramsey using his Paypal: officialramseyorta [at] gmail.com“
it’s so weird that i never heard anybody talk about this, but… one of the things you will notice when you start recovering is that your old coping mechanisms will stop working. they might even start hurting. which is absolutely scary, and you might even find yourself being nostalgic for worse times when you could still give into those impulses and feel the pain ease off for a while. but they stop working because you are healing. take a deep breath. see how far you’ve come. you’ll go much further yet. be proud of yourself.
He was an activist who inspired millions to fight for their rights. He knew what was wrong with our country and risked his life to help his people achieve equality. In the society where black were treated like animal he did everything possible to change this. His brave soul, his will and courage changed the history of America , changed the people. He made us believe we can win this war. He payed for it with his life. He will always be remembered.
this should be reblogged everyday just so people can know that black rage is always justified. always.
These kinds of responses are my FAVORITE. Some examples to answers to this question I have heard:
1.
“Okay, and who’s the president?”
“Obama, no wait, shit *vehemently* fuck, I hate him… what’s his name…”
“It’s okay, you know who he is.”
2.
“Who’s the president?”
“*drunkenly angry and confused* ..uhhhhhhh…Orange… damn it what’s the fuck’s name….
“Yup, good enough.”
3.
“And who’s the president,”
“Not fuckin’ Obama!”
“I feel ya.”
4.
“Who’s the president- wait, nevermind you’re from Korea you said, right? So who’s-“
“Everybody knows that Trump-bitch.”
“Oh, well, alright then.”
5. (My personal favorite)
“Who’s the president?”
“Ew.”
“Good enough.”
My roommate is a neurologist and has to do this check all the time. Her all-time favorite so far has been “ay dios mio” during which the woman was vigorously crossing herself.
Nyma Tang - Nyma Tang is a South Sudanese beauty influencer who has a series on her channel called “The Darkest Shade”. She tries different brands foundations to see if the darkest shades really are that. She also creates tutorials that are very dark skin friendly + she’s so soft and calming. I watch her when I’m drawing/doing makeup because she’s very calming to listening.
Paxyshia Yang - Paxyshia (pronounced pa-see-shia) is a Hmong plus size YouTuber who’s videos are focused on fashion + style. She also has makeup and hair tutorials as well as reviews for makeup but especially plus-size clothing brands.
Happy D. Artist - For those of you into more art related channels, Happy is an Asian SF based painter + illustrator who makes art related videos. She discusses topics such as finding motivation, inspiration, your style, tips and skills, and many more.
Jackie Aina- JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE, JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE, JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE. Now I can’t even believe I gotta put people onto Jackie because… baby what is you doin’, you guys shoulda known who she was??? BUT ANYWAYS, Jackie is a Nigerian-American MUA/Influencer who is also a veteran. She is most known for giving unbiased makeup reviews, beautiful tutorials, clothing reviews and skincare tips. She’s hilarious, like… Please just go check it out for yourself because GIRL!!
Stella Williams - Stella is a Black plus-sized model, actress, and influencer on YouTube who makes videos on a variety of things. She is very body positive and so confident in sincere and inspiring. Someone y’all should also know about.
Minnie Small - Another art-based channel. Minnie is a Black British freelance artist. I watch a lot of her videos about finding inspiration and motivation to do things when it comes to art because she’s very soft-spoken and calming as well and very helpful. She, like Happy, provides tips + tricks and helpful advice to those pursuing being freelance artists as well.
Maya Washington- For those of you that are into photography + tech, Maya is a Black & Filipino YouTuber who’s focus is on multiple things. She started her channel by “shamelessly promoting herself” for a whole year. She also photographed + worked with Prince. Not only does she do makeup + hair tutorials but she has a series called “Tech Talk” which I personally learned a lot from when it comes to all things tech + photography. Definitely worth checking out.
Shaniah Bell - Shaniah is a Black beauty influencer who creates beautiful looks. She’s hilarious, talented and very informative as well when discussing her reviews on products.
Tatyana - Tatyana is a Black illustrator that basically does chit chats while she shows you her processes. She’s very cute, very energetic and has a beautiful art style worth checking out.
Bri - Bri is a Mexican beauty influencer who creates BEAUTIFUL looks + a lot of other creative and beautiful drag looks as well. She’s plus sized + very confident and her looks and definitely worth checking out.
Ballerina Aesha Ash is wandering around inner city Rochester in a tutu to change stereotypes about women of color and inspire young kids. For most of her career at the New York City Ballet she was the only African-American ballerina. Aesha retired from ballet in 2008 and started the Swan Dreams Project, a project that encourages African-American girls to become ballet dancers.
She’s determined to use her dance background to change the stereotypes and misconceptions that people—including black people—have about women of color. “I want to show it’s okay to embrace our softer side, and let the world know we’re multidimensional,” says Ash.
Abusive men pave the way for lazy men to get wives and girlfirends.
Lemme clarify, how many times have you heard your overworked female friends and relatives say “Yeah, Jerry drinks beer every evening after work while I cook dinner and clean up after everyone and does the bare minimum to help me raise the kids but he’s such a nice guy. He’s never beat me in my life. I couldn’t ask for a better guy in my life.”
Like no, Sally, your husband is a common stone among turds and you know it.
I try to explain this conceptually to people as a thing that happens not saying that this is good but it’s a thing that happens.
This is what male privilege is and how all men benefit from it.
This is why you are not exempt from statements about “all men” even if you are overall good.
You benefit from the bar constantly being lowered by systemic issues within the gender.
The expectations on you are always lower than they should because “at least you’re not X”.
That…is the best response I’ve seen to the “not all men” thing. Thank you.
This is why you are not exempt from statements about “all men” even if you are overall good.
You benefit from the bar constantly being lowered by systemic issues within the gender.
