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Rita Lloyd would have been 69 today

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A plainclothes [pig] shot at girl who [allegedly] pointed a sawed-off shotgun at him, [executing sixteen year old Rita] Lloyd [on January 27th 1973].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unarmed_African_Americans_killed_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States#Before_2000

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On November 3, 2020, Quawan "Bobby" Charles, a 15-year-old African American boy, was found dead in a sugar cane field in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. He had been reported missing on October 30, 2020

The death gained national attention following the release of a graphic photo of Charles's mutilated body posted to the internet by his family.

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Mayor of Kingstown S01E05 released in 2021

A Black Child wants to play hockey. The white hockey players and their white parents all try to beat him down.

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He would have been 24 today

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On April 29, 2017, Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old African-American boy, was [executed] by [pig] Roy Oliver in Balch Springs, Texas, within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Edwards was [executed] in the back of the head while riding in the front passenger's seat of a vehicle driving away from [pigs] that attempted to stop it. He was unarmed during the encounter.

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He would have been 29 today

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@mytropicalroots, a Black Goddess/King shared

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A white person wrote:

"I thought I should add my experiences with this so-called Windrush Generation’.

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I arrived in the [uk] in 1965 – an emigrant from Hungary, then Australia.

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DS shared:

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SC shared the text and video below.

"...boy molding blocks to pay his school fees..."

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21. I love how confident you are.
22. I trust that you will make the right decision.
23. You are capable.
24. You can do anything you set your mind to.
25. Your skin is like a shield, it protects the amazing things you have inside from the mean things.
people say.
26. I am so proud of who you are.
27. You are special.
28. You can always stand up for yourself.
29. You can't control what people think of you, but you can show them who you are.
30. I believe in you.

40 Positive Affirmations Black Kids Need to Hear

1. I'm glad you're here.
2. I love when you are happy!
3. Your smile is infectious.
4. Your hair is perfect however you want to wear it.
5. You are not your hair, or your skin, you are YOU.
6. Being different makes you even more beautiful, not less.
7. You are more than enough.
8. You always have a choice.
9. You have a gift of making other people feel good.
10. You are a leader.

11. I appreciate the energy you bring to the group.
12. You are so thoughtful!.
13. You should do what makes you happy!
14. You are beautiful inside and out.
15. Thank you for putting forth your best effort.
16. You are such a hard worker!
17. Your opinion matters, I'd love to hear it.
18. What do you think?
19. You deserve respect.
20. You are loved.

"Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years worth of education." - Julian Bond

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A friend's nephew aged nine has had to confront his own class teacher in the uk explaining to them how they treat white students better than Black he.

Obviously sad that a nine year old has to do this; but also sad to imagine how many yet cannot.

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