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Black people organize for our communities. Nearly everyone else ends up benefitting.
Why? Because the way anti-Blackness is set up, our liberation is central to *everyone’s* liberation.
Why? Because the way anti-Blackness is set up, our liberation is central to *everyone’s* liberation.
Black organizers strategized in urban AND rural areas. The visions were statewide and national. The work was disciplined and strategic. And often done with FAR LESS resources than establishment or white-run orgs.
This is not “complaining.” This is called OWNING THE NARRATIVE AND TELLING THE TRUTH.
And it will matter for funding the orgs who get it done, taking those two GA senate seats, getting progressive agendas passed, and building long term political power for marginalized people.
And it will matter for funding the orgs who get it done, taking those two GA senate seats, getting progressive agendas passed, and building long term political power for marginalized people.
It is also a reminder that this summer’s racial justice work was essential to awakening everyday people. And YES, that resulted in critical turnout.
Don’t forget-for Black cities to be so central to this probable win means that turnout was so strong & organizing so disciplined that they *overcame* WIDEspread voter suppression.
Voter suppression ain’t dead. Black folks are just resilient (when we should have to be.)
Voter suppression ain’t dead. Black folks are just resilient (when we should have to be.)
Mainstream spaces aren’t forced to understand our culture and Black *infrastructure* like we are forced to understand dominant culture
But it’s high time y’all get familiar, not just because we’re human and deserving, but because we are far more organized than we get credit for.
But it’s high time y’all get familiar, not just because we’re human and deserving, but because we are far more organized than we get credit for.
Grassroots organizers. HBCUs. The D9. Black professional orgs. black churches. Legacy Black legal organizations.
From organizers who knocked on doors to Church mothers who took souls to the polls to Black fundraisers who directed funds, Black folks have real network power.
From organizers who knocked on doors to Church mothers who took souls to the polls to Black fundraisers who directed funds, Black folks have real network power.
Media outlets-pay BLACK people to write, analyze and report on this. Just because y’all don’t understand how we operate doesn’t mean we don’t know what we’re doing.
DNC-stop underfunding Black media and Black organizers.
Everyone else? SUPPORT these organizations.
DNC-stop underfunding Black media and Black organizers.
Everyone else? SUPPORT these organizations.
Black media has been DOING THE WORK of educating OUR communities, cutting through mountains of disinformation that targeted us, and galvanizing voters.
A lot of the work done was *never* done on Twitter, even tho folks act like this is the only space we can be seen.
A lot of the work done was *never* done on Twitter, even tho folks act like this is the only space we can be seen.
Alright. Rant over.
See y’all on the other side
See y’all on the other side
Actually, I forgot THEE most important thing: BLACK PEOPLE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ISSUES. We are the most progressive voters.
THEEEEEE most important thing to do, not just as a reward, but for the sake of cont. investment and bc WE DESERVE IT, is to pass progressive policy.
THEEEEEE most important thing to do, not just as a reward, but for the sake of cont. investment and bc WE DESERVE IT, is to pass progressive policy.
What do we want?
Black people have told you here:
https://black2thefuture.org/black-agenda-2020/
And here:
https://m4bl.org/black-national-convention/
And here, just to name *a few.*
https://m4bl.org/electoraljusticevoterfund/
Black people have told you here:
https://black2thefuture.org/black-agenda-2020/
And here:
https://m4bl.org/black-national-convention/
And here, just to name *a few.*
https://m4bl.org/electoraljusticevoterfund/
Hint: it’s not just “criminal justice reform”
It’s the whole thing.
It’s the whole thing.
PLEASE don’t make me regret leaving comments on for this thread 
Y’all stay blessed!
Y’all stay blessed!
