from Wendy Trevino, hereTranscription under the cut for screen readersWHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE SAY
from Wendy Trevino, hereTranscription under the cut for screen readersWHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE SAY “BURN DOWN THE AMERICAN PLANTATION” - for the Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement (RAM)Look at it this way: “sometimes you have to burn things downTo rebuild.” This is where the QuikTrip that belonged to the manWho called the cops on Mike Brown used to be. The precinctThat deployed the cops who murdered George Floyd usedTo be here. & over here there used to be a Target. & over hereThere used to be a CVS. & over here there was a corner storeThat sold cans of soda for $1 a pop & white t-shirts for $10 each.A building where slave traders sold slaves during the Civil WarOnce stood here. That used to be the deli where LatashaHarlins was murdered by Soon Ja Du. That used to be A Mercedes-Benz dealership. The Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was murdered used to be here. This usedTo be the center of the world’s automotive industry. & whenThe marches turned into riots the cop cars were parked hereHere, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here -- source link
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