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In light of the latest gross use of power, another black man has lost his life at the hands of law enforcement.
George Floyd, 46, a black man, who was essentially suffocated due to the excessive force of four Minneapolis police officers, died late Monday afternoon. A punishment, that certainly didn’t fit the crime, if one was even committed.
The officers responsible, Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng, two of whom had prior “excessive force” cases brought against them in the past, were fired the following day. Not charged, ONLY fired.
And one Black Mother in particular is not being mum about it.
In a recent Instagram photo, a black mother, who goes by the alias Dr. Kiesha G (33) displays all 10 of her rifles, standing her ground as her son looks on from the window. She is a member of the National African American Gun Association and her powerful image is making its rounds on the web and getting black mothers and men alike IN-FORMATION.
The comments section was on fire too, with Black women locked and loaded:
“We ready baby!”
“Already got mine”
“By any means necessary, sis!”
“Shout out to women making moves!”
In a virtual summit with @girltek legendary activist Angela Davis and Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Dr. Bernice A King, among others, highlights the fact women have always been on the front lines.
I think we [women] are great strategist…. when you think about the movement my father led… my father didn’t start a boycott, it wasn’t the men who started the boycotts… it was the women who had the idea…it was the Women’s Political Council… we can’t forget that.
-Dr. Bernice A. King
We are here as a direct consequence of the collective imagination of black women.
Dr. Angela Davis
We are tired of putting our husbands, sons, fathers, uncles, nephews in the ground before their time. We are frustrated, being fearful of our Black men dying unnecessarily and calling it anything other than murder. Followed by dated, superfluous information meant only to smear the character of the victims in an attempt to justify UN-justifiable actions.
Black women make incredible things happen, PERIODT. This will be no different.
If you’re a black Mother and want to be apart of change, Tansy McNulty’s organization 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms is a great place to start. Check out her website below:
Additional Resources courtesy of @weare1m4 :
- H.R. Bill 5777: Police Accountability Act of 2020 Read this bill in its entirety. We must understand the contents of this federal bill (sidenote: it’s been rejected 3 times in the last 6 years; we need to understand why)
App to help you sleep and reduce the anxiety I use the Relax Melodies app to help me sleep. Given the stress and trauma most of us are feeling, I wanted to share this free 30 day trial with each of you. Follow the link because Sis, you need to rest. Period.
1M4 Website and Online Community Please share 1M4’s website and social media pages (@weare1m4) with your network. I am committed to growing this organization through self-funded, debt-free means and it cannot be done without you and your homegirls.
In regards to the George Floyd case, civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who is representing the family of George Floyd, added on Thursday that he hoped it would not be long before charges are brought against the officers.
