Posts Tagged ‘Protest’
My Parents Are Police Officers, Here Are 5 Reasons I Support the #BlackLivesMatter Movement Anyway
I can’t talk about my family tree without mentioning how many shiny badges are attached to the branches. Since before I can remember, I have been referred to as “the cop’s daughter,” and with the societal identifier came assumptions that I was above the law or ready to defend any and all actions taken by…
Read More3 Ways To Sustain A Movement Beyond A Trending Hashtag, According To Social Justice Leaders
On the morning of Jan. 21, 2017, I woke up with a mission. Just one day before, Donald Trump had been inaugurated as the next president of the United States, and I needed to channel all of the pain and anguish from the election into something productive. I put on some clothes and took to…
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