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"All skin folk, ain't kin folk" Black Lives Matter has been on the national stage for almost 6(!) years and has accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars, af
by ibn_khaldun 6y ago
"All skin folk, ain't kin folk"
Black Lives Matter has been on the national stage for almost 6(!) years and has accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars, affecting zero change or influence in Black communities.
A film was recently released about Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party (strangely enough, from what I gather, glorifying the man who coordinated his assassination). I bring this up to say, millions of dollars collected by Black Lives Matter and I have not even heard about them even frying a dang omelette and handing it to a Black person, let alone a Black male (whose bodies the movement continually uses as a springboard to notoriety).
Nonetheless, funding alone will not solve the issues at hand in the Black community. But a few omelettes a day at least would be a better start than whatever else is going on.
- tobobo 6y agoIf you’d like to learn more about what the Black Lives Matter organization worked on last year, you can see their 2020 impact report, including some impressive voter turnout results [1] If you’re interested specifically in organizations that make breakfast, there are organizations like People’s Breakfast Oakland, which does great work. Not sure if they do omelettes though. [2] [1] https://blacklivesmatter.com/2020-impact-report/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/2020-impact-report/ [2] https://www.hellablackpod.com/pbo https://www.hellablackpod.com/pbo
- Traster 6y ago>I have not even heard about them even frying a dang omelette It sounds a lot like you're arguing from your own ignorance. They don't report to you.
- dang 6y agoPlease don't respond by crossing into personal attack, regardless of how wrong someone is or you feel they are. That only makes the thread even worse. Instead, respond to bad information with better information. tobobo's sibling reply is exemplary. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html