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Revolution Is Never Clean

Rioting is what’s going on for sure, because the definition of riot according to Merriam Webster is, a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd. However, the people inciting the riots aren’t necessarily the protestors and not every protest ends with a riot. Have you been seeing videos circulating of the way police have been treating protestors? Lest we not forget why these protests are happening. This started as a protest for George Floyd, and has evolved into a protest for all black lives. Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery are the most recent names that come up when talking about homicidal police, but there are so many more lives we are fighting for. The protests are happening because law enforcement has not been upholding its duty to protect its citizens. People in uniform have been using it as a cover to terrorize black communities and kill unarmed black people with impunity.

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tags: being black in america, black lives matter, protesting, revolution, riot, rally, protests, peaceful protest
Monday 06.01.20
Posted by Christina Scarlett
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All together now!

tags: politics, the beatles, volunteer, ghandi, all together now, change, beliefs, revolution
Friday 03.16.12
Posted by Christina Scarlett