Black lives matter.
There is no ifs ands or buts about it.
For hundreds of years, we have been led to believe that Black lives don’t matter. But I know that we matter. I matter. We matter just as much as the next person and deserve to be treated as much.
Times have been so insanely crazy.
We are living through a revolution. History is being made. Thousands and thousands of people are marching and protesting and demanding justice for the Black lives taken too soon.
It’s both beautiful and hopeful and overwhelming all at the same time.
But most of all, I’m hopeful.
Hopeful for a future where Black people are no longer losing their lives simply because of their skin colour.
Where we are treated equal to our “lighter peers”, in the workplace, out on the streets, in schools, everywhere.
I’m sad it’s taken this long for people to start seeing just how much suffering the Black community has faced, but I’m happy that people are finally seeing it and are standing up for us and with us.
Quotes have a beautiful way of saying something I can’t seem to put into words myself.
I’ve shared many of these on my Instagram and I thought I should put them together in a post.
Black lives matter.
Black people are beautiful and are worthy of love.
We are worthy of so much more than we’ve been given credit for.
We need justice for our fallen brothers and sisters. We need peace. We need equality and recognition.
Here are 15 powerful black lives matter quotes.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; It must be demanded from the oppressed
-MLKJ
It is natural to want to have a future
-Alice Walker
Until the color of your skin is a target, you will never understand.
-Angela Davis
Dear black folks,
Your pain matters. Your rage matters. Your life matters. You unconditionally deserve love and safety. Unconditionally.
America is mad at black people for saying “Black Lives Matter”.
We mad for having to say it at all.
I’ll tell you what freedom means to me. No fear.
-Nina Simone
No justice, no peace.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
-Martin Luther king
We gon’ be alright
Racism is not about how you look, it’s about how people assign meaning to how you look.
Robin D.G Kelley
All lives can’t matter until black lives matter
There comes a time when silence is betrayal -Martin Luther King Jr.
White feelings should never be held in higher regard than black lives
-Rachel Cargle
We march, Ya’ll mad. We sit down, Ya’ll mad. We speak up, Ya’ll mad. We die, Ya’ll silent.
BLACK LIVES MATTER. BLACK PAIN MATTERS. BLACK VOICES MATTER. BLACK HISTORY MATTERS. BLACK CHILDREN MATTER. BLACK WOMEN MATTER. BLACK MEN MATTER. BLACK JOY MATTERS. BLACK LGBTQ’S MATTERS. BLACK FEMINISM MATTERS. BLACK SPACES MATTER. BLACK MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS. BLACK HEALING MATTERS. PERIOD.
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