Not the Only One

The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $2 million to Rickia Young, who was pulled from her vehicle, beaten by police and separated from her 2-year-old son in October 2020, according to the mayor's office. "She's still dealing with the trauma, even though it's been almost a year," Young's attorney, Kevin Mincey, told ABC News. "She's still dealing with that, and she's dealing with the trauma being exhibited by her son as well." The incident occurred as anti-police brutality protests afte...

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It took me 5 days to tell my own long-term partner about my second rape and more than 20 years to tell him about my first. In case anyone is wondering how long it usually takes to internally process and reveal these terrible crimes. Both my perps were people known to me, the 2nd… / X

Neighborhoods with predominantly Black and Brown inhabitants often have less green space & tree cover than wealthier white areas. A new study comparing 5,723 US cities shows that this disparity in tree cooling leads to 100s more deaths and 10000s more doctors’ visits each year. It's important to note that this is not only the case in the US. Studies in Canada and the UK, as well as other countries, have shown similar disparities and inequities in neighbourhood green space affecting people'...

If your profession or identity has an “appreciation week” or “history month”, then you’re being fucked over and your people were probably fucked over.

The people in those towers don't need to imagine that. They are living through it. I don't care who you are; do not try and tell me that the way lockdown happened in the towers was fair, equal or necessary

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”