#BLM

[@CARJAMTV]

Kimberly Jones gives a powerful, eloquent speech that needs to be heard by everyone, she explains in detail why this is happening (racism across 450 years) and the difference between protesting, rioting and looting in 2020. End Racism Now! #BLM Kimberly should be supported and is the author of I'm Not Dying With You Tonight, a brilliantly reviewed book which you can buy at Barnes & Noble here: bit.ly/2YdE4FM or Amazon here: amzn.to/2AS2RY4 SUBSCRIBE www.kimjoneswrites.com/ Website: www.kimjoneswrites.com/ On Saturday May 30th filmmaker and photographer David Jones of David Jones Media felt compelled to go out and serve the community in some way. He decided to use his art to try and explain the events that were currently impacting our lives. On day two, Sunday the 31st, he activated his dear friend author Kimberly Jones to tag along and conduct interviews. During a moment of downtime he captured these powerful words from her and felt the world couldn’t wait for the full length documentary, they needed to hear them now. LeBron James extended his support to Kimberly Jones Along with sharing the video, James wrote, “I hear you and will make change for US! I will not stop until I see it.” From President Barack Obama's Foundation Obama.org - Get Informed and go here for all the links to the following articles: www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/ Learn about police violence and antiracism in America. If you’re looking for additional ways to drive change, below you’ll find resources to learn about police violence and antiracism, as well as actions you can take to encourage reform. Ending systemic racism in policing will require broad participation, so we are spotlighting a number of organizations calling for a range of reforms, all of which have been working on these complex issues at the local and national level for years. Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights-New Era of Public Safety: A Guide to Fair, Safe, and Effective Community Policing The recommended reforms in this report, which are intended to create accountability and build better relationships between law enforcement and communities of color, stem from President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. You can read the Task Force’s 2015 report here. Equal Justice Initiative-Tragic Death of George Floyd Reveals Continuing Problem of Police Violence A reflection on the current state of police reform with recommendations for progress. Center for Policing Equity-The Science of Justice: Race, Justice, and Police Use of Force This detailed report delves into police administrative data to show disparities in the use of force. You can watch the director of the Center, Phillip Atiba Goff, deliver a TED talk on fighting racism and improving policing here. Kimberly Jones is a former bookseller, and now she Hosts the Atlanta Chapter of the popular Well Read Black Girl book club, as well as the infamous, viral sensation the YA Truth or Dare author panel at the Decatur Book Festival. She has worked in film and television with trailblazing figures such as Tyler Perry, Whitney Houston, and 8Ball & MJG. Currently, in addition to writing YA novels, she is a director of feature films and cutting-edge diverse web series. She also regularly lectures on working and succeeding in the Atlanta film market. Kim's book roots run deep. She served on the Selection Committee for Library of Congress' 2016-2017 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, the 2015 Children’s Choice Illustrator Committee for The Children's Book Council, and the advisory board that created the Creative and Innovative Education Master’s Degree program at Georgia State University. She has been featured in Redbook, Publisher’s Weekly, School Library Journal, and was Book Brahmin in an issue of Shelf Awareness. James Patterson and the American Booksellers Association chose her out of over 3,000 booksellers to receive a bonus for her outstanding work as an indie bookseller. Kimberly Jones I'm Not Dying With You Tonight which you can buy at Barnes & Noble here: bit.ly/2YdE4FM or Amazon here: amzn.to/2AS2RY4 "A vital addition to the YA race relations canon."―Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin Lena and Campbell aren't friends. Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school. When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what neither expects is for everything to descend into sudden mass chaos. Chaos born from violence and hate. Chaos that unexpectedly throws them together. How Can We Win David Jones Media Clean Edit Kimberly Jones Video Full Length #BLM 2020 What Can I Do

[@brentwalker3104]

Why in the hell would you censor her language?

[@CARJAMTV]

@@brentwalker3104 Ask KZbin, they are the ones who will restrict the video if we hadn't? We want as many people to see this video as possible, especially young people! We would love not to put in bleeps but it's better that more people see the video.

[@misharamage5529]

I have watched 13th. My best friend and I are so overwhelmed by the information. I want everyone to know that we, as white women, are pissed that we were taught by our "leaders" to question and fear blacks. I grew up in the 80's. When watching the turmoil surrounding race relations I had no clue it was perpetuated by the system. I was well aware of the divide, and thought black people were just mad about slavery. When in fact there is so much more to it. I, in spite of the climate, still chose to treat people around me with respect. I always felt like if the black people who I interacted with could see that I wasn't judging them, that I had empathy and kinda understood, they would do the same and eventually we could work our way out of hate. Well, I see we have a long road, but a much wanted mutual destination of love, acceptance and unity!!

[@m_i_r_a_j7430]

Wow!!!! So much insight here. GAME SHOULD CHANGE , I MEAN REAL CHANGE . THE TIME IS NOW. No captor releases their victims willingly, we gonna fight , may be bloody but we gonna fight for our freedom and that of our great - grand children even unborn children.

[@candycane9356]

After All...Why Does AMERICA play stupid in regards to REPARATIONS for African Americans? They used our labor Free by force 400 years! It was On Our Backs that AMERICA was built! Yet they claim we're lazy & shiftless! The Prison system thrives from profits of Our Black Inmates! The Feds make them work for pennies on the dollar! It's All Modern Day Slavery & WE ARE FED THE FUCK UP!!! NO JUSTICE, NO MF PEACE!!!😤😐

[@landragon79]

Who else is here in 2024? I will always come back 😢

[@bbyball16]

It still gives me chills to this day.

[@johndrake5467]

I'm here to point out how counter productive foolishness like this video is. What did BLM accomplish but a sharp increase in black on black murders? Burning down our own commuity because white people burned down Tulsa? How stupid can you be?

[@vibaj16]

come back to this idiot and her whining?

[@moondancer00]

I never really completely “got it” - I still don’t. I can’t... because I’m a white American. Like many of the other commenters, this choked me up. I’ve watched it multiple times now... How could I possibly understand the experience of being black and subjected to the subtle yet profound undertones and undercurrents of a society which hasn’t “gotten it” either. Like many others in American society, I’ve always thought of myself as progressive, tolerant, and accepting of all races and ethnicities. But there is that “privileged” hidden part of myself that questions why so many blacks live in poverty and end up in the “criminal justice” system - surely they need to be accountable for their own actions right?? I’ve condemned the looters and disagreed with the violence for defeating the “cause”. I admit it, but this video has opened up doors for me, and I thank Kimberly Jones for turning on a light in me and for providing me with a perspective I never had before I watched this.

[@peachiebeachlife5436]

Randall this is where it starts though...your willingness to say that you don't get it but you are listening so you will get it. She is an awesome powerful speaker and like anything else in life, when you don't understand something, you have to be willing to listen and learn. Now that your eyes have been opened, continue to educate yourself on this situation and be willing to also speak up to others so they can be awakened to the issues.

[@maggiemcdougal8223]

Randall, so glad this is something that has touched you and made you maybe ask a few more questions. Howard Zinn's book "People's History of the United States" was my eye opener because it talks about the history of the oppressed (read brown skinned people) and how the powerful have kept them down forever. There are many books out there, Howard's was my eye opener, I hope you find one out of the many that furthers your education about this issue.

[@purplesoul9927]

Now that you have the guts to hear an reevaluate the road will be different for you. Congratulations on waking up. You can also check out the Frankfurt school of germany 11 point plan from 1924. That will blow your mind🤯. Goodluck on your new journey 🦋

[@karelwoods5339]

That's a typical racist statement not all blacks who are locked up should be there--just like the "central park 5" and 1,000 others. Blacks are locked up 10 times faster than a white person who commits the same crime. That's what Kimberly is talking about systemic racist in ALL forms!

[@jamesgaston5597]

THANK YOU MR REEVES

[@BabygirlKisha4316]

The first time I saw this, I did not see how that lady embraced her at the end. That was powerful to me. It was a sign of Black women supporting each other. Happy I purchased her book.

[@josephm.winkel1336]

That is powerful. It helped me to understand why this is happening today. Although being a 65 year old white male I have come to acknowledge I can never fully understand what the black race has endured. I see we need to change, but sadly I’m not sure what the answers are. I will start with me, I will be open minded to the views of others. And I hope when faced with the wrong doings of my fellow man, I will stand, and do the right thing.

[@CARJAMTV]

That's a good starting point but don't stop there. Go and support a protest. Go here to learn more: From President Barack Obama's Foundation Obama.org - Get Informed and go here for all the links to the following articles: www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/ Learn about police violence and antiracism in America. If you’re looking for additional ways to drive change, below you’ll find resources to learn about police violence and antiracism, as well as actions you can take to encourage reform. Ending systemic racism in policing will require broad participation, so we are spotlighting a number of organizations calling for a range of reforms, all of which have been working on these complex issues at the local and national level for years. www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/ Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights-New Era of Public Safety: A Guide to Fair, Safe, and Effective Community Policing The recommended reforms in this report, which are intended to create accountability and build better relationships between law enforcement and communities of color, stem from President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. You can read the Task Force’s 2015 report here. www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/ Equal Justice Initiative-Tragic Death of George Floyd Reveals Continuing Problem of Police Violence www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/ A reflection on the current state of police reform with recommendations for progress. www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/ Center for Policing Equity-The Science of Justice: Race, Justice, and Police Use of Force www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/ This detailed report delves into police administrative data to show disparities in the use of force. You can watch the director of the Center, Phillip Atiba Goff, deliver a TED talk on fighting racism and improving policing here. www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/

[@avontmorganjr7505]

Your reply is a good start

[@jonitabrooms8037]

Thank you.

[@Dee038]

Bless you Joseph and you are welcome here! If you have any friends or relatives in Kentucky, ask them to vote Mitch McConnell out because he is and has been a MAJOR road block for equality. #VoteAmyMcGrath

[@comingfromtheheart9798]

Thank you for that amazing comment, Joseph. We Really, really appreciate it.

[@ashleam1489]

Kimberly, thank you for this. Thank you for helping us understand. I am a woman in my 50's. We were never taught ANYTHING about MLK, blacks, racism, or that piece of history in school. I will be honest...I knew there was racism but never recognized it for what it was. I never really understood. I never understood about what exactly happened for all these years. And it breaks my heart to hear the conversations moms have to have with their kids- especially their sons- just so they get home safely. I also realized it's not just our police system that needs to be rebuilt- it's literally everything. Our laws and opportunities were not created for "equality." That is evident- and must change. Thank you again. Keep up the great work. You are a leader.

[@comingfromtheheart9798]

Thanks Ashlea for this comment and understanding the struggle. We really, really appreciate it.

[@christmasnetwork9098]

Thanks Kimberly. Unfortunately so many still won't get it. Well said.

[@aledomer6805]

God bless you!

[@davidjamal378]

And this is why truthful American history needs to be taught in school. It would go a long way to helping black and white ppl understand each other. The problem is they only want to teach about the black leaders who preached Christianity and waiting on Jesus to save us. The leaders who want to take action and condemn white supremacy are either Assassinated, imprisoned or systemically demonized/criminalized. 50 years ago it was Malcom , Black Panthers, MLK .... Today its BLM.

[@Copaceticbuddha]

So I’m 24 and while I was in school I was taught about the civil rights movement. Other students and myself were taught that the civil rights and MLK was the end of systematic racism and that everyone is equal now. They put it in our heads that this shit doesn’t exist anymore and I think one of the reason we’re seeing so many more riots and protests now is largely because of it. We have so many people in this country that just don’t understand why people are protesting, they struggle to understand BLM because they were indoctrinated to believe that all these problems had already been solved and this is so harmful to society. We need to listen to black voices because the reality we were taught is not the reality we live in.

[@Heeroyui752]

Watching this after another young man was murdered.

[@keenen3479]

after fighting the police like a fool, yes

[@hkss3779]

@@keenen3479 still doesn’t justify murder.. Even the “resisting arrest” argument is stupid, “you didn’t listen to me so now you die” The police doesn’t get to play judge, jury and executioner.

[@keenen3479]

@@hkss3779 Yeah I get that and I agree, police should only shoot them if they resist aggressively (ie punching, grabbing the cops taser or gun, etc) which is most of the cases BLM likes to support

[@nateclipps]

@@keenen3479 I find it funny how your more concerned on the fact he resisted arrest other than the fact he was killed..

[@keenen3479]

@@nateclipps if 'he' resisted arrested violently then the cops should have the right to kill and not get killed themselves, though if someone just runs away and wasnt violent the cops shouldn't have the right to kill them

[@Casssholevania]

Watching in 2024. Stirs so many emotions.

[@gaving4188]

“Your lucky the black community is looking for equality and not revenge” dude that is the quote of the decade that shit floored me

[@milotsadiku6117]

sounds like a threat to me. why would black people want revenge? tell me.... im waiting....

[@gaving4188]

@@milotsadiku6117 let me see. All of the 1500s, 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, and large part of the 1900s and now. That’s why they’d want revenge.

[@milotsadiku6117]

@@gaving4188 *Unbelieveble* my reply got deleted hahahahah i didnt even say anything racist or discriminatory LOL!!! my reply (in short) was: Every human being on this planet has done bad things to one another smh

[@milotsadiku6117]

@@gaving4188 this is such obvious *revenge racism* hahahahaha

[@chongsun7872]

@@gaving4188 I immigrated from China and I am pretty sure my ancestor has nothing to do with 1500s, 1600s, 1700s..... And my car got destroyed by the rioters even though I participated the peaceful protest myself. Tell me then, why black people want to revenge me?!!!!

[@winluvwinluv3734]

That gave me chills again every time I hear her speak. She spoke nothing but facts.

[@vibaj16]

*Spoke everthing besides facts

[@harrysmith2558]

She broke this down on a real level! THIS IS WHAT A REAL LEADER SOUNDS LIKE! And people say we have no leaders...Bullshit! I back her all day!

[@ximenagrollmus5052]

@@LJB1031 Are you kidding? Did you really hear what she said???? "You are lucky Black are looking for EQUALITY no for revenge"

[@creativecollective3388]

What/Who is she the leader of?

[@kimberlyjames4648]

Me

[@SonnyGTA]

Creative Collective a BLM shitshow

[@MsTrueHappiness]

What a powerful explanation. The fact that she finishes explaining this so well and then is completely emotionally exhausted to the point of crying is an chill-inducing visual of how black people feel in this country.

[@kirstieadjei1675]

This just made me cry. I’m a black British-Ghanaian and my heart is so grieved by this man. The injustice is so heavy.

[@nmart1n]

Born in the UK too. I feel your anguish. This is a turning point. I feel it. We need to make sure we keep the momentum up.

[@annaross1362]

@Blue Siren i think you have history wrong. Not all communities sold out people. The white men came and took them as well.

[@annaross1362]

I mean yes there were certain tribes that collaborated with the White men and there were others that resisted. For instance the Ashanti helped in selling. But that doesn't mean all the Africans as you want to put it. Sold their people.

[@Sclass_Ent]

You arent british u just live there

[@kirstieadjei1675]

@@Sclass_Ent lol please don’t tell me what nationality I am. I’m British just as much as I am Ghanaian.

[@chocolatedaisyunsilenced8317]

Thank you! I am in tears right now. Trying to explain this to people is an uphill battle. No one wants to listen and face the ugly truth. Our experiences have been overlooked and stuffed as if it did not happen. Thank you for speaking the truth. God bless you!

[@DeannaBrookhouse]

I watched this with my Mother, here in Australia. Your heartfelt, pain, anger and truth brought us to tears. Yes! Kimberly, White America is lucky that you only want equality and not revenge, after all your ancestors were warriors. I still see the warrior in your passion. Sending love from Australia and a message that we would march behind you in support

[@natalieordinans1738]

Kimberly Jones 2024, please. I look forward to raising money for your campaign ♥️

[@migomigo2595]

Yea right

[@leabramoon677]

They shouldnt have beeped NONE OF HER WORDS OUT! She means what she said and said what she mean and it was powerful!

[@ericsimaginaryfriend]

Yes. The very term "Vulgar" comes from the Latin root shared by "Vulgar Latin" ie. the language of the people, the poor, the masses. Let people express themselves; what has public decorum done for our communities other than drive WASPy behavior about keeping problems in the dark?

[@trevorpote3442]

How ?

[@trevorpote3442]

She is awesome burn down black owned businesses than blame it on the white man .... any white person talking shit needs to understand

[@jamesmcguire6706]

Just another uneducated fool bumping her gums.

[@jamesmcguire6706]

It's my fault black kids don't graduate high-school,shoot each other and don't support their children? Stop crying on a phone made from cobalt mined by black slaves.

[@CARJAMTV]

LeBron James extended his support to Kimberly Jones Along with sharing the video, James wrote, “I hear you and will make change for US! I will not stop until I see it.”

[@josemiguel527]

hahahaha

[@djbowus]

Robert Michael Hows the European birth rate going? Not longing good buddy

[@widgibob27]

@Robert Michael yet still murdered less people than Derek Chauvin

[@anjoLas]

@Robert Michael true

[@veloriestephens9093]

Amen - it's what we deserve!

[@northdakotanewsnow5813]

This gives me chills because it's true.

[@lukegibson9410]

Its not true. There's no justification for riots, looting, and destruction.

[@tmichelle5241]

Luke Gibson shut up already

[@jonplaud]

I almost started crying.

[@lukegibson9410]

@Brent 21 The policeman is facing justice for what he did. Your comment makes no sense.

[@ForeverMasterless]

@@lukegibson9410 Yeah, and it took global riots to make it happen. You don't see the issue with that? What about all the men and women before George Floyd? Where's the justice for them? Cops getting paid vacations and shuffled around to different departments is justice? It shouldn't take riots to get justice, it should happen automatically and as easily as any citizen faces justice after committing murder or assault. The whole system needs to be changed, this isn't about one incident and one police officer anymore, this is the straw that broke the camel's back. People are sick of police immunity, racist profiling, and excessive use of force. Police need to be held accountable to the law like anybody else. Fair is fair.

[@facelessdrone]

As far as I'm concerned this video has already made history, I will never forget this shit, I will scream it from the rooftops. If you're not mad, youre not listening

[@MyrrdinMerlin]

THAT!

[@pilfamilypf9815]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@valeriegrimes1890]

Respect Queen..Wow... The calamity..plight.. The lies..betrayals..greed..etc...

[@adda1390]

What about deaf people

[@theend3541]

Nah I am mad. I'm mad that nobody can give me a fucking answer as to what burning DOES tangibly that is positive. You threaten everyone with violence, then complain that people stop you from hurting them or burning their shit down and use a history anecdote. You're just taking away jobs from everyone to feed their fuckin family. So lets you burn it ALL down....now what do you do? No money, no subsidies, nothing. Now what do you do?

[@jnav3443]

One of the most powerful speeeches I come back to, and show others. So well put, and delivered with all the emotion and soul she had, I hope this goes down as a historical speech

[@daftwod]

It's an example of 70 IQ. Powerfully dumb.

[@daftwod]

@The Jaded Libra Guy You are projecting that accusation of projection. So now what?

[@JamesBrown-ws8ht]

If speeches are meant to make you look like a fool then yes great speech this woman thinks she's 200 years old she's blaming others for her poor life choices and using a man's death to encourage violent and looting

[@vibaj16]

She only has emotion, no intelligence

[@vibaj16]

@The Jaded Libra Guy I'm neither racist nor a troll, tho I suspect you are. But please do explain how I'm "racist"

[@sfyoko]

Being born and raised in a homogeneous country, I knew very little about racial injustice and the US history. After 21 day racial equity & social justice challenges, this video came as one of many resources. Thank you for explaining the history and share your raw emotions. It must have taken a lot of courage.

[@laniefeleski7288]

It took no courage. It got her a job at WaPo. I don't understand how a video with so many manifest falsehoods - along with a dissolute speaker - could garner so many views. Quite frankly it's embarrassing for the human race.

[@jhozan]

@@laniefeleski7288 could you perhaps list a single falsehood of the video or are you just here to try and "own the libs" for wanting black people to NOT be shit on for the first time in nearly half a millennia?

[@laniefeleski7288]

@@jhozan Well first off, we've given POC actually race based advantages for ALL government contracting, grants, university admittance, and bank loans for ~3 solid generations now. The 20 Trillion dollars of LBJ's "War On Poverty" had as its focal point the black populations - so the country could have less racial strife (it didn't work). Also, it wasn't simply giant corporations that were burnt - many stores and franchises that were burnt were black owned. They've also destroyed any future prospects the city has for success as capital tends to flee if the environment isn't stable or risky. She blames television for people stealing televisions and computers, embarrassingly treating them like children. Actually look into the history of Tulsa, it's telling about how group identity can make a person dumb and ravenous - like this woman here. I'm Italian. We were thrown out of our Newark because of racial attacks and riots; so we know first hand how racism can poison a human's mind.

[@codisha2970]

I’m assuming you’re from Japan. I love the Far East, but they really don’t get racial turmoil and cultural friction like the rest of the world faces, especially in the US. I think that being ethnically homogeneous isn’t exactly the best thing for a country. Not that it’s Japan’s fault.

[@ezquad959]

EQUALITY...LETS SEE....you want to be my equal then act like my equal. I get up every morning early and get myself and my kids ready for school. Then i go my ass to work all fn day..i have constant worry for my children..are they learning..are they dressed appropriately..did i spend enough time with each one..are they hangn with the wrong crowd..what can i do for to help their future...these are constant worries all the while busting my ass all fn day..then its time to go home but my day aint done..dinner needs to be made..dishes done..tidy up the home..make sure kids doing homework if they have it..get them showered up n settled down..get them to bed at decent time..now i make lunches for the next day and prep a meal for the next day if needed...then i get maybe 40 minutes to myself n shower n bed then start all over again the next day..weekends are filled with driving kids to sporting or dance events all while juggling errands n chores..(monday comes real quick.).. Its that bit of joy we find in between that keeps us going..keeps us fighting another day focusing on the big picture..this is the type of shit some minority claim whites have so easy...this shit aint easy..trust me im not feeling privileged... We work it..we stay focused on the big picture..instead of buying weed n fn jordan sneakers i try n save my money..i focus on my life n my kids well being so they dont go down the wrong path..this is our focus.. Not bling bling on my fn neck n fingers..ok..not what kind of fn car i drive or how dope my clothes are.. ..you want to be my equal?????? Then mother fn act like it...dont try n force me to feel like your my equal..be my equal...when you do that only then i will consider you my equal with respect gladly...instead they dummy down certain systems so minority can work at jobs they never qualified for..that doesnt sound like equality to me..dont let them use the race card when they act up n get called out for it...that aint equal..earn it.. People will always respect something earned..not just falsely given..take care of your family follow rules n laws stop wasting your money on SHIT jordans or pot n alcohol...raise up. You want to be my equal then fn EARN IT..

[@terriray948]

Thank you Kimberly. You're so powerful. You broke it down where a 2year old could understand. I cried because we should have our own. God Bless you my sister.

[@ninaannhall6636]

OMG, the power and passion in her words. I've learned a few things myself, and I believe that if no one can receive the message she just delivered about the "WHY?", then they choose to not understand the significance and importance of her message or what what BLM really truly means. Equality not revenge, it's not hard to comprehend. Thank you, Kimberly, for being that voice.

[@geneva3465]

Thanks sister for your explaining our American nightmare.

[@CJ-gf5sw]

This why I love black women! WELL SPOKEN AND CAN BACK IT UP!

[@blacktigerpaw1]

No wonder black men won't marry them.

[@AloyImpact]

So does she speak for the black community? Because she and I as a black man don’t share these ideas.

[@johnmarat8981]

@NK Maze NOT his problem. His clarity.

[@edwardjackson3952]

Every black person in America needs to hear this thank you sister ✊✊👊👊👊

[@HaitianBlackGinger11]

Black folks already know this, we live it. Others needs to hear this, besides black people.

[@dabordietrying]

@@HaitianBlackGinger11 agreed. all the people that get mad at black people for rioting need to hear this.

[@suehowie152]

@@dabordietrying I am here to, once again,to download this incredible video to clipboard, so I can share it again and again should the unthinkable happen, again, and Chauvin walks..

[@dabordietrying]

@@suehowie152 chauvin was found guilty on all charges. i personally think this is a great step in the right direction. and i might be wrong but i do believe this is the first time EVER that a cop has been arrested for killing a black person in minnesota. i just hope america can continue to lock up these murderers.

[@suehowie152]

@@dabordietrying With you 100 percent..

[@hollyallowayfuller4985]

Kimberly Jones, you are glorious. This should be required viewing for every American. I hope you run for president. Thank you.

[@goldpilgrim]

Same old same old! I segregated from the blacks long time ago.

[@MrAnonymous2u]

"They are lucky all we want is equality, and not revenge." Amen.

[@reeprodigy1682]

Ase fam!

[@sunrise2570]

If that was true, then how do you explain the rioting and looting and violence? Those are crimes. Those are acts of revenge. And some say acts of terrorism. Harming innocent business owners and people is not a solution. Those are threats against innocent good people. If you want to go tear something apart, why don’t you Tear A Part the politicians that created this mess.

[@billhamilton7524]

who is they ??

[@XGarveyX]

It's been years and this still chills me to the bone.

[@vibaj16]

cringe

[@JoDiazWineBlog]

Powerful. I will share this on my Facebook page, and dare anyone who's bitched about the looting to watch it. On my page this morning: "If you think birds of a feather flock together, you haven't been in my back yard. I provide plenty of food for all, and there's a lot of social empathy out there. Every one of them eats, and gets along.

[@bealove6709]

💜

[@ireneroth8252]

Ms Jones seems to be pretty well fed. Maybe she could share some of her food with those starving-children, eh? Will be doing herself a favour.

[@alejandrapichardo2314]

@@ireneroth8252 What is the point of pointing out that she is "well fed". What does that have to do with the message behind this video, the message behind her words?

[@tigerskob]

Irene Roth did you come up with that comment all on your own?

[@alejandrapichardo2314]

@bunch1962 Murder is a crime. What is wrong with you?

[@ladybuglove61201]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏this was the 5 time I've watched this video and it is just as power as watching the first time. So much so I got chills watching and my eyes teared up. She spoke volumes in so few words. I just purchased her book "I'mNot Dying With You Tonight". Can't wait to read it.

[@derisonpuntier2860]

This is one of the realest video I watch. Kimberly nailed it on the head with this one. I feel your pain sister! I'm from the south bronx and I lived in poverty my whole life. As an adult I starting to understand how the system affected me and my family. Real talk, you should run for office. subscribed and shared.

[@helensanderson6789]

My dear Kimberly Jones, the spirit is within you. You have a mighty warrior soul and I honor you for speaking out. I am with you..and I am so so sorry for all that has been done to your people in this country. I am greatly ashamed for my ancestors actions and if I honestly could take this great embarrassment away I would do so. Thank you ...for teaching us...reminding us. WE are taking this country for granted and it's time we give back..listen..and change.

[@Heroinedown]

Helen Sanderson As long as there are people like you, open minded, listening to the reasons why things are the way they are, and understanding that the game is rigged there might still be hope. You are not responsible for your ancestors actions and you are definitely "one of us".

[@firstladychosen149]

Tell your ppl and others to pay what you owe otherwise there is nothing to talk about👊

[@khunt1947]

I have to give her a standing ovation, well said.

[@samanthaproffitt7644]

I come back to this video every so often and it still give me chills.

[@vibaj16]

Wow, you sound boring.

[@YRTheyDoingThis]

Chills? This woman stole millions of dollars from donors. She’s a race hustler, literally.

[@fetteroffcolen8852]

POWERFUL and Highly INTELLIGENT Malcolm X, James Baldwin, Martin Luther THE KING. !!! KIMBERLY = BRILLIANT

[@liltom513]

YO PREACH, SPEAKING NOTHIN BUT TRUTH

[@solisolis9528]

Tommy my dear, what do you want to tell us?

[@ezquad959]

EQUALITY...LETS SEE....you want to be my equal then act like my equal. I get up every morning early and get myself and my kids ready for school. Then i go my ass to work all fn day..i have constant worry for my children..are they learning..are they dressed appropriately..did i spend enough time with each one..are they hangn with the wrong crowd..what can i do for to help their future...these are constant worries all the while busting my ass all fn day..then its time to go home but my day aint done..dinner needs to be made..dishes done..tidy up the home..make sure kids doing homework if they have it..get them showered up n settled down..get them to bed at decent time..now i make lunches for the next day and prep a meal for the next day if needed...then i get maybe 40 minutes to myself n shower n bed then start all over again the next day..weekends are filled with driving kids to sporting or dance events all while juggling errands n chores..(monday comes real quick.).. Its that bit of joy we find in between that keeps us going..keeps us fighting another day focusing on the big picture..this is the type of shit some minority claim whites have so easy...this shit aint easy..trust me im not feeling privileged... We work it..we stay focused on the big picture..instead of buying weed n fn jordan sneakers i try n save my money..i focus on my life n my kids well being so they dont go down the wrong path..this is our focus.. Not bling bling on my fn neck n fingers..ok..not what kind of fn car i drive or how dope my clothes are.. ..you want to be my equal?????? Then mother fn act like it...dont try n force me to feel like your my equal..be my equal...when you do that only then i will consider you my equal with respect gladly...instead they dummy down certain systems so minority can work at jobs they never qualified for..that doesnt sound like equality to me..dont let them use the race card when they act up n get called out for it...that aint equal..earn it.. People will always respect something earned..not just falsely given..take care of your family follow rules n laws stop wasting your money on SHIT jordans or pot n alcohol...raise up. You want to be my equal then fn EARN IT..

[@Alexa_aroyal]

@@ezquad959 finally someone who knows true justice 👏

[@crystalxchi8576]

​@@ezquad959 you typed an entire paragraph and still said a whole lotta bullshit. No one has to "earn" being an equal. We deserve to be equal because we're human too, and this country was built on our blood, sweat, and tears. I suggest you rewatch the video cause you clearly didn't and angrily ran to the comments to spew nonsense.

[@opheliacparadox]

I´ve watched this video so many times, and my favourite part is still that she gets a hug at the end, her emotional needs are important and she got confort from her people. All the love from CO, BLM

[@noeltaylor3594]

For all that "" angry black woman", she's still human, somebody's little girl with a shattered heart.

[@Angelsdontkill8]

This was truly an amazing expression of how inequality has transferred into the situation that is happening now. People tend to look at only what’s happening but not the whole picture! Thank you for being a teacher!

[@reeprodigy1682]

I’m just gonna comment every time I watch 🤷🏾‍♂️ (if this ain’t spot on I don’t know what is)

[@lsuhillary]

Rewatching a year later. I think about this speech so often. I hope it get repeated and written in the history books.

[@RedLineHealth510]

Chills. This is WHY learning your history and mobilizing that emotion to make a better world is IMPORTANT.

[@Amor1990]

How much of those billions of dollars donated in the name of George Floyd were spent on helping black communities?

[@michannelurl]

I first watched a clip of your video on Lask week Tonight with John Oliver. Powerful and informative. Thank you Kimberly Jones.

[@kareemreefexplorer]

Every time I watch this, I cry...very emotional truth...

[@libbytaylor-worden6162]

Thank you for opening my 'white' eyes. I need to change. Your history is now opening up to me in a way that I've never been aware of before...I want to focus on the WHY and consider what I can do to be a change agent. Your statement, "We are lucky that Black People are looking for equality and not revenge." rocked my awareness and opened a whole new perspective. Thank you Kimberly, I can't say enough how you changed me. I only hope I can come up with something to do myself that can make a significant difference, even if it's only to share your words, your perspective, and open other peoples' eyes to what the real issue is. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@lvbfeather4237]

I need this recorded on a dvd so I can buy it and listen to it everyday. This is my fifth or six time looking at this put this on a dvd I need this to pass down through my generations to remember how we got here and where we wind up. It just explains it so simply how can you not understand unless you just don’t want to. 😔

[@ellietaylor9938]

This is so powerful. What a woman. I hear you. I’m listening.

[@vibaj16]

Powerful indeed, she managed to make me laugh and be depressed with the same thing: her delusional stupidity is hilarious, but also depressing that people like her exist

[@___DRIP___]

This is the whitest comment that I’ve ever seen.

[@arrycrouch2261]

This is just pure power pure truth and every word that came out of her mouth was just a bolt of power. This is what they need to realize.

[@billhamilton7524]

whos they ??

[@Doobsnackz]

WAS SHE ALIVE 400 YEARS?

[@jdwhodey]

@@Doobsnackz did she say she was? Are you really that dumb that you can't understand what 400 years she is referring to?

[@kitsmith806]

God bless you Kimberly Jones, I watch this a few times a year. Especially when I hear qbout another Black child eliminated by police, I don't even know any of them (so far 🙏🏽) but it hurts my heart and every time. So thank you for your powerful words.😢👍🏽🙏🏽

[@hw06153]

This is the most beautiful and articulate analysis of the economical situation in America I have heard in a while. Thank you so much for this!

[@trevorpote3442]

Why ?

[@JustEverton]

@@trevorpote3442 Why not?

[@TheLegendaryLife_Official]

Seen this video a couple of times now... still makes me cry.

[@ibrahimkanza4037]

Oh my Gosh. I think America still has a conscience and not yet to be corrupted, owes it to this kind of people

[@ibrahimkanza4037]

@Billy still couldn't understand what means using Imao haha are you with me or against what I said friend?

[@ibrahimkanza4037]

@Billy yeah definitely that is

[@chloeratchford4854]

Kimberly Jones hit EVERY nail on the head! That was the REALEST speech on racism, EVER! STANDING OVATION, WOW 👏☄💯

[@ladyjkeyj342]

You brought this white girl to tears. I feel you. I understand you. I am trying to speak up for you. The why is where we all need to focus. Unfortunately much of white privaledge can't get past the what. :(

[@keenen3479]

so you feel like you are better than blacks because you're white and they need you to speak up for them? lmao

[@danecummins8213]

@UCoZJe0ZN28PFgLmJ3vJiJ8Q it doesn't matter what you say, you are white so you are nothing to these people! They wont discuss the 184,000 white soldiers who fought and died to free the slaves. And so you get a grip on the situation in the 17 and early 1800s, slavery was a worldwide problem. Not just here, and it's still happening in parts of the world today

[@ramonepedgio5964]

Young lady, you just won over another fan.

[@Kiki-bo9en]

I really appreciate that they showed the hug at the end. Don't forget the emotional toll, the generations of trauma that results from having to keep up this fight.

[@maureencohen379]

" We're focusing on the 'what' they're doing, on not the 'why' they're doing it". So true, and so important.

[@TinyDancerO]

Why they are doing it? So all of the LOOTING currently happening in Chicago should be acceptable because the Looters don't own them? I have a BIG problem with that mentality.

[@joansvoboda8988]

I dont own any property we rent and work a full time job and live paycheck to paycheck. I dont have everything I want unfortunately this is the slave system we are all a part off. If I were to lose my job I would be out on the streets within 2 months time. My point is alot of people are poor or living pay check to pay check that does not give me the right to go out and loot and steal and destroy other people's property. I love people of all colors. I myself have white, spanish, polynesian and black heritage. My mother was on welfare and on drugs we were not well cared for as children. I pulled myself up by my bootstraps and promised myself that I would give my children a better life than I had. I dont owe anybody anything and if you try and take what I have worked hard for be prepared for a fight.

[@siobhandaly7240]

This is undoubtedly the best thing I have listened to. It moved me to tears I have always been embarrassed about how people can treat their fellow human beings I hope things change in my lifetime

[@vibaj16]

I guess her making up excuses worked on you

[@siobhandaly7240]

@@vibaj16 there is a difference between excuses and reasons, if more people knew that then we might treat people better even if only to stop the consequences

[@vibaj16]

​@@siobhandaly7240 You just dodged the truth. You really think these rioters care about black lives? No, they just want to steal and destroy. They are using BLM propaganda as an excuse to destroy homes and businesses. 99% of the people suffering from the riots did nothing wrong and are being hurt by the riots. I feel like that experience would make people start being racist against black people, because this is what they might think all black people are like.

[@siobhandaly7240]

@@vibaj16 unlike you I don't even pretend to know what goes on in other peoples minds, I have however read about Ms Jones and things she has written, watched videos and so I probably have more insight into the lady herself than BLM or the black community in the US, and I don't believe she is offering any excuses not do I see any evidence that she makes things up, but maybe you know her and are coming from a position of some expertise.

[@richardmerrill8387]

Me: 61, white , privileged. You Kimberly: absolutely correct in everything you say! Please know that so many of us are heartsick and ashamed of our racist history (and present) and please accept my feeble little apology for the part my ancestors played in this. I understand my privileged place in the world was in many ways the result of the suppression of others. I’m so very very sorry. Now let’s fight for change!

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

This seems strangely masochistic.

[@danecummins8213]

Wow! Just wow!

[@xiaothe1]

The fix has been in place for 400 plus years in the Americas and the Caribbean🇹🇹....Thank you KL Jones for your wisdom and eloquence 🌹❤🌹

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

Than why are there rich people of all races in America?

[@brandonf1811]

@@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0 614 billionaires in the US, only 7 are black.

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

@@brandonf1811 Yea, no $hit, guess who makes up the majority of the population. Also the fact that 7 can make it to billianairhood should be proof enough that it's possible.

[@pejazya]

@@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0 I saw your comments multiple times, so what's the point if there some wealthy black people the majority of the black population should forget about slavery and ignore systemic racism, police brutality? I don't get it.

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

@@pejazya Not ignore these problems, but to stop segregating them. Police brutality happens to everyone of all races, the media just makes it seem like it's only POC because that's what gets them views. The fact that there are wealthy black Americans should be enough evidence that there is no systematic racism because if there was there would be no rich and successful black Americans.

[@MikeSpille]

Wow. That was so powerful and thought provoking. It moved me to tears and action and I hope it will do the same for those I share it with. Thank you.

[@spirolateral]

Thought provoking if you haven't got the brains for thought.

[@MikeSpille]

Chris Capaci whatever dude

[@jafar9731]

Oh please...stop with your white guilt. This gal needs to stop with the bad attitude and try to make something our of herself instead of blaming others for her short comings.

[@MikeSpille]

@@jafar9731 Understanding reality is not white guilt. Perhaps you should think before replying. She has made more of herself than I suspect you have.

[@raphthaturtle9698]

@@MikeSpille I’m with you brother it’s not white guilt you have empathy which a lot of people lack in today’s world.

[@kimjames3415]

You are free to go wherever you want, but you will not destroy this country.

[@KeeYoung_]

You didn’t hear a word she said did you?

[@ufuomaoqua8348]

💯💯💯 Yes, yes you explained it well. This is it. Sis... 🙏 thank you for breaking down and explaining the monetary + mental/psychological disparity.

[@edelenj48]

Damn girl I hear you my sister. You said it loud and clear. Much love.

[@sSereth]

This woman is a genius and she speaks truth that cuts right to the heart.

[@alisonrosejefferson2404]

Very powerful statement about the long history of African American disenfranchisement.

[@bethfinne3260]

@ Robert Michael If he already served time in jail for a past crime, then why is it ok to murder him in cold blood when he wasn't doing anything? By your logic, anyone who has ever committed any crime deserves to be murdered by the police. Shoplifted 6 years ago and already served your time and paid the consequences? Sorry you deserve to be murdered by a cop based on a mere accusation. Seriously??? That is actually quite heinous.

[@bethfinne3260]

@@marcusraidien1543 My comment was based solely on how Robert Michael phrased and worded his statement.

[@mizzou1016]

It’s a shame western Africans enslaved and sold other black people to Europeans for sugar and gold

[@AGoddess]

second time watching. this will be on replay, and shared over and over and over.

[@atariukass1]

Yes, brainwash yourself even more.

[@AGoddess]

Audrius J I cant be brainwashed. Thank you for trying though. :) You should seek help for your void.

[@atariukass1]

@@AGoddess this is exactly what brainwashed people say. I had a friend he got into a religious cult and he said that to...

[@AGoddess]

@@atariukass1 look up the cult bite model. im good. Once you leave a cult you can recognize them easily.

[@atariukass1]

@@AGoddess yeah, so leave it... I've been in a both sides, I was a Democrat voter. One day I decided to take my pink glasses off and look a little bit deeper. And I saw for the first time shit they are feeding us.

[@sivaforutube]

Black people, this is your destiny, accept it.

[@Designabolic]

Wow. Thank you for delivering that spot-on powerful analogy. That brought me to a new level of understanding.

[@ruth80809]

"And they are lucky that what black people are looking for is equality and not revenge." Brava Kimberly.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

Not looking for revenge? Are you joking? DEI is ALL about revenge. Revenge against who? Such a sad and pitiful way of seeing the world.

[@rodster811]

It's not about equality from people her not in this era.

[@ellic7248]

Anyone who denies systemic racism must watch this video. She explains it so clearly that anyone who is actually open to learn will understand.

[@jaderoi8544]

Please read the entirety of what I say, it is an addition to what KLJ says. While I understand the sentiment, and agree with what KLJ says, she misses 4 important factors: 1. The white underclass as a demographic of America. They own nothing. Policies for betterment are usually focused on urban populations. The white underclasses reside mostly in rural areas. The poor underclasses are not a modern phenomenon; they existed during the period of chattel slavery. 2. The distinction between the white elite; established families, who benefit from the economic system, historically and presently, and the white working-class who have historically not been beneficiaries of a skewed economic model. 3. How does this apply to white immigrants? People who have no stake in the skewed economic model. 4. Historic minority groups other than African-Americans. Native Americans or Tejanos. What is their role in this? I feel this rhetoric collectively condemns white people, and that is a false premise. Economic competition, pressed upon us by an elite class, causes racial tension, as seen in the Draft Riots. It is in the poorest populations of society that you see the most racial cohesion. That being said, the disenfranchised underclasses are also used as a demographic weapon. It is a class conflict much more than a racial conflict. The racial nature was due to the influx of labour into the labour force, with the ability to drive wages down, and fears stoked by the elite. The corporate elites care not for the average white, black, or hispanic person. Collective working-class consciousness is undermined by racial division. Blame the newly freed blacks for race-to-the-bottom wages, not the fact that wages were bad enough prior to the emancipation of slaves - that is what people were led to believe. Working-class white and black have more in common than middle class and working-class people of the same race.

[@danecummins8213]

Now that is the truth. I have never been treated poorly by black people, and I have never treated anyone who treats me well, poorly. I live in the south and for the most part we all get along fine. If any one of us saw another being treated with racism no matter what skin color we are we would step up and defend anyone. With us it's not about color, it's about respect. You give it, you get it. Color has not one damn thing to do with it

[@johnlyndsay]

This right here should have millions and millions of views. She explains why it doesn’t. Too many people in this country put their head in the sand. I wish we would wake up.

[@vibaj16]

glad it doesn't

[@r.spivey3599]

Wow. This has me in tears.

[@piqhell]

this is so fucking powerful ive never heard someone explain something the way u so brilliantly did here. im thankful that im here on this planet to learn n love n grow even thru the utter horrific ugliness of it all and im so fucking happy im alive in a time where ppl can hear from the voices of the unheard shit who knows maybe ill still be around to see whats left of the world trying to piece together a functioning equivalent society

[@vibaj16]

she's just making up excuses

[@eve938]

Agree with every word. No response needed.

[@Michelle-wb5bw]

That's right Kimberly, I was thinking the same thing. They are lucky we don't want revenge, but Vengence belongs to God, not man and spiritual people know that already.

[@kgar5String]

I'm 62 years old and have never been killed by a cop.

[@donaldbailey5730]

Unfortunately.

[@angsanch4219]

I LOVE HERRRRRR !!!!! YES QUEEN

[@renee9365]

Wow, powerful! Thank you for telling it like it is. More of us white people need to hear and listen. I promise to try to do my best.

[@rchopkins7321]

Don't try, just do it, we don't try, it's just in us to treat people like human beings.

[@le.na.]

The last sentence is the best I‘ve ever heard!

[@MyFrancesRenee]

Wow..I can listen to this a million times over..The New I Have a Dream Speech..The Real!

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

Don't even compare this to Martin Luther King speech, what an insult. His speech was passionate but sophisticated and peaceful during a time of actual racial segregation and prejudice. All I see here is a baby crying because she doesn't have what others have, and I love how everyone is so emotionally invested they just miss the part where she completely contradicted herself. If the system is rigged/fixed against them, why are there rich black people? successful black people? famous black people? She admitted this in the beginning.

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

Martin Luther king also never condoned violence or excused it.

[@buckrogers7115]

Occupy Wall Street was correct, if we all came together, black white whatever, focusing on the banks and the politicians who help them we would all have a better life. HOWEVER don’t loot and fuck up your community if you’re trying to empower your community

[@KiraSieni]

Im white and poor and disabled. Worse due to covid. It would be hard not to loot. There are so many things I need I cant afford. Clothes, a new bedset, and things Ill never afford like a laptop. If you keep people down and they never have access to needs, and yes wants, its understandable why, when given a chance people might do that.

[@JonahGilmore]

The video that I saw 3 years ago that made me realize that I was racist. Thank you Ms. Jones, I've been woke 3 years now.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@rodster811]

You're an NPC

[@paletsecam]

Trevor Noah's contract quote Kimberley refers to: ""I saw so many people online saying, 'These riots are disgusting, this is not how a society should be run, you do not loot and you do not burn, this is not how our society is built!'. And that actually triggered something in me and I was like 'Man okay, society? What is society?'. And fundamentally when you boil it down, society is a contract we sign as human beings amongst each other. 'Amongst this group of us, we agree in common rules, common ideals, and common practices that are going to define us as a group.' That's what I think a society is, it's a contract. And as with most contracts: the contract is only as strong as the people abiding by it. But if you think of being a black person in America who is living in Minneapolis or Minnesota, or any place where you're not having a good time, ask yourself this question when you watch those people: What vested interest do they have in maintaining the contract? Like, why don't we all loot? Why doesn't everybody take? Because we've agreed on things. There are so many people who are starving out there, so many people who don't have. There are people who are destitute when the virus hit and when they don't have a second paycheck they are already broke. Which is insane but that's the reality. But still: think about how many people who don't have, the have-nots, say: 'You know what, I'm still gonna play by the rules even though I have nothing because I still wish for the society to work and exist'. And then some members of that society, namely Black American people, watch time and time again how the contract they have signed with society is not being honored by the society that has forced them to sign it with them. When you watch Ahmaud Arbery being shot and you hear that those men have been released and, were it not for the video and the outrage, those people would be living their lives, what part of the contract is that in society? When you see George Floyd on the ground and you see a man losing his life in a way that no person should ever have to lose their life, at the hands of someone who is supposed to enforce the law, what part of the contract is that? And a lot of people say, 'Well, what good does this do?' Yeah, but what good doesn't it do? That's the question people don't ask the other way 'round. 'What good does it do to loot target?', 'How does it help you to loot Target?'. Yeah but how does it help you to not loot Target? Answer that question! Because the only reason you didn't loot target before was because you were upholding society's contract. There is no contract if the law and people in power don't uphold their end of it."

[@danecummins8213]

Then get rid of the political elite. Why do they continue to vote for the party that lies and cheats them? Listen to Joe Biden and his views on black people throughout his illustrious corrupt career. The videos of his racist REMARKS are easy to find on you tube. But they will vote democratic every time. The dems dont care about ANYBODY, except black people during an election. Period.

[@sekanipeople8273]

So much love for this human being.

[@Strype13]

This is one of the most based interviews I've ever seen. In a 7 minute statement, this lady just single-handedly obliterated almost every single aimless bootlicker talking point the conservative right has been throwing around for generations. She deserves a medal for this.

[@meetjaz]

You win with personal responsibility. period.

[@eljefe8149]

What an amazing leap of logic. We're all dumber for having heard this.

[@martinhousemuse]

WRONG: not one of those business owners (targeted by arson, looting or vandalism) was operating on this self defeating nonsense. Not one business owner burnt down their own business or invited others to do so. Not one of them thought back to a hundred year old incident in Tulsa and said "I'd be better off if someone just burned my house of business to the ground". Not one. Some of the most idiotic s h i t I have ever heard.

[@neandrewthal]

And some peaceful truckers are violent extremists.

[@kwesi7994]

The monopoly analogy best exaplains the income/economic divide in the country. If cheating happens for x amount of time, then a fraction of that time isn’t enough for solving the problem itself,

[@wbworkout]

She is right!

[@wbworkout]

@Ash Hegde And why is she wrong? I know her rant was very angry. but you have to understand where people of color are coming from. I don't agree with all her points but I can understand why she and the Black folks are angry. Most white people, even liberals like my self have no real idea or grasp the full history of the people we now call, Black, Africa Americans, or people of color what they as a collective have experienced or the deep collective wounds and scars they have had to deal with and carry, and the oppression, profiling, stereotyping hasn't stopped.

[@wbworkout]

@Ash Hegde You sound really angry. I am not sure where you get your information or statistics but my life experience has given me a different perspective. Of course people who work hard and smart prosper, all kinds of people. No one kind of human is taking over the country b ut there is a segment that has promulgated rumors that give a false picture of the demographics of the people you spoke of. No one is trying to replace white people. The White people have had the advantage all along and now that others are starting to prosper, some white folk are not happy. You can find the rich and the poor among all of us. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason. I am white, was homeless, worked hard,, very hard and built a life and a career. It was not about my color but my ethic. Anyone who has a good work ethic can do well or at least ok but there are systematic kinds of oppression out there that are based in fear, ignorance, and just plain racist hate. I wish we could all get over this. Thank you for entering into the conversation. People of color is a umbrella term to include many aspects of our society that are nt typically caucasian or euro- centric in their ancestry. When the Irish and Italians came over they were scorned and oppressed by ethnic hate and disadvantage. It happens to many immigrants. Every one has something to contribute to the whole. No one group is taking over but there are some that keep that rumor and lie alive.

[@wbworkout]

​@Ash Hegde Why are we even her discussing this? We have had different sources and experiences. You are correct.I am a student of history and yes indeed many poor white people were indentured servants or feudal slaves in various times in history. They were oppressed by those in power, the royals, the holy roman empire and then the holy roman Catholic church or what ever emperor, ruler, king and war Lord was in power. . It is a very complex history with threads running everywhere. Bottom line, powerful greedy humans enslaved other humans. White were amongst the poorest of peoples during the great dust bowl, the great depression, in Appalachia. When oppressed white people. came to the "new world" they in turn started oppressing the native people's here for land, gold and other riches enslaving. Those which came first did so with a vengeance but they had just comes from Europe which was oppressing it own people and imposing the Inquisition murdering 1000s for their differentness or beliefs. It's about power, money, riches resources and land not skin color, not even religion or politics. can't you see?We all have been doing this to each other for 1000s of years. Hell, that's why they killed Jesus, because he tried through his teachings to upset the whole corrupt system of religious and political power, he was a threat to the status quo.. Why do we continue to press and hurt each other.? We are all humans, we have the same DNAs, blood and genetic origins no matter what we look like on the surface. It's time we started acting like enlightened beings instead haters and slavers. I found that you can proves any position if you concoct the right information, rumors lies, and images, even with the best intentions. I wish truly we'd stop all this crap and love our neighbors as ourselves regardless of their race, color, ethnic background, creed, politics or other surface differences. This is a beautiful planet and there is enough in reality to go around and for everyone to have a good life. Greed and power still rule unfortunately, politics, conspiracy theories and rich wealthy and corporations rule our world at present. I am glad you reminded me of the plight of many non- people of color as we are all in this together. We dream, we hope, we love and want the best for your children, family and friends but that good should never come at th expense of other people longing for the same. Thank you Blessings on your kith and kin.

[@wbworkout]

@Ash Hegde I can see you are entrenched in your own narrative. I choose to hope for better. I could recommend a reading list too but it would be fruitless. This is where our society has come to - a stalemate of ideology and values. Many books to be read and studied. Many things are folly. Thank you for your time.

[@wbworkout]

@Ash Hegde Lady, you don't know shit about me. Thank you again for the conversation. Be well, safe journeys, Dano

Obama said that pull your self up by the bootstraps. Did his mother's ancestors do that. No. Lebron why did you let him get in your head and stop the protest 24 hours. Come on Lebron I thought you was smarter than that. Obam dont give a crap about you. He played you.

[@edzzz5043]

Never in my life i would think i would hear a black women defending criminal activities

[@maipai101]

You missed what she was saying.