![]() These actions are all a normal part of the policing process. For many years here in Portland, police have driven around at the end of protests and picked up people wearing black clothing in small groups and arrested them. These same police raided queer and trans bars and clubs which resulted in the Stonewall Riot. Unmarked cars with ICE and border patrol agents in plain clothing have been picking up immigrants across the country and taking them to camps and detention centers. From the war on drugs to the decades of lynchings and in the early years of policing as slave patrols, police both in uniform and without a uniform acted with the authority of the institution of policing. Unmarked cars with law enforcement officers in plain clothing have and continue to be used against Black communities. These tactics have been used against communities of color specifically Black communities and against anarchists, communists, socialists, and other groups of many different races and identities fighting for radical systemic change for as long as the police have been a structure in the United States. We should also remember that these tactics are not new or unusual: they are a normal part of the process of policing. We should be appalled, furious and scared by these actions. We are furious and scared that the police are knocking on our and other protesters’ doors and arresting people for no reason. We are appalled by the use of tear gas, pepper spray, flash bang grenades, and snatch squads. Anti-Repression Corner: This is All Too Familiarįor many of us getting involved with the current Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests is the first time we have been out on the streets taking actions to make change.Because they are more at risk than you are. And they’re ignored by awareness campaigns. Black women are less likely to know how to do self-exams and because of the socioeconomic divide, less likely to see an OB/GYN annually. The sooner you begin treatment, the better your prognosis. Ever.īlack women are also more likely to die of breast cancer because they’re less likely to catch it early. Speaking as someone active with the cause whose aunt is even more active with the cause, here’s my answer: In eight years of working for awareness across four states, I have never seen a single black woman in any breast cancer campaign. Now, I want you to do a fun exercise: tell me the last time you saw a breast cancer awareness campaign that included black women. ![]() See, here’s a weird medical fact: black women are more likely to get breast cancer and nobody knows why. (Storm? Pretty sure that’s Storm.) And in a way where, yes, representation saves lives. OKAY LISTEN UP BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING SUPER IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN AND MOST OF YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW ![]()
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