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My point is that George Floyd was tortured/murdered by the very people that are to protect all of us. This time was once too many and it ignited a movement. It didn't occur to me to check if he had a rap sheet and it doesn't matter--no one deserves the treatment
that he got. He became a symbol. It was time. I was sad that the "movement" found it necessary to make him into a hero, especially for his wife and kids. It must be very confusing for them. Bless them and bless us.</div>
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<div>Here a different narrative about racially related police brutality from a black woman... with numbers and statistics...</div>
<div>and she is very passionate as well... </div>
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<div>How antiracism hurts black people- perspective of J<span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249); font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif">ohn McWhorter</span><span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"> academic and associate professor at Columbia University</span></div>
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<div class="x_yiv4218659865" style="word-wrap:break-word">~~~~ we’ll be needing a real revolutionary approach to take a hold here.
<div class="x_yiv4218659865">I am never a fan of destructive violence ~ tho’ 400 yrs + of oppression and cruel injustice with no end in sight can fuel a lot of fires for sure.</div>
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<div class="x_yiv4218659865">I say buckle up our seat belts ~ !!! ~~~~~~~ the chaos and desperation is just getting started. </div>
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<div class="x_yiv4218659865">On Jun 7, 2020, at 10:41 PM, Lydia Ruby Shepard via Thespiritexpress <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="x_yiv4218659865" target="_blank" href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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Thanks for forwarding this clip, Ron. I am almost shaking in my boots. Very much affected by her pain, honesty, rightful indignation, clarity, reference to how when blacks were so succesful in those two places I had never heard of, how these were destroyed
by whites. I am learning anew about asking "Why", not "What" and the monopoly game--masterfully illustrated. I felt like I was drowning, gasping for air. Fortunately I'd also just listened to Obama and other young leaders, which left me with some hope.</div>
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<font class="x_yiv4218659865" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b class="x_yiv4218659865">From:</b><span class="x_yiv4218659865Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="x_yiv4218659865" target="_blank" href="mailto:thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org">thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org</a><span class="x_yiv4218659865Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="x_yiv4218659865" target="_blank" href="mailto:thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org">thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org</a>>
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<b class="x_yiv4218659865">Sent:</b><span class="x_yiv4218659865Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, June 7, 2020 9:29 PM<br clear="none" class="x_yiv4218659865">
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<b class="x_yiv4218659865">Subject:</b><span class="x_yiv4218659865Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Thespiritexpress] Focus on the "Why" not the "What"</font>
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<div class="x_yiv4218659865">~~~~~We are just coming out of a week of incredible unrest across the country ~~ I just heard that the rioting and looting is slowing down but that does not mean there are as yet any solutions to unrest or changes in the mindset
of racism~! All of this is happening in midst of the Pandemic that has spread around the World ~~~ and if this is not enough there is political unrest as well~. </div>
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<div class="x_yiv4218659865">~ This clip below is exceptionally powerful and to the point ~~~ I know that all of this has sent currents of unrest throughout the World with thousands of protesters in cities filling streets~. There are very good reasons and
this woman tells it like it is from a very deep emotional state~~~~This is a deep issue in my cellular tissue as well ~~~ I marched for civil rights in the 60’s in support of Martin Luther King like many others ~~ I did civil rights work in the South and narrowly
escaped with my life in Macon County, NC when the vigilante committee came to teach us a lesson… </div>
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<div class="x_yiv4218659865">~ I’m wondering how everyone is doing ~~ are you effected~? What are you feeling~?</div>
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