Tag Archives: Weaponized Blackness

“Stand Your Ground” Laws Are Simply Legalized Lynchings

Posted on July 23, 2018 by theboeskool

That’s what they are… They are laws designed to make it legal for white people to kill black folks when those white people feel threatened… And there are few things more threatening to white people than Blackness. It happened when … Continue reading →

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Hey White People: Remember When We Briefly Cared About Philando Castile’s Life?

Posted on July 8, 2017 by theboeskool

“This is NOT okay.” ~ That’s the kind of stuff we would say as we shared the video footage police released a few days after the Not Guilty verdict was announced. When the verdict was initially handed down, there wasn’t … Continue reading →

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There’s No Such Thing As An Unarmed Black Man

Posted on August 13, 2015 by theboeskool

“I felt threatened.” That’s what they always seem to say…. The police officer who choked the life out of Eric Garner as he gasped the words, “I can’t breathe” felt threatened. The police officer who was responding to a call about … Continue reading →

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