Kids aren’t being taught how to read, use a computer, or math. Now they’re not going to be taught at all through grades 4-8? I imagine if the parents are involved, it may do something, but what about kids with working parents? Whose going to make sure they’re actually retaining information? It’s kind of fucked up that they’ll be reintroduced into the “normal” system, and possibly be severely behind kids who had to go to class everyday.

Many defendants arrived at the hearing with their bags packed ready for prison. One of them was in tears as he hugged his companion before entering the courtroom.

Aww, boo fucking hoo. 🖕🏾

She did get to play her part!

It’s sad that she had to go through that. I hope this doesn’t put them off other POC participants in the future.

I was a kid, I wanna say fifth grade? Anyway, I had to wake up at the crack of dawn to drive to my dad’s mom’s house. I hated both that woman and the house. We made it there around ten or so. Then my dad excused himself, like, a hour after we arrived, leaving my mom and me with his mom, who hated us both in equal measure for ruining her son’s life.

He didn’t come back until well past midnight.

I had fallen asleep in the couch and woke up to the fight in the living room. My mother was devastated, and hurt that he left us (he was our ride home), and that it was for drugs or whatever hood shit he was up to. Even after we packed up in the car, he made a pit stop to pick up some drugs for the road and my mother was sobbing in the car. I was trying to comfort but I made it worse, so I just held her hand from the back seat.

They screamed and fought in the car for nearly an hour. I was terrified he was going to pull us into traffic because he was getting so angry. We ended up pulling over and my mom sobbed in the gas station parking lot, screaming at him to just give a fuck. He walked off to smoke and I was able to calm my my down because she could see I was freaking out and she loved me more than she hated him and calmed herself down in my behalf.

The ride home was silent. We got home and it was nearly dawn. My mom made me a snack and then sent me to bed. I didn’t fall asleep for a few hours because I was worried he would do something to my mom. When I was sure he was out, I went to sleep.

Highlight: They got me an Enya CD (don’t judge me) so the initial ride there was actually quite nice. My mom was actually very excited that morning. She was excited to have a family Christmas.

Can’t afford it myself, and I don’t know any country lacking insurance adjusters 😅

I bought a cheap TCL TV last year. If you can, turn off the wifi (I literally just wanted the TV, not the “smart” part). I play everything either through a hard drive, laptop or my PS and that works for me. You can also change the settings to open up to the last channel instead of the landing page. I can still connect my TV to Bluetooth. When I turn it on, I see the TCL logo, but after that, nothing.

Oh, me, me! I’m based in the US, but here are a few 🤗

• It’s harder for us to get loans for businesses. Most financial services are either harder or more expensive (Ex: You live in the hood and want to start a business, the area you’re in is “coded” a certain way, and you get higher loan rates because they assume you to be more risky by default)
• A lot of POC are behind in generational wealth/security because they were barred from communities and businesses that could have been passed down
• We are paid less
• Neighborhoods with high POC population usually get less funding
• Less political power because of how the counties were purposely broken up, so our voices aren’t heard as loudly
• Racial profiling
• We are more likely to get arrested, and serve harsher sentences
• Until recently (and still in some places), natural kinky hair had to be “fixed.”
• Colorism
• People with heavy accents (not limited to Hispanics of course) can have a harder time at jobs, especially if they’re phone base as people can be mad disrespectful
• In our current political environment, Latin Americans are the target of a lot of vitriol, illegal or not
• I can’t speak for Latin Americans, but when traveling, Black people have to worry about different things like: Are they racist? If so, how much? Will they let me in businesses? If I’m going for work, will they let me? If I’m not rich, will I still be treated well? We can’t just go back packing, because many countries will not be hospitable, either due to race, skin color, or both
• Being spoken too in slang because they assume that’s how you talk
• For hobbies, cosplay. POC are routinely dragged for not being the right color or what have you
• For kids, they are seen as older and more dangerous than other non-POC their age and therefore are treated harsher
• “Don’t send no Mexicans to my house” - Actual customer
• Even if you get a job, you may be taken off a job because of your skin (there are plenty of stories of people who refuse POC doctors, nurses, etc. I personally was not able to teach a child when abroad because of my skin color, even though I was the only one with a degree).
• Having your name, apperence, hair style mocked, until it’s been absorbed by white culture and becomes “cool.”
• Having your accolades covered up or ignored (A modern example would be that Renegade dance. The creator was a black girl, but a white girl took off with it. They even had her teaching a dance she didn’t create)
• If a show or movie has a POC in it, you have to brace yourself for cries of “wokeness,” even before the movie is out
• Being assumed as a diversity hire, regardless of your cardentials
• Something a bit more basic, but make up, hair products, etc. A lot of viral trends are shown on pale skin only, and some popular products don’t make darker colors at all, or very few shades. It wasn’t until I was in high school that I could find my regular hair products outside of a beauty supply shop.
• POC women and girls are hyper sexualized and are often see as the cause for physical and sexual abuse instead of the victim
• “You speak so well.”
• “Are you the first person in your family to finish highschool/college?”
• Being the only black kid on the class when they start the slavery lessons.
• “Don’t you speak English!?”
• For black women, we are routinely mocked not just outside our race, but inside. Many black men don’t fuck with black women because they drank the kool-aid
• Having to regulate your feelings because you don’t want to be the “angry” black person
• “Oh, I didn’t meant you. You’re one of the good ones.”

Of course, these have different levels of severity, some of these are not just applicable to POC, but this was a sampler of you will. Hope that helps!

Easier, not easy.