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barbtries

(31,217 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 03:30 PM Jun 2020

Part of the BLM protest in NYC you won't see on the news




you know what's giving me hope today? All the white protesters. This may be a watershed.

not that I'm not crying every single day. This video made me cry too.
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Part of the BLM protest in NYC you won't see on the news (Original Post) barbtries Jun 2020 OP
That is awesome! Squinch Jun 2020 #1
Tears of hope and joy that in spite of the Fascists - America will become a better place for,... magicarpet Jun 2020 #2
today and yesterday have given me new hope. barbtries Jun 2020 #4
i cry every single day I see the protests..not the looting as that just pisses me off.. samnsara Jun 2020 #3
Cool music and dance off's always bring a smile to my face. Thanks for this! chowder66 Jun 2020 #5
I love this! sheshe2 Jun 2020 #6
I ❤️ New Yorkers! Walleye Jun 2020 #7
awesome. I feel something...positive? stillcool Jun 2020 #8

barbtries

(31,217 posts)
4. today and yesterday have given me new hope.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 03:42 PM
Jun 2020

i know racism won't end in my lifetime. maybe not even in my grandchildren's lifetimes. But maybe, just maybe, we're turning a corner here, and there will be less racism and less injustice going forward. Progress. if i was a praying woman i would be on my knees every day praying for this.

samnsara

(18,740 posts)
3. i cry every single day I see the protests..not the looting as that just pisses me off..
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 03:38 PM
Jun 2020

..but the sadness keeps me crying and the humanity i witness keeps me smiling thru my tears.

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