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@taylorswift @taylornation give over your social media platforms to Black activists for at least a day so they can spread the message and use your incredibly huge platform for good.

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hey taylor please stop trying to release the perfect statement and just retweet and share other people’s voices who know more and are more directly affected. that’s more powerful. please.

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votings definitely important but i thought i’d point out minnesota has a democratic governor, democratic attorney general, and democratic senators also minneapolis has a democratic mayor, democratic representative....so votings isn’t an end all be all solution to years of systemic racism and you can’t make it out to be that simple

#people in power benefit from systemic oppression no matter what party #its not a party thing its a this system was built to keep specific people down and hence that is how it works thing

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I’m going to say it and it may be a controversial opinion but so be it. I wish there was more talk about black people who are disabled being mistreated or killed by police. There are so many cases of police brutality that get shoved under the rug simply because the victims were disabled. ALMOST HALF THE PEOPLE KILLED BY POLICE HAVE A DISABILITY.

Stephon Watts, 15, was a young autistic man who loved fixing computers & watching YouTube in the basement of his home. He was shot to death by police after they responded to a dispute in home.

Ezell Ford, 25, was the oldest of seven children, he loved playing basketball. He had depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. He was shot by police in 2014 while walking by his home in south Los Angeles.

Tanisha Anderson, 37, was a mother with bipolar disorder and heart disease. She dreamed of being a broadcast journalist. She was shot outside of her home where she lived with her 16 year old daughter and mother.

Freddie Gray, 25, loved to play football and basketball. He had a developmental disability. His friends called him “Pepper.”

The list could go on a mile long sadly. Just remember to #SayTheirNames the next time you remember victims of police brutality. Please join in on the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #BlackDisabledLivesMatter

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@taylorswift i love you and I’m disappointed to not see you on the list of influencial white women handing over their social media accounts to Black women voices tomorrow, June 10, as part of #ShareTheMicNow. This is a very simple and impactful way you can make a significant difference in our present moment. You still have until tomorrow to reconsider and invite a Black womxn to use your microphone!

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Hey everyone! If you’re looking for another way to passively donate, Hozier recently pledged all future royalties from his song Jackboot Jump to go to Black Lives Matter and NAACP.

Stream it here: YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Google Play.

#reminder to keep donating even if you're out of money to donate #so many youtube videos as well

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Halsey x Taylor Swift

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okay final thoughts on swift silence gate but seeing how much taylor had to say about her masters and money and unfairness in her industry vs. how little she has to say now makes me think we really shouldve listened to her when she said “i wish i was strong enough to lift not one but both of us” risjghdfg

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yall want black people to shut up so badly 

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@taylorswift PLEASE AMPLIFY BLACK VOICES. There are so many things you can do! You can:

retweet from black activists

share on your socials any books you’re reading to educate yourself on systemic racism and police brutality

have black activists take over your Instagram page

do Instagram lives with black activists to have productive conversations about white privilege, intersectionalism, racism, and police brutality

share petition and donation links

continue to share articles you’ve been reading authored by black voices

and even match donations to encourage people to donate! 

These aren’t the only things you can do, so please listen to your black fans and black activists to learn more about how to be an effective ally!

#PLZ #you do not need to know it all #you just need to listen to the people who do

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Credit: @saamcarr on Instagram ✨

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yes, voting could potentially make a difference, but there is stuff we can do now before the elections in november. voting blue is a start, but definitely not the only thing. signing petitions, going to protests, talking to friends and family, educating yourself and others, etc. are just a few ways you can start to make a difference right now. four hundred years of institutionalized racism is not going to change by voting trump out.

#DO NOT let yourself off the hook by thinking you can make a difference once every two years #every single fight in america is around the clock #and do not give up the momentum of blm right now because you think going to vote in November is doing your part #but also vote #also democrats benefit from systematic racism just as much as republicans

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do you guys wanna talk about all the black people who lost their right to vote because of mass incarceration or????

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she needs to stop thinking she should craft the perfect statements and just start retweeting others it’d be SO effective and informative for her and everyone else

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