Author: mohawkward

the-mtn:

In the gym today, I was watching a documentary on Rwandan genocide survivors, post-traumatic stress disorder and how even their children exhibit PTSD. Basically, there’s a lot of new research and case studies proving that trauma can permanently alter neuropathways in the brain, which can be passed along genetically.

Now, think of this in terms of Native Americans: our genocide began 500 years ago, and today many native people live in abject poverty, without access to mental health facilities. This is why the suicide rate for young Native Americans is higher than any other demographic. We’ve inherited our ancestors’ trauma, but if we can inherit trauma, I posit that we can also inherit the will to survive. After all, we are only here because our ancestors fought for us to be here. Resistance is in our blood, survival is in our DNA

str8nochaser:

reading wilson’s statements about Mike Brown further illustrates why the “magical negro” trope is so fucking dangerous. he called Mike a “demon”.  he said he looked like he got stronger with each bullet fired into him. he saw him, not as a human, not as a boy, but a mystical frightening creature that absolutely needed excessive force to terminate. he didn’t see him as human and capable of feeling pain and death. he was supernaturally othered. 

curlz101:

Okay I’ve already lost followers about this today but hear me out on this one.

Imagine for a moment you are a police officer with firearms training. You should know how to use a gun, you carry one.
You need to disable a subject.
Surely, what you should do, is shoot them once in the leg. So they can no longer run from you.

What you do not do is…I don’t know shoot them six/nine times in the upper torso, head and hand.

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Even if, for a moment, Michael Brown was guilty of some sort of crime, why the fuck is Darren Wilson still in the police force. 

reanimatedprince:

To the students of the United States: 

  • Do not only refuse to say the pledge for one day. Refuse to say it everyday until there is justice. Until your entire class is sitting with you. If other students or teachers try to patronize you do not stand down.