She is Painting ... with the sun! The Sun & she learned how to do it when she was growing up & didn’t have paint but had a magnifying glass and her father had scrap wood when he was working in his shop as a carpenter. Her name is: MagnifyTheSun on IG
Bruh Crack laced with Fentanyl is the WILDEST shit I have heard in a minute… like first of all… crack in 2023… secondly… at what point is crack not strong enough that you need the super crack? 😭
Republican City Council member Matthew Reilly of Cranston, RI was arrested after he was found behind the wheel passed out holding a crack pipe with crack and fentanyl in the car.
Leave our elders the fuck alone … they survived America this long … they don’t need US preying on them too. We need a code… Our elders and children should always be off limits!
Salute to the brothers that stood up for the brother that got jumped by those men in Alabama! Sending out the signal to the Black attorneys and others in my network- we need to make sure those brothers have great legal representation! I’m not licensed in Alabama but will gladly
I really wasn’t going to say anything else about the Tory Lanez case. But in light of the audio which didn’t leak… it’s public record… I feel the need to say this. Megan Thee Stallion is one of the most popular Black Women in the world & she was a victim of violence-
Megan: “I was shot in my foot.” (Has an actual wound with bullet fragments in foot).
Doctor: “I removed bullet fragments from her foot.” (Picture of wounds)
Witnesses: I saw man shooting at girl. “Tory shot Meg.”
Random ass rapper: “If you were shot, where’s the hole?” WHAT?
Additionally it doesn’t even consider the psychological impact the miscarriage likely had on the mother to begin with. This is literally the criminalization of the aftermath of an act of God/Nature. Her water broke & the fetus was already not viable. The Obtuse application of law
This is heartbreaking. A woman in Warren, Ohio, has been charged with abuse of a corpse for trying to plunge a toilet after having a miscarriage at 22 weeks while using the restroom.
Actually we own a law firm & an investment property business together we tell each other we love each other regularly. When I was a kid he taught me how to tie a tie, throw a ball, think logically. Lol I saw him before he left for court this morning. We also win cases together.
Hey Y’all did you know that insurance companies will use your “Thank God I’m Ok” facebook posts (with the picture of a real messed up car) after a car accident as a way to try not give you everything you deserve from the accident. This ain’t legal advice and I ain’t ya lawyer…
Scarface has been using hip hop as a vehicle to talk about the struggles within navigating masculinity, mental health, and the ability to be emotionally intelligent for decades. DECADES.
Imagine being racially profiled on campus of your school for 3 days in a row. That’s what happened to This young brother at Oakland University (Detroit/Auburn hills) after being accosted by the police & being forced to show his ID only to then be accused of it being a Fake ID.
This is very much black love and Black Power at work. You get your wife the masters to her music free and clear as a gift and She starts her own company... you remove the middle men & liberate her life’s work because you genuinely care, that is truly Boss shit.
Even with 3 eyewitnesses including herself as a victim, bullet fragments in her feet, video of her bleeding from her feet- There were people who chose not to believe her rather than to believe something that made no sense at all. It was not until some heard Tory himself
Update: I spoke to the Montgomery Bail Fund & they notified me that they were not collecting funds on behalf of the folks defending the security guard and that EVERYONE has been freed. I’ve heard good things about their fund though & keep supporting them in mind
@mgmbailout
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Update: I have reached out to the Montgomery bail fund and am just waiting on confirmation before directing y’all to it because I would like to be able to speak someone first before pointing y’all in its direction. But I did want to update you that we are looking into it
Acknowledging that he had wronged Megan on a phone call to Kelsey that some finally conceded that what happened to Megan is what Megan said happened to her. And that is the fucking problem. Because for some, it’s not the victim’s word, nor the words of eyewitnesses, nor surgeons
O’Shae Sibley was stabbed to death for voguing at a gas station. Someone killed him for dancing because they hated witnessing his joy and comfort with who he was as a human being- a gay Black man. Someone violently took his life because he was LIVING. And that’s heartbreaking
Then what does that mean for the Black Women and Girls whose names we do not know. Whose music we do not hear. Who doesn’t have video? Who doesn’t have an audio recording? Who doesn’t have 3 eyewitnesses. Who doesn’t have anything but a voice without the platform?
Mr. Reggie Ray has been released & is in good spirits. The Community fund has raised $156,000 so far. All of our people have been released and criminal charges that any of them who were arrested are dealing with amount to misdemeanors. There are attorneys & others working on it
And that is terrifying, why? Because if Megan Thee Stallion who is one of the most popular Black Women in entertainment and who was the most in demand artist at festivals in 2021 has to struggle simply to be believed by the public even with a mountain of evidence On her side,
That satisfied the minds of those who are absurdly and delusionally skeptical about What happened to Meg, but finally hearing an audio recording of the person who committed the act of violence against her apologetic for having wronged her. That audio isn’t a surprise- it’s been
There. And yet bloggers, slaw ass lawyers, people who outright despise women and more specifically Black women were United in their belief that somehow - in spite of all this- someone OTHER THAN THE PERSON WHO COMMITTED THE ACT MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLENCE Meg experienced
My Mom transitioned this morning. I’m hurting but also at peace I was with her and saw that she was at peace. I’m sure I will experience so many emotions for the rest of my life when it comes to thinking of her- today what I feel is- grateful. Love you Always, Mama!
What does it mean When she is the victim of violence & nobody believes it unless the person who committed violence upon her says they actually did what she ALREADY said they did. And what does it mean for us when we overlook what the evidence says, overlook reason
Update: I have reached out to the Montgomery bail fund and am just waiting on confirmation before directing y’all to it because I would like to be able to speak someone first before pointing y’all in its direction. But I did want to update you that we are looking into it
Salute to the brothers that stood up for the brother that got jumped by those men in Alabama! Sending out the signal to the Black attorneys and others in my network- we need to make sure those brothers have great legal representation! I’m not licensed in Alabama but will gladly
I really need the internet to be as loud when Sha’Carri Richardson is winning national championships as it was when she was struggling. Matter fact I need the internet to be louder. I love seeing her win!
To anyone who knows, Mr. Reggie Gray, whom they associated with the chair situation in Montgomery, please inform him to retain counsel prior to responding to police. This would be where a legal defense fund could come into play.
Today in Mississippi a 10 year old gets 3 months probation for peeing on the side of a building & an officer is not indicted when he shot an 11 year old boy. Both of the boys that the justice system worked against were Black Boys. As a Black Boy from Mississippi- it’s infuriating
I really think we should be Seeing American Fiction and The Color Purple together! They marketed Barbie and Oppenheimer as “Barbenheimer” so maybe a good way to advocate for both would be “PurFiction” or “Purp Fiction.” I don’t know… but definitely check them out!
I really need yalls help getting this story out about what’s really happening RIGHT NOW behind prison walls in Mississippi. Please share and retweet this timeline of events that we’ve been investigating and reporting.
So the prosecution has a video of amber guyger in the squad car talking normally After having shot Botham Jean and he says "You're talking normally there aren't you? You're not crying like you were today?" You aren't crying when they brought Botham Jean's body right past you?
Bruh What kind of bag was Duke Ellington and John Coltrane in when they created “In A Sentimental Mood”?! Not a word is spoken but I definitely feel hella emotions when I listen to it.
To all the blogs screenshooting my analysis… please be sure to let folks know I attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law, an HBCU, for law school. Thanks.
1. I’m a man that loves & dates Black Women. MF You don’t speak for me.
2. If Black Women are too good for you just say that. If you can’t handle depth, There’s kiddie pools you can play in.
3. Black Women are not your content, Black men like me engaged it For THEM not you.
Offer my legal knowledge and assist the attorneys representing them with research, developing theory of the case in the event there is a defense and however else I can be of service. A gang of white men jumped that Black man in the beginning of the videos I saw and
The Supreme Court is blocking the student loan debt relief 6-3 … and guess who were the same 6 and the same 3? The ones who voted against affirmative action also voted against debt relief. Guess who student loan debt most impacts? Now ask me what we mean when we say systemic.
Why the fuck would you shoot a woman for being accused of shoplifting? Why would you stand in front of a car and pull out a goddamn gun on her? The accusation was not violent And she was pregnant on top of all of that? Ta’Kiya Young was 21 Shot by Blendon Township Police in Ohio.
I tweeted this a while ago and she saw it and hit me up. If you are from the south and child of the 80s, 90s you understand the pain. I really am shocked by her passing. I was so happy to see her back in the limelight. Rest in power Gangsta Boo. You were a pioneer for real. 🙏🏾❤️
I’m trying to understand how making $300k instead of $50k supposed to make me wanna stop going to Ms. Sylvia’s Juke Joint for a late night chicken plate.
If you make 300K and still frequent the same places as you did make 50K that's on you. You now have access to be in different spaces. What good is having making that type of money if you're not going to use the resources to your advantage?
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From what I could see that is what ignited Everything. And there is and should be an argument for Defense of Others for the people who intervened on the Black Man’s behalf - but understand that for us Alabama is a challenging place to seek justice - that don’t mean we shouldn’t
I will tell you that telling Black People in Mississippi to vote In Mississippi when we share with you the racist nature of our state government, state officials, the systems that exists - it’s very much a gaslighting of the people here to imply we aren’t proactive in our process
When I have legal questions I call him or just step in his office.
He does the same when he has questions for me. Shit after this tell your mother to call me for the back child support cause now we know you my son. 🥹
I don’t feel like we have discussed how Fine Angela Bassett is to the extent it should be discussed because Them 64 years of seasoning was sitting WELL in that silver dress.😌
I’ve been walking into court rooms with my father since I was a child. I’ve seen black men and women herded in and out in chains like cattle. Saw a woman get 12 yrs for bad checks I’ve seen 12 year olds tried as adults. None of them had their hair stroked. None of them got hugs.
Fight for it and each other though. Alabama Attorneys - Attorneys across the south- talented criminal defense attorneys let’s rally around these brothers. ✊🏾
The most frustrating thing about practicing law in America is the way that it is selectively applied or withheld as it relates to justice when it comes to US. A woman who suffered a miscarriage should not at all be concerned about being made a criminal because of it.
@__lis04
Because men made laws about women’s bodies and can’t even conceive how what you just described is not only possible but common and because she is a black woman and they want to make “examples” out of people using their system.
@ThatHNAlFaris
I don’t disagree with you at all… because neither of us have the mentality required to rob people. BUT if someone does have that mentality I’d hope that at the very least elders would not be who they prey upon with threats of violence.
I have never heard anyone say “the grocery store shouldn’t have had they produce out!” To justify shoplifting or “if the house didn’t look so nice it wouldn’t have gotten broken into” to justify a burglary. Why are women who are victims so often given less grace than things?
Meanwhile in Ohio the Maternal Death Rate of Black Women is over 2.5 times that of white women. If the state is truly concerned about saving Lives… it should focus its time, resources, and energy THERE.
These Mutha Fuckas Not Stopping Me: A Postcolonial Analysis of Black American Vernacular as Resistance to Code Switching for White Comfort in the American South
This is the same thing that Mississippi has done with Medicaid expansion. Rejected the funding in the Blackest state in the country for the exact same reasons.
“Tennessee is the first state in the nation that would rather reject federal education funding money. They don’t want to address systemic racism. We’d rather reject $2 billion dollars than to comply” - Tennessee State Rep Justin Jones
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No legal options exist and if I was the attorney I’d argue that the way she used it actually brought attention to the law AND its importance and purpose. So he should reconsider.
The father of Megan Kanka, whose case inspired Megan’s Law, tells TMZ that he finds Megan Thee Stallion’s use of it in her song ‘HISS’ “disrespectful and offensive” and that he’s considering looking into his legal options.
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Sooooo they missed with those 59 bombs? Because how else in the hell are planes taking off from there? They can't even do wrong shit right.
Usher’s Confessions album was elite. It really has no skips… and the songs that weren’t singles might have actually been the hottest records on there. Confessions had 2004 in a chokehold.
There are people who genuinely dislike when Black women speak up for themselves, stand up for themselves, and even like themselves. And there are people who are upset when Black women are celebrated, praised, highlighted, defended by someone other than themselves.
Evidence that Prosecutors often intentionally avoid putting Black people on juries because we tend to offer diverse perspective and typically fairer verdicts.
Zion getting hurt at a college basketball game that had tickets going for super bowl prices and President Obama sitting courtside is the epitome of why college players deserve to be paid...
To those confused code (in the sense that I’m using it) does not simply mean how one’s moral compass governs them. (The robber’s code). It also means…the consequences and repercussions with violating the code the community itself has as its standard. An accountability mechanism
And this is why you should have shut yo goofy ass up. You didn’t know what the fuck you were talking about and had people dragging that girl name for nothing. You were foul for that shit.
On Friday Feb. 21, 2020 I got Stopped, Profiled, detained for an hour, searched by dogs & had my rental car searched by Louisiana State Police. I’m alive but I know that I am not ok. I haven’t slept well & think about it daily. Here is video of me recounting the incident
We have become so reliant on video footage as proof that a crime occurred that some of us have abandoned the ability to reason deductively. And some of us may have never had the ability to be honest.
@WhereMyCup
I definitely think that’s something that should be addressed and is very likely another trick being utilized to keep economically disadvantaged people off juries. It’s likely these people would also be more empathetic jurors that make fair decisions.
I kinda feel like explaining this but I also kinda don’t. But Meghann’s thread is the best one for solid legal analysis. But Kelsey’s position is - in spite of Tory’s legal team trying to make her the shooter- she didn’t do it. AND she testified that he did offer her 1 million.
Kelsey's testimony is going to take some time to really explain in an article, because her denials were also mixed with admissions that corroborated key details Deputy DA Kathy Ta was trying to get in, such as Tory offering her $1 million.
the defense attorney just called Botham Jean a large man... while talking to the officer currently on the stand (remember when I said they were eventually going to deploy the big black man defense)...
#AmberGuyger
This is literally Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson… they are so famous that people say their full names when talking about them… they are 2 of the biggest actresses in the world and they are at the Black Film Festival… they ARE the clout…
These things you are characterizing as contradictions aren’t contradictions. She’s literally just saying she didn’t see that. Kelsey can connect the part that Megan can’t state in telling the story. What Meg did was lay the foundation for Kelsey as a witness.
8. Megan contradicted the prosecutor’s story. The prosectors stated Kelsey was near Tory when the shooting happened. Megan stated when she looked back she did not see Kelsey, she only seen Tory shooting at her