Tag: police brutality

• I Don’t Want My Child to Become a Hashtag!

  Tyra

  January 31, 2022

  Poetry

  Black men, Black women, Chicago, children, community, crimes against youth, families, family, freedom, goals, history, justice, laquan, laquan mcdonald, motivation, police, police brutality, race, safety, sincerelytyra, sons, village, violence, Writing, youth

• #INDICTVanDyke #J4L

  Tyra

  January 29, 2022

  Community Issues

  Black men, children, community, crimes against youth, families, family, fathers, federal charges, issues, laquan, life, men, Motherhood, mothers, parenthood, police brutality

• #INDICTVanDyke #J4L

  

  Beloved, you’ve been living in the dark if you think that there’s not an active war on Black bodies across America right now. Laquan’s murderer, ex-CPD vigilante, Jason Van Dyke, is due to be released from his country club prison on February 3rd FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR? What type of asinine, ludicrous, bull …Nevermind, I’m too…

  Tyra

  January 29, 2022

  Community Issues, police brutality

  African American, black America, black student union, blackbodies, blacklivesmatter, Chicago, children, community, community wellness, COVID19, crimes against youth, election, fathers, freedom, history, injustice, issues, justice, laquan mcdonald, mother, police, police brutality, power, public health, safety, Sincerely Tyra, solidarity, struggle, youth

• Dear Black Man (excerpt)

  Dear Black Man, I hear your pain and acknowledge your anger. Persecution came barreling down at every angle long before this country’s first census. Witnesses stayed disabled, whitewashed or fabled to serve and protect while weapons char your bodies, and your humanity is neglected. I get it now; popularity not protests nor pussy can help…

  Tyra

  July 7, 2016

  Art, Community Issues, family, Literature, opinion, Poetry, Relationship, Self-Help, social media, Writing

  America, Black men, Black women, body image, brutality, class, diversity, letters, murder, poetry, police, police brutality, post racial society, race, relationships, scandal, writer