“Momma!” Floyd, 46, calls out. “Momma! I’m through,” the dying man says, and I recognize his words. A call to your mother is a prayer to be seen. Floyd’s mother died two years ago, but he used her as a sacred invocation. We are the ballast. The anchors. A way for those who are close to the edge to find their way back, or their way home. This is true for black mothers, who are especially tested and learned in all the dread fates of black bodies. We are the hedge against the people who don’t see us. We are an assertion of black life. For black people who feel they are about to be taken from themselves, we are the assurance of memory, of justice, of 10-hour waits to cast our ballots at polling places. We will not be moved. To call out to his mother is to be known to his maker. The one who gave him to her. I watched the Floyd video, for us, the living. It’s my sacred charge. I am a black mother.” Lonnae O’Neal #blackouttuesday #blacklivesmatter #westandwithyou #georgefloyd
“Momma!” Floyd, 46, calls out. “Momma! I’m through,” the dying man says, and I recognize his words. A call to your mother is a prayer...
Couldn’t let today go by without acknowledging the murder of George Floyd. Lynched in broad daylight whilst calling out for his mother & begging for his life at the hands & knees of a racist dressed up as a police officer. An unarmed black man loses his life & a white man merely loses his job..?! Sickened to the pit of my stomach. Enough is enough.Beautiful artwork by Shirien Creates #georgefloyd
Couldn’t let today go by without acknowledging the murder of George Floyd. Lynched in broad daylight whilst calling out for his mother & begging for...
Thinking back to a year ago when the world looked very different. I was enjoying a fantastic few days at the Chalke Valley History Festival on behalf of @englishheritage , providing #VictoryRolls a plenty alongside the fantastic @claudialucia_mua 💛 Thinking also today of the armies of brave soldiers & civilians from all nations that fought against fascism for the freedoms we enjoy today. Thinking also of a different kind of army that is on the front line as we speak, fighting an invisible threat to save lives all whilst being separated from the ones they love. “At the going down of the sun & in the morning, we will remember them” 🌄 🇬🇧 #veday #veday75 #wewillrememberthem #wewillmeetagain #thankyounhs #stayathome
Thinking back to a year ago when the world looked very different. I was enjoying a fantastic few days at the Chalke Valley History Festival...