Keep The Flame Going For Those We Have Lost To Suicide. 

Aces rise up

Reblog if you're not straight

Note: Asexuals and aromantics count as “not straight”

Reblog if you think demisexuals are valid

#Blackout for Minneapolis. For Louisville. For Toronto. For Brooklyn. #Blackout for Us All.

To the #Blackout Community and Tumblr at large, 

We know you must have a lot of questions or are feeling distressed about the news. The world has been dealing with a lot this year, and it is an especially harrowing time for Black Americans and Black folks abroad. We know your biggest question right now could be summed up by a quote from Toni Morrison:

“What can I do where I am?”

Here at #TheBlackout, we have decided to help you start finding an answer to that question - we feel that we need each other. We need unity, organization, a clear sense of direction, but more importantly, a space where you can be yourself without judgement or fear.

So, in addition to boosting your art and businesses, our highest priority right now is to provide you all with resources to help you start from where you are.

This is a masterpost of places you can donate, find mental health + spaces for radical self-care, and just do something fun. We will be adding on as things change. 

Donate/Boost/Sign:

Minneapolis Freedom Bail Fund  & Louisville Community Bail Fund 

Reclaim the Block

Black Visions Collective

The Official GoFundMe of George Floyd’s Family

Official Petition for Breonna Taylor 

Justice for Regis Official Fund

Tony McDade’s Memorial Fund

Black Lives Matter Network

Mental Health Resources:

Ethel’s Club - Black-owned and operated social club offering access to Black therapists and a multitude of creative events for People of Color. 

Crisis Text Line - A different approach to crisis intervention, Crisis Text Line offers you help when you text 741-741. You’ll be able to chat with someone who is willing to listen and provide you with additional resources.

Shine Text. – Black-owned! Sign up to receive cheerful texts and tips every day. 

Therapy For Black Girls - A Black-owned a directory to help you find Black therapists in your area. 

Tips for Organizing/Protesting:

Knowing your rights - ACLU

How To Prepare for a Protest. (Remember to wear a mask in or to protect yourself!)

A Twitter thread of suggested readings

Fun Online Communities and Things to Do:

Some of our favorite online communities. 

Nerd Culture: @blacknerdproblems, @superheroesincolor

Poetry and Literary Spaces: Cave Canem Literary Balms program for Black poets,  Nuyorician Online Open Mic Events, Well-Read Black Girl

Podcasts: Therapy For Black Girls, Strong Black Legends by Netflix’s Strong Black Lead, The Read with Crissle and Kid Fury.

Hobbies: #BlackBirdersWeek by BlackAFinSTEM (5/31 - 6/8), Wellness Week by Black Girl Gamers. 

Join us for the 5/31 Emergency #Blackout/#BlackoutDay here on Tumblr and Twitter. 

gofundme, please don’t ignore this post i am begging :(

hi all! i don’t suppose anybody here knows me so here goes: my name is Bennett and I am a bisexual queer immigrant currently residing in Canada.

i feel v stupid posting this here rn, but i am in need of help, big Time.

my IUD has failed me and I have recently learned that I am 4 weeks pregnant. I am not in a good place right now and I need to get an abortion, there is no other way out. however, the abortion will cost CAD$700, which is money i don’t currently have. i can maybe figure out how to pay for like a fourth of the procedure, but the rest of it, I literally cannot afford or otherwise i will become homeless. It would therefore mean the world to me if you spared me some of your time and some minor change by supporting my gofundme, even if it was with just a single dollar. thank you soooo much in advance!!! gf.me/u/y282qk

well i’ll be damned

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script from @bluecollarbabe1 on instagram. even if you can’t protest, you can still be heard. use your voice. do something.

TEXT:

To whom it may concern:

I am writing you about the murder of George Floyd by MPD officers Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao. These men were not upholding the law, they were committing murder and terrorizing their community. Being fired is not an appropriate response to the crime. All officers must be charged with murder.

We cannot continue this way. This is not the way forward. Use your station and power for change; for good. Give a voice to the smothered. Prove that all lives matter. Do your job.

police@minneapolismn.gov

When the streets clear and the ashes fade, George Floyd will not be forgotten. The events transpiring may very well be plastered into history books. The world is watching. My generation will not fail to tell our children exactly what happened. Your actions now will cement how you are remembered. If you stand up and act, you will be remembered for your bravery, choosing to enact justice. If not, history will sneer at your cowardice. The choice is yours.

MPD EMAILS:

police@minneapolismn.gov

policepio@minneapolismn.gov

sean.mcginty@minneapolismn.gov

chris.granger@minneapolismn.gov

katie.blackwell@minneapolismn.gov

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:0!!!!!

Congratulations to the happy brides! Another great step towards a better future! Seeing this makes me really happy, knowing that more and more of the world is becoming accepting finally!

This excellent visual representation of that old scam, “trickle down economics”, has been all over Twitter recently.

I went to a place while high on allergy medicine and I want you to see what I saw