Campaign Justice Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 I thought this would be a good thread to post in this category as the killing of black people is all about race. Our book is releasing December 15. It is more of an encyclopedia and not a complete record (unfortunately). It does include over 200 social justice organizations listed, as well as the history of policing in America. It's available on all platforms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 While I applaud your efforts to shed MORE light on this topic of unarmed AfroAmericans being killed by the police........... Dr. Wesley Muhammad and other scholars have done extensive research on how AfroAmericans CONSTANTLY being portrayed as helpless victims of racist violence over and over again actually has more of a NEGATIVE effect on the psychological well being of AfroAmericans as individuals as well as the AfroAmerican community as a whole. Believe it or not it leads to MORE stress because it contributes to a collective "depression" or sense of helplessness. At this point, unless the stories of AfroAmericans standing up to racist violence aren't being published and shared as much as if not more than the stories of our brothers and sisters falling victim to it....then it would probably be better if those stories weren't talked about at all. Now, some would consider this a form of denial and to possibly even be dangerous to NOT cover stories of our people being targeted and brutalized by racists. However if you think about it, why draw attention to a problem you have no plans to solve anyway? Pain is an alert system that the bodies uses to draw attention to a problem so that you can DO something about it. If you sprain your ankle, you don't get a pain just to ignore it. .....nor do you limp around the house telling people about how much it hurts ONLY to sit back down and watch some damn television. You get a pain to encourage you to GET UP AND DO SOMETHING about it and make it stop! Solve the problem! Ain't no sense complaining and lamenting over and over and over again about a problem you're not motivated to actually solve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaign Justice Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 That's why we included the extensive list of social justice organizations so people can get involved and do something. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Campaign Justice Thank you all for the good you're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaign Justice Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Thanks. We obviously see what we are doing as something positive; especially for family members of victims still seeking justice. There is nothing worse that feeling as if the world has moved on while you're still fighting to get justice. This serves as an encyclopedia and reminder of systemic issues with police and the African-American community. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 CJ I'm curious.... What's the racial make-up of your organization/group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaign Justice Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 I'm curious as to why you asked? Is it important? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Campaign Justice said: I'm curious as to why you asked? Is it important? Knowing the demographics of an organization helps me to understand more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaign Justice Posted December 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 I can tell you the author is black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Campaign Justice said: I can tell you the author is black. Lol.... Last time I checked an organization/group was made up of MORE than just one person. Are you allowed to tell me the racial demographic of the rest of the group/organization/team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Well........((shuffles papers)) I think I've gotten my answer, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 On 12/14/2020 at 6:02 PM, Pioneer1 said: unless the stories of AfroAmericans standing up to racist violence aren't being published and shared as much as if not more than the stories of our brothers and sisters falling victim to it This matters and is an excellent point. @Campaign Justice where can this book be found besides Amazon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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