garychambersjrThere are people in America who believe white is right — and they fund it.At the same time I’m watching @mysonnenygeneral plastered across the front page of the New York Post, I’m also seeing a white racist raise $100K for calling someone the N-word.We have to be perfect at what we do and still don’t get resourced the same way. And yet, we keep doing the work.I’ve raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for families after police killings. I’ve raised money to bail people out who were wrongfully arrested. I’ve even raised over a million dollars running for office.What doesn’t get the same energy and funding is the work of informing our own people.Turning Point was funded to travel the country spreading its message. Their supporters didn’t less inflammatory they wanted more of it. And they backed that belief with money. They ensured their side could fight. That’s the difference.We’re scared to repost. We’ll share it in group chats, but hesitate in public. Meanwhile, the other side actively pushes and funds their people.Fund the fighters on your side.When I published @therougecollection with my partners then, we couldn’t get Black businesses to support us. In part because we were “too pro-Black” and they didn’t want that to hurt their business. Some of those same people fund @225batonrouge which is owned by Rolfe McCollister who is one of the plaintiffs on the Callais case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could remove Black representation. You literally helped fund people who are against your rights. These things must be said to change. Our love for our people has to be stronger than their hate — and LOVE is an action word. If you love your people, act on it.

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