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Black Lives Still Don't Matter

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"Black Lives Still Don't Matter"

Several days ago, I tried to share this article about the terrible atrocities that these young victims endured at the hands of their captors. But being wounded by the same powerful people who overlooked their pain, I failed at illustrating their suffering.

The Hillary Clintons of the world, who also stole my settlement, are also responsible for overlooking the abuses that these young women and girls have endured.

This too is another unfortunate illustration of the various ways that Black lives do not count.

https://bit.ly/Black-Children-Never-Count

At the Following, you have the power to help!

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A'ja Wilson, The Absolute MVP!🙌🏾💕✨

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"A'ja Wilson wasn't satisfied with her 28-point performance against the Atlanta Dream, so she unraveled the Dallas Wings for 36 points and WNBA history!"

Read along here:

https://bit.ly/Aja-Wilson-Superstar-MVP

“LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 14: A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces receives her 2023 WNBA championship ring before the team's home opener against the Phoenix Mercury on May 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** ORG XMIT: 776136454 ORIG FILE ID: 2152986214© Getty Images”

Superstar Angel Reese Is Back In Action 🙌🏾💕✨

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"Angel Reese and her Chicago Sky teammates will look to get back on the winning track as they travel to the nation's capital on Thursday to face the winless Washington Mystics.

The Sky (3-5) have lost back-to-back games − falling to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever last Saturday in a game marred by a hard foul on Clark by Chicago's Chennedy Carter, and then losing to the New York Liberty on Tuesday as Reese was ejected after getting hit with two quick technical fouls.

The rookie forward from LSU seems to have embraced her role in bringing more attention to the WNBA, recently telling USA TODAY Sports' Nancy Armour: 'Obviously, everybody wants this (increased spotlight) and has wanted this for a long time, especially my teammates who’ve been in this league for a little while now ... We've all been given these opportunities and we don't take them for granted. So I'm just happy to be a part of it and continue to help grow the game as much as I can.'"

Discover more here:

https://bit.ly/angel-reese-back-in-action 🙌🏾💕✨

THE LAND SHOULD NOT BE DIVIDED. IT BELONGS TO ISRAEL.

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THE LAND SHOULD NOT BE DIVIDED!

Psalm 22:6: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May they prosper who love you.'"

Genesis 15:18-21: "On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.”

Joel 3:1-2: "For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land,"Zachariah 12:4-5: "In that day,’ says the Lord, ‘I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the nations with blindness. And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the Lord of hosts, their God."

Genesis 12:3: “I will bless those who bless you (Israel), and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

Civil Rights Panel Highlights Widespread Discrimination Against Black Families in New York’s Child Welfare System

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"A prominent civil rights committee has released a first-of-its-kind report describing persistent discriminatory treatment of Black families in New York state’s child welfare system. It calls for the president and Congress to recognize “a new paradigm of child welfare,” one that emphasizes family preservation over “reporting, investigating, surveillance, and family separation.”

Discover more: https://bit.ly/Widespread-Discrimination-Coast-To-Coast-N-S-E-W

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C. oversees a panel of New York volunteers that released a report decrying longstanding racial inequities in the state’s child welfare system. Photo from the official website.

FREE Summer & Year-Round Food Programs In Your Community

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For free summer meal programs in your community, here are several convenient resources:

🍎 Text the word FOOD to 304-304 to receive a list of locations near your home. Or visit: https://www.nokidhungry.org/help

🍞 Call the USDA Hotline at 1-866-348-6479, Monday through Friday, or texting “Summer Meals” to 914-342-7744.

https://blackdoctor.org/summer-food-service-programs-for-youth-in-need/

Photo by Unknown, from blackdoctor.org

An Important "Push to ‘Decriminalize’ Young People Who Grew up in Foster Care"

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🚨 “With our young people, we want to ensure the system sees them as children and not as criminals... and there should be trauma-informed practice that can shape their stories and help them find the healing they need.”

For more on this very important issue, please visit:

https://bit.ly/ItsAPipelineToPrisonSystem

PS... This is worth repeating because the world fails to see their humanity.

“Ma’Khia Bryant and Cornelius Fredericks were both teens in foster care when they were killed by police and residential treatment center staff, respectively. File photos.”