T.I. is using his celebrity status to raise awareness for the Blackout Day 2020 boycott. The veteran MC provided a signal boost to the protest, which calls on people of color to not spend any money on July 7.
“Nobody spend SHIT on this day‼️” he wrote via Instagram. “IF you Give AF about the murders,lynchings,& oppression of people of color!!! #USorELSE #BlackoutDay2020 #July7th.”
Blackout Day 2020 has garnered increased attention on social media following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Monday (May 25). The 46-year-old black man died after a white police officer pinned him to the ground, pressing a knee on his neck until he lost consciousness.
Fired MPD Officer Derek Chauvin Arrested For George Floyd Killing — Charged With Murder
Floyd, who was unarmed, repeatedly told cops he couldn’t breathe. Video of the incident spread online and sparked protests, which later turned into riots.
Derek Chauvin, the cop responsible for Floyd’s death, was arrested and charged with murder on Friday (May 29). He and three other Minneapolis police officers were fired earlier in the week.
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thank you mr t.i. “black lives matter” harris the king for your expeditious words !! i’ve been constantly wondering what his take is on this horrendous matter!
2020 Say No To White Supremacist. Racist Fucks
And yes to illiteracy and awful grammar?
Theres a protest in atlanta today.. i FULLY expect tip to show up and support on the front lines like hes been asking all his followers to do.. this will show me if hes all talk or rly about it
Who cares what this race hustler says. He isn’t going to practice what he preaches. Spreading division as he sits comfortable in his mansion. People need to wake up. Make your own decisions and judgements. Letting someone like this who on a consistent basis says dumb stuff. Want to make this only about race. This wouldn’t be a story of the cop wasn’t white. As sad as this is we can’t let race hustlers spread division and tell you how tough you have it. Clearly they don’t have it as tough as a common man or woman of any color.
Police is police my guy…they all wear BLUE.
Alway a SAMBO going against the movement!
Explain to me the movement. Other than throwing out a tired term that is assuming my race.
Explain the movement. The Civil Rights Movement is a movement. What you’re insinuating is that I am a traitor because I don’t agree with how things are being portrayed. Really would to hear a thoughtful response.
Hey black people we dont need your money never have never will. Ill be at the Gucci store that day buying stuff you cant afford
Thats because your grandparents have put up enough money when they were out raping and murdering, you descendant of the Klan! You dont need our money but your stealing our culture! Get your fraudulent ass out of here.
Hahahah. Aren’t you on the internet? Using a smartphone ? Electricity? You’re stealing our culture. Get out of here. LOL. Sounds stupid, right?
Simp
Now he is saying “people of color.” Hahaha. Latinos. Asians. Natives. Hasn’t the native Americans had a white knee on their throat till death for hundreds of years now? We should walk a round a reservation and ask people what they think of BLM. LOL. I mean, the ones who don’t own casinos. Maybe we should give out casinos as reparations. They have to be in the hood though, lots of dice and dominos tables.
Throwing around the idea of reparations is going to be a whole nothing conversation that isn’t going to be productive.
This is the dumbest thing possible. None of the BLM people give a shit about any other race or movement. Now they want help?
Loosy cigarettes, 40oz and single blunts are going to greatly be affected by this protest. Hennessey sales will be down for one day in July. LOL. This clown is helping Trump get re-elected.
my god the racism here is unbelievable.
Well, obvious! Everyone deals with police brutality. More whites are killed by cops than blacks a year. Blacks are 60% of the prison populous, yet represent 13% of the population. I don’t see ANY activist mention teaching you g blacks how to interact with the police and how to NOT end up in prison. That would mean admitting there was an ACTUAL Problem and addressing it. Native Americans have had a white knee on their neck, until death, for hundreds of years now. Is anyone saying anything? How about the Mexicans being killed, tortured and arrested everyday for crossing the border into the US where the state was STOLEN FROM MEXICO? LOL. No answers. None of that justifies savagery and people looting and setting fire to their own towns. It doesn’t fit the narrative. Meanwhile, keep filling them prions. See shit like this and throw your life away.
How dumb are you is the real question. Black people are a MINORITY you fucking piece of shit. Whites are the MAJORITY in this country, those numbers are skewed and pointless. How else was this black man supposed to “interact” with police when he’s already cuffed and no threat? Any white officer killing a white person is most likely going to get convicted of something. This scumbag JUST got arrested for this, like those other two hillbillies were chilling until that bullshit became news too. Our shit has to become news for ya’ll to even get arrested! What don’t you get?
When a cop commits a crime, there is an IA investigation after they are fired or given paid or unpaid leave. It takes months to book them. The FBI got involved thanks to your friend Trump. Dude is now charged with murder. The right thing to do is burn down your own neighborhood and get sent to prison. Smart.
How are the numbers skewed? Cause they are right? I can’t find the logic in your argument like I can’t find the logic in his statement that Hispanics illegally come into our country in California because it was stolen. Lots of blame thrown to justify actions that are wrong. It’s the same things democrat politicians spew on mainstream media to get your votes. Then you want to blame whitey (old white men). But you that’s who vote for in the primaries. The logic in this way of thinking is insane to be honest.
No, because besides the number of black people being extremely low compared to whites, when white officers kill white people THEY GO TO PRISON FOR IT! When they kill us, they don’t in a lot of situations, or some shit like this has to happen to draw attention to it. Again, unless you’re black I don’t expect you to understand this…
I clearly don’t watch enough CNN or MSNBC to understand your way of thinking. Everyone gets charged for what they do. Whatever circumstances that lead up to what happens is determined by a jury of what happens to you. You don’t need to be anything other than human with some critical thinking skills sprinkled with some independent thinking to figure that out. You talk like someone I used to be friends with. With I stopped agreeing with 100% of this kind of thinking we stopped being friends. Not everything bad thing that happens is about race as much as it is a bad person with a badge. Abuse of power is human before it is a skin color thing that it’s now been made up to be. The real abuse of power is black leaders, or ones who pass themselves off a black leaders telling people how terrible they have it, and how hunted they are on a daily basis while they sit in their happy homes. You want to know where black people are hunted for? Check the murder rates in cities like Oakland, LA, Chicago, and New York. You don’t need to be black to look at the numbers of homicides in Democrat run cities and states like these to see that there’s a problem. You do however need to be an independent thinker to see that maybe, just maybe the biggest killer of black Americans is other black Americans. It’s not some skin color that you want to believe is holding you down. It’s the socio economic issues that hold you down that the politicians you vote for continue to let happen.
bruh it’s nothing new. Rage culture media playing yo ass like a puppet. No1 really cares about our colored struggle
It’s not the media. I’ve been face to face with over 10 officers all pointing weapons at me for no reason. I’ve been in that situation, so unless anybody else has on this site, I really don’t give a fuck about their opinion on this. At all.
By no means do I want you to snitch on yourself or dry snitch on whoever may or may not have been doing whatever it is you supposedly weren’t doing….but you were literally doing absolutely nothing at all? Minding your own business? It’s hard to want to care about someone else’s opinion when you may not have anything to back up what you say.
I’ve had cops point guns at me. I’m not black. Do I get to be a jackass and set fire to shit like a savage?
It’s very believable, because white people can’t seem to understand…that they don’t understand. Most white people don’t even interact with black men on a consistent enough basis to have an opinion on us to begin with, but still formulate one. 2020 already has frustration high enough, for the sake of everyone I hope there’s not a storm coming…
You hope there is not a “storm coming?” How do you think that storm would work out for you? LOL. Dude was charged with murder. Relax. You aren’t going to do shit, neither are any of those cowards burning public property and damaging people’s properties. They will all end up in prison (probably not the first time) or dead. 13% of the population is going to overthrow the rest of the country? The national guard? Drones and tanks? LOL. Kee listening to T.I. and Killer Mike buddy. You are guaranteeing another 4 years of Trump.
The “storm” is when my people finally wake up and stop being so accepting of this bullshit, and I hope your pussy ass is available outside if that happens. Dylann Roof would’ve never occurred if he were black because white people wouldn’t just let us in their church like that, a place of worship no less. So I’m not talking about overthrowing the government, only hillbillies and punks like you think your little 2nd Amendment is any sort of protection. But beating the shit outta cowards like you on sight, yeah, we can definitely start doing that more….
It’s people like you that make comments like this that inspire me to get my CCW. Cause if you think I’d let a violent mob mentality like that approach me; yeah not gonna happen.
Hey ” HahAhahahaha” and everyone else on here talking bad about T.I. and the whole Floyd situation, you’re a Hip Hop music listener or a Hip Hop music fanatic that is on a Hip Hop platform (in which Hip Hop was started by blacks and is black music). No offense Bro, if you’re not black, you probably try act black (while listening to Hip Hop).
I’m spending plenty on this day. Thanks T.I.. I’m going to send a few pizzas to the police department out here and say it is from T.I. Harris.
You’re a disgrace.
T.I.’s jooish handlers are directing every move their good puppet makes.
TI is a clown but makes a good point. Black people are the ultimate consumers. Who else would buy all of the dumb shit that depreciates and then rent an apartment and not own their home? Spending more on a car note than I do on a mortgage. “Hey, wanna buy this $400 t shirt because it says a designer name on it? Yea sure, I can just blame white people for being broke.” I work at a restaurant and black people generally spend twice as much as anyone else. They also tip half of what everyone else does, so then there’s that. Fuck TI. He is a convicted felon. HE IS THE WRONG PERSON TO REPRESENT THE BLACK COMMUNITY TO THE PUBLIC. He perpetuates every negative stereotype about black men. Smarten up! Having said all of that, the police officer needs to go to jail. Can’t have that kind of shit happening. TI essentially wants to punish people who had nothing to do with it. If you owned a restaurant should you not have any sales that day from black people? I’m sorry, did the restaurateurs kill this gentleman or was it one idiotic police officer? This guy is a bum, and his statement is extremely racist. What if a white guy didn’t want to spend any money that day? Is he not invited to the party? It sounds like TI wants a everybody vs whites kinda thing to happen. Dude is a clown.
He’s the convicted felon yet you work at a restaurant. The assumption is that because you are talking about tips is that your not a chef or manager. Your work is nonessential. Working for gratuity is like waiting on a handout; someone needs to show charity for you to pay your bills. I agree restauranteurs need to pay employees more and not depend on customers to double pay for food and service. Black people shouldnt give away their money on disposable items that don’t appreciate in value. T.I. has had some issues but so has everyone, at least he is trying to form some kind of solution. What are you doing for the betterment of black people? You can disagree with motives or methods but you can’t criticize publicly and destroy a black man due to difference of opinion. Once a year we should spend nothing so that our voices, opinions, votes are heard. That’s facts be a part of the solution.
Hey Bill Buckner, in regard to the portion of the comment where you started,”Who else would buy all of the dumb shit that depreciates and then rent an apartment and not own their home? Spending more on a car note than I do on a mortgage”, a Class-A Owner Operator of a diesel tractor who buys a $40,000-$50,000 diesel tractor with a monthly payment of $800-$1,600 makes $100,000-$200,000 a year and the vehicle barely depreciates.
In regard to ”He is a convicted felon. HE IS THE WRONG PERSON TO REPRESENT THE BLACK COMMUNITY TO THE PUBLIC”, there have been plenty of (past) non-criminal record having black folk that have led black folk to terrible outcomes and situations.
Asian Americans!? Has this fool forgotten all of a sudden that there was an Asian American cop amongst the four?… You spread divide, but seek equality at the same time.That’s what they call a perfect contradiction
You’re attributing one Asian American to the entire population of Asian Americans. That’s like saying all black people are murderers because Matthew Macon is a murderer… Doesn’t make sense.
I love the idea all of us people of color Need to stay together
Sooo what are the demands here? Do people think they can force people to change their views? Because there’s nothing of a materialistic nature in America is off limits to any race … Are you saying everyone has to like everyone and treat people with respect … because that’s not real life … races hate other races (look at the number of violent deaths of white people by black people) … races hate their own (look at the number of violent deaths that are black on black) … ugly people are the worst treated class in the history of existence … no outcry to treat them the same … this is easy to see it’s not a race thing and needs to be a war against the authoritarian regime of aristocrats … rich whites hate poor whites … rich blacks hate poor blacks … it’s that simple … and this idea that there haven’t been white people standing front and center along side the black community in this fight is incredibly incorrect .. and frankly it’s juvenile thinking … black people are brainwashed … white people are brainwashed … and THEY are winning
Don’t let the errors of a few keep you from Christ. God loves you—and the most important step you can ever take is to respond to His love by committing your life to Jesus Christ. Open your heart and life to His love today.
Racism of any type is wrong in God’s eyes, and it should be wrong in our hearts and minds as well. God’s love is not restricted to one group or one race—and neither should ours. When Jesus went to the cross, He gave His life for people from all races and all backgrounds. And some day in Heaven we’ll join with all those for whom Christ died, “from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9).
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