McCulloch, n.: Bull Connor's twin; Jim Crow's enforcer; the embodiment of perverted justice; legal and justified evil #BlackDictionary
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Jay Nixon, n.: an ex. of structurally powerful and spiritually corrupt; an embodiment of systemic racism; failed leadership #BlackDictionary
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Chief Dotson, n.: an individual more concerned with glory and power than protecting and serving; untruth-teller #BlackDictionary
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Chief Belmar, n.: an individual more interested in being a War General than protecting and/or serving anyone #BlackDictionary
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rage, n.: a normal response to the repeated instances of unarmed black people being killed by police; expressive love #BlackDictionary
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expectation, n.: that with which we marched, in vain, in August waiting for anyone or any org to give key organizing advice #BlackDictionary
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silence, n.: the absence of words and actions; the illusory notion that no action will lead to comfort or change #BlackDictionary
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love, n.: that which has allowed blackness to survive such sustained evil; the irrational call for blackness to ignore evil #BlackDictionary
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police, n.: those entrusted with the momentary ability to restrict freedom(s) in order to preserve it; requiring oversight #BlackDictionary
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privilege, n.: color-blindness; the ability to choose race as an issue; the hidden and powerful result of systemic inequity #BlackDictionary
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press conference, n.: an event designed to distract us from the truth; a public declaration of misinformation #BlackDictionary
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subtweet, n.: hidden confrontation; vague sophistry with indirect targets; subtle conflict #BlackDictionary
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chant, n.: an ode to resistance, sung in confrontation and in the act of disruption; the lyrical expression of struggle #BlackDictionary
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freedom, n.: the goal, which should be the reality in blackness but isn't; equality before the state; no more death #BlackDictionary
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elder, n.: a wise advisor who understands the importance of historical perspective while encouraging the birth of new ideas #BlackDictionary
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riot, n.; the expectation of those who cannot imagine blk people assembled in peace; not the reality of Ferguson #BlackDictionary
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August, n.: the month in which we were catalyzed to demand change; the birth-month of this iteration of struggle #BlackDictionary
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peace and quiet: the oxymoronic phrase that suggests revolution but demands silence #BlackDictionary
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respectability, n.: the illusion that polite speech, starched shirts, and ironed skirts will erase the impact of racism #BlackDictionary
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trauma, n.: the successive combination of intentional racist experiences in blackness that cause deep pain and suffering #BlackDictionary
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fearless, adj.: the spirit of protestors as they confront the systemic and structural racism of America; the essence of struggle
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