The PeaceCorps warns Black volunteers that Ukranians might call them the n-word.
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Possible Considerations for African American or Black Volunteers visiting Ukraine
Volunteer Voices: “'People of color' face many challenges living in Ukraine, as a Peace Corps Volunteer. However, African-Americans will confront far more complicated issues. For modern parts of Ukraine, African-Americans are part of the community and day-to-day life. However, there are many Ukrainians who have never seen a Black person before. Their understanding of African-American culture is fueled by the media and African stereotypes. You will generate lots of interest and curious stares.
So, these stares can make you uncomfortable and annoyed. Ukrainians' initial perception of you may be that you are from Africa; it may not. It does help if they understand that you are an American, and the training in PST will help you consider ways that you will engage with these assumptions."
"It is not uncommon for Ukrainians to refer to African-Americans as “[N-Word]”. Volunteers of color may be called 'a monkey' or may see children’s games with Blackface. Being aware of the history of dehumanization for people of African descent may help inform where this comes from; it does not justify it.
It will be at your discretion to determine the intent. No matter the intent, staff recognizes the impact that hearing that word may invoke hurt and anger. If you view it as unlearned [something the person has never been exposed to], it may be an opportunity for you to educate that person. We are here to support your successful service, and these comments and images can be a huge distraction and obstacle to you.
Know that Peace Corps staff is here to support and encourage you. Do not hesitate to remove yourself from such situations. You are not expected to be subjected to such treatment. You can also find support and understand from other African-American Peace Corps Volunteers serving in Ukraine."
Any volunteer or staff member who has experienced racism can contact any Peace Corps Ukraine staff member. This can include the Program Managers, Safety and Security Manager, Director of Management and Operations, Director of Programs and Training, or Country Director.
Volunteer Voices: “'People of color' face many challenges living in Ukraine, as a Peace Corps Volunteer. However, African-Americans will confront far more complicated issues. For modern parts of Ukraine, African-Americans are part of the community and day-to-day life. However, there are many Ukrainians who have never seen a Black person before. Their understanding of African-American culture is fueled by the media and African stereotypes. You will generate lots of interest and curious stares.
So, these stares can make you uncomfortable and annoyed. Ukrainians' initial perception of you may be that you are from Africa; it may not. It does help if they understand that you are an American, and the training in PST will help you consider ways that you will engage with these assumptions."
"It is not uncommon for Ukrainians to refer to African-Americans as “[N-Word]”. Volunteers of color may be called 'a monkey' or may see children’s games with Blackface. Being aware of the history of dehumanization for people of African descent may help inform where this comes from; it does not justify it.
It will be at your discretion to determine the intent. No matter the intent, staff recognizes the impact that hearing that word may invoke hurt and anger. If you view it as unlearned [something the person has never been exposed to], it may be an opportunity for you to educate that person. We are here to support your successful service, and these comments and images can be a huge distraction and obstacle to you.
Know that Peace Corps staff is here to support and encourage you. Do not hesitate to remove yourself from such situations. You are not expected to be subjected to such treatment. You can also find support and understand from other African-American Peace Corps Volunteers serving in Ukraine."
Any volunteer or staff member who has experienced racism can contact any Peace Corps Ukraine staff member. This can include the Program Managers, Safety and Security Manager, Director of Management and Operations, Director of Programs and Training, or Country Director.
BET Backs The Police 🚓🚨?
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One of the tools of the Black Community used to jump start the prison industrial complex is what come to mind when I received 📨 this email...
Dear Roland,
How can BET — Black Entertainment Television — fund and enable police violence against Black people? Considering the cultural impact the network has as an outlet and platform for Black people, the hypocrisy is glaring. What they do behind the scene matters.
That has not stopped BET’s president Scott Mills from sitting on the New York City Police Foundation’s board anyway, despite the foundation funneling money and weapons to the NYPD. Along with that, BET’s parent company Paramount has donated to that same police foundation, and one of its directors is also sitting on its board.1
Call BET and Paramount out on their hypocrisy. Tell their executives to get off the NYC Police Foundation’s board and stop funding police violence against Black people.
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM BET
After George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, BET released a statement expressing solidarity with Floyd’s family and other victims of police violence.2
Their statement spoke out against “racist brutality,” yet BET’s president and parent company are helping prop up an organization that funnels weapons and surveillance to the massive NYPD without any accountability or oversight from the public. NYPD uses those weapons against Black New Yorkers.
Either BET is working to fight back against police harassment and brutality or helping to prop it up behind closed doors. Empty words aren’t enough and don’t keep Black people safe. Roland, tell BET and ViacomCBS to stop supporting police foundations now.
TELL BET: STOP FUNDING POLICE VIOLENCE!
The NYPD has a long history of over-policing, harassing, and targeting Black communities. This isn’t and shouldn’t be news to the president of BET. Yet Mills has decided to tie his name and the reputation of the network to the NYC Police Foundation anyway.
By sitting on the NYC Police Foundation board, BET’s president and a ViacomCBS director are abetting the NYPD — and enabling the police department’s violence and corruption.
Tell BET and ViacomCBS that they can’t have it both ways. They can’t say they support Black Lives and racial justice while propping up a system that hurt our communities.
Thank you for staying in the fight.
Until Justice is Real,
Color Of Change Criminal Justice and Democracy Team
policefoundations.org 
www.bet.com
Dear Roland,
How can BET — Black Entertainment Television — fund and enable police violence against Black people? Considering the cultural impact the network has as an outlet and platform for Black people, the hypocrisy is glaring. What they do behind the scene matters.
That has not stopped BET’s president Scott Mills from sitting on the New York City Police Foundation’s board anyway, despite the foundation funneling money and weapons to the NYPD. Along with that, BET’s parent company Paramount has donated to that same police foundation, and one of its directors is also sitting on its board.1
Call BET and Paramount out on their hypocrisy. Tell their executives to get off the NYC Police Foundation’s board and stop funding police violence against Black people.
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM BET
After George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, BET released a statement expressing solidarity with Floyd’s family and other victims of police violence.2
Their statement spoke out against “racist brutality,” yet BET’s president and parent company are helping prop up an organization that funnels weapons and surveillance to the massive NYPD without any accountability or oversight from the public. NYPD uses those weapons against Black New Yorkers.
Either BET is working to fight back against police harassment and brutality or helping to prop it up behind closed doors. Empty words aren’t enough and don’t keep Black people safe. Roland, tell BET and ViacomCBS to stop supporting police foundations now.
TELL BET: STOP FUNDING POLICE VIOLENCE!
The NYPD has a long history of over-policing, harassing, and targeting Black communities. This isn’t and shouldn’t be news to the president of BET. Yet Mills has decided to tie his name and the reputation of the network to the NYC Police Foundation anyway.
By sitting on the NYC Police Foundation board, BET’s president and a ViacomCBS director are abetting the NYPD — and enabling the police department’s violence and corruption.
Tell BET and ViacomCBS that they can’t have it both ways. They can’t say they support Black Lives and racial justice while propping up a system that hurt our communities.
Thank you for staying in the fight.
Until Justice is Real,
Color Of Change Criminal Justice and Democracy Team
Dark Money - Police Foundations
What Are Police Foundations? POLICE FOUNDATION. N. ORIGIN: NEW YORK CITY, 1971 A Public Relations arm of local police departments; promote “copaganda” and messages that contribute to misconceptions about crime and the normalization of ever-growing policing. POLICE FOUNDATION. N. ORIGIN: NEW YORK...
policefoundations.org BET Calls For Action In George Floyd And Breonna Taylor Police Killings
The assault on our communities through lethal racism must end now.
www.bet.com 
Oneness Experience
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I had smoked some weed when I had my oneness experience.
It was in 2017, I had fallen back into depression after receiving my multiple sclerosis diagnosis the year before. For about 12 hours, I was in communication with the universe "who" I recognized as myself (That's kind of a misnomer because we are always in communication with the divine, we just don't realize it because all the noise of our "separate selves").
While I was conscious of this communication, the universe guided me to the spiritual path. I was blown away by how loving it was. It was a tear-jerking experience to accept that I was loved by God (the universe/reality) as it seemed the opposite considering I was locked into depression for 20 years and then Multiple Sclerosis came out of nowhere just as I felt I was rising out of it.
God loving me seem like contradictory information but the path showed me it wasn't a contradiction at all. During my depression, I longed for freedom not understanding my depression was an integral part of getting that freedom. My "prayer" was answered long before I even asked. I thought I'd never get out of depression, then I understood it and it was gone AND there is more freedom to be had.
Have you had a mystical/oneness experience?
lonerwolf.com
It was in 2017, I had fallen back into depression after receiving my multiple sclerosis diagnosis the year before. For about 12 hours, I was in communication with the universe "who" I recognized as myself (That's kind of a misnomer because we are always in communication with the divine, we just don't realize it because all the noise of our "separate selves").
While I was conscious of this communication, the universe guided me to the spiritual path. I was blown away by how loving it was. It was a tear-jerking experience to accept that I was loved by God (the universe/reality) as it seemed the opposite considering I was locked into depression for 20 years and then Multiple Sclerosis came out of nowhere just as I felt I was rising out of it.
God loving me seem like contradictory information but the path showed me it wasn't a contradiction at all. During my depression, I longed for freedom not understanding my depression was an integral part of getting that freedom. My "prayer" was answered long before I even asked. I thought I'd never get out of depression, then I understood it and it was gone AND there is more freedom to be had.
Have you had a mystical/oneness experience?
What is Spiritual Oneness? (5 Sacred Paths)
What is Oneness? Why is it so hard to experience? And what practices can help us to DIRECTLY feel this sacred state of being? Learn more ...
lonerwolf.com 
"You Own All Of Those Things But You Still Don't Have A Man"
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Don't shoot the messenger, I'm only leaving this here for community feedback.
Was the woman who refused the date right for refusing a casual first date, or did she unnecessarily curve her soul mate because he didn't take her for gold-encrusted wagyu steaks at Salt Bae?
Are her standards realistic? Does a man need to pick up a woman in a lear jet for the first date?
Or are the City Girls setting these "boss women" up for failure?
R. Kelly Singing to the Ladies Over the Prison Phone
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How the mighty have fallen boy. According to the twitter post, this is the daughter of some dude Kellz is locked up with. It’s sad but at the same time that nigga was a predator.
Listen to Seems Like You’re Ready again.
Why would you be saying that to a grown ass woman?
How the mighty have fallen boy. According to the twitter post, this is the daughter of some dude Kellz is locked up with. It’s sad but at the same time that nigga was a predator.
Listen to Seems Like You’re Ready again.
Why would you be saying that to a grown ass woman?
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