It's Late By A Day And I Apologize, But This Is Important.

it's late by a day and i apologize, but this is important.

if you don't do anything else today,

Please have a moment of silence for the people who were killed instead of freed when news of emancipation finally reached the furthest corners of the american south.

have another moment for the ledgers, catalogs, and records that were burned and the homes that were destroyed to hide the presence of very much alive and still enslaved people on dozens of plantations and homesteads across the south for decades after emancipation.

and have a third moment for those who were hunted and killed while fleeing the south to find safety across the border, overseas, in the north and to the west.

black people. light a candle, write a note to those who have passed telling them what you have achieved in spite of the racist and intolerant conditions of this world, feel the warmth of the flame under your hand, say a prayer of rememberance if you are religious, place the note under the candle, and then blow it out.

if you have children, sit them down and tell them anything you know about the life of oldest black person you've ever met. it doesn't have to be your own family. tell them what you know about what life was like for us in the days, years, decades after emancipation. if you don't know much, look it up and learn about it together.

This is Juneteenth.

white people CAN interact with this post. share it, spread it.

Hi 👋, My name is Mohammad, and I’m reaching out in a moment of desperate need. I’m a father of three young children living in Gaza, and we are caught in the midst of a catastrophic war. Our home is no longer a safe haven, and the future here seems increasingly uncertain. 💔

I’ve launched a fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $40,000 to relocate my family to a safer place where my children can grow up in peace and have a chance at a brighter future. 🕊️🇵🇸

Unfortunately, my previous fundraising efforts were abruptly halted when my account was terminated without explanation. However, I remain determined to keep fighting for my family’s safety and well-being. 🫶

If you could take a moment to read our story, consider donating, or simply share our campaign with others, it would make an incredible difference. Every act of kindness, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to safety and a new beginning. 🙏

Thank you for your time, compassion, and support. ❤

https://gofund.me/fd1faea2 🔗

thank you so so much for existing, Mohammad (and every other man, woman, and child in Gaza/Palestine). i know that times are incredibly hard right now, and it is hard to keep hope, but i'll always stand for you. i am sadly unable to donate at the moment, but i'll definitely answer this ask and spread your message out.

2.5k raised / 7.5k to go Hey yall, this is a small update for the last post I made about the emergency announcement (Found here). I managed to hit over 2k in a few days which is so so incredible, I cannot thank you guys enough for the support ;;; Me and a few friends of mine are working hard together to take on commissions to help in the funding process.

If you cannot support me, that is completely alright!! Please share this around to others that's all I ask. Every little bit counts no matter how small. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. I am deeply humbled for all of your help so far. I will be sure to keep you all updated as time goes on! Side note: I added in a Ko-fi in case PayPal is a bit wonky for some folks. I also fixed up my Patreon tiers for the monthly sketches. See my socials, tip jar, ko-fi, patreon and shops. If you are interested in getting a commission from me, my commission info is also in here as well

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For selling and connecting purposes

#my wife is on the SOR for being gay #no joke #she hit on a girl in a straight bar once #in 1997 #and while the girl was into it #the off duty cop sitting nearby was not #and so he arrested her for ‘soliciting homosexual activity’ #which in our state was still a felony #in 1997 (and would remain so until Lawrence v Texas in 2003) #and since ‘soliciting homosexual activity’ was a felony and a sex crime #she got put on The List #she is still on there to this day #because it costs MONEY to ask a judge to take you off #and she has tried four times#since 2003 #to get taken off the SOR #but every time the judge has said something like ‘no you pled guilty to the crime i can’t possibly take you off the sex offender registry’ #with no acknowledgement of what the actual crime was #(the crime of being a butch lesbian hitting on a cute girl who was into it) #(in 1997)

Reposting these tags with consent from the person that wrote them. The post about the Sex Offenders Registry is locked, but these tags are too important to go unnoticed.

Younger queer people need to realize that the SOR being used against queer people simply for being queer isn’t some ancient history thing. It still impacts queer people today. And it can quite easily be used that way again.

HELP!!!!

so… my old computer is FRIED, and i had to get a new one. a 1600 dollar new one. i am gonna be in serious debt. so i’m doing emergency commissions, and also accepting donations. seriously im HELLA in need of some help. my kofi for commissions is here, and my p*ypal is here for commissions too. or just to donate. i’ll be setting a goal on my kofi for the new computer if you want to see how far i am on my goal there. 

and to add insult to injury, i lost all my icons too… all of them. aside from the ones i posted here or shared on dropbox, and i didnt share my little grape themed ones on dropbox. so i need to remake those. im so bummed out… 

reblogs, sharing this in servers, and actually commissioning me would be BIG HELP. thanks everyone. 

:)

and go to hell