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What a throwback…
Yoooooooo
I just stumbled on an email about my dormant account. It’s been almost 5 full years since I’ve posted here – wow. Honestly, it was kinda nice scrolling through these posts and thinking back to where I was in my life 5 years ago, how much has changed, and what I’m excited about for the future.
I’ve got no idea if any of y’all will see this, but I thought it was worth putting out there to see what’s still poppin on Tumblr. A lot has changed, for sure.
Anyways, if you’re interested to see what I’m up to these days, check out www.samwhiteout.com – I’ve got some cool project information up there plus I recently launched a #BYBG email newsletter that I’m really proud of.
And lastly, I hope y’all have all filled out the census (2020census.gov) and are registered to vote with a voting plan. If you need help, here’s some useful links: www.samwhiteout.com/vote
P.S. – gonna update some of the visuals here after I save the current layout as a PDF. gonna be funny to show my kids one day! 😂
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Linked up with @wallstreet.paper earlier this week at the Library.
With Fall here to stay, we broke out the new flannels from Indochino. Can go vest w/ no blazer, blazer w/ no vest, or both when the wind picks up. Plus, peep the customized leather buttons #littlethings
Fit details:
Indochino
Paul Drish
Bows N Ties
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Style is a state of mind. Just a matter of finding what suits you.
📷: @wallstreet.paper
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#Caribana2015
Got a call from @bejoure saying we had to take the long weekend. Couldn’t have been a better trip & can’t wait to go back.
Running through the 6ix with @ltw1ll & @kingdrewii
🎥: @kingdrewii
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Honored & humbled to join such amazing journalists and activists earlier today on HuffPost Live. Hosts Marc Lamont Hill and Zerlina Maxwell facilitated a profoundly important conversation on how to be a good ally in social justice movements. This discussion was imperative as a follow up to what MTV sparked with Jose Antonio Vargas’ documentary “White People.”
Navigating the fine line between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation & participation can be difficult. However, white people cannot shy away from these issues simply because it can be uncomfortable or difficult to engage.
My good friend Martese Johnson joined the discussion to share his story of being assaulted by officers and slammed face down into concrete. Unlike those who’ve been taken, Martese lives to share his story and continue his work as an activist.
There is no neutral when people’s lives are at stake. Whether it’s in reference to survivors like Martese or killed while black cases like Mike Brown in Ferguson (or the scores of other black people killed by police), there is no standing idly by. Silence is violence.
Police brutality, predatory lending practices, lack of access to education, everyday discrimination…the list goes on. Whatever the specific issue is, talk about it. Get the conversation going or absolutely nothing will change but the names in the hashtags.
