![]() Voices on Sustainable Ports in Africa: Stories from Tema Port, Ghana. Shifting Attitudes toward Flood Risk Reduction. ‘Research in Urbanism’ (RiUS) Series, Volume 7, Delft University of Technology ![]() Cross-disciplinary BwN approaches in coastal regions. In: Van Bergen et.al (Eds.) Building with Nature Perspectives. Engineering Roles in Building with Nature Interdisciplinary Design - Educational Experiences. “But it seems to be the hypocrisy of America that when black people start talking about arming themselves and defending themselves, talk is ‘violent.’ But when white people grab assault rifles and go to our nation’s, their state capitals, it’s all good,” he said.Īs the interview concluded, Newsome added, “I just want black liberation, and black sovereignty. I think you should be applauding me, seeing how you guys are huge supporters of the Second Amendment.” Hawk Newsome Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images We talk about uplifting and upholding the Second Amendment. “There’s nothing more American than that. We’re talking about protecting lives,” he said. “Nobody’s talking about ambushing police officers. Newsome said the movement is about “saving lives” and it should be praised for supporting the Second Amendment. The protesters have also targeted monuments and statues, including those of Confederate soldiers and the Founding Fathers, spray-painting them with graffiti and pulling them to the ground. The unrest has continued across the country since Floyd’s death on May 25, with the marchers calling for police reforms.īut the protests have sometimes turned violent, with looting and arson. So for any American to accuse us of being violent is extremely hypocritical,” Newsome added. “We go in and we blow up countries and we replace their leaders with leaders who we like. What was the American Revolution? What’s our diplomacy across the globe?” “Wow, it’s interesting that you would pose that question like that,” Newsome responded, “because this country is built upon violence. Hawk Newsome Pacific Press/LightRocket via Ge MacCallum asked Newsome what Black Lives Matter hoped to achieve through violence. “But I’m just telling you what I observed.” “I don’t condone nor do I condemn rioting,” Newsome continued. But when people get aggressive and they escalate their protests, cops get fired, Republican politicians talking about police reform,” he said. ![]() “What is this country rewarding? What behavior is it listening to? Obviously not marching. He said in past incidents involving fatal encounters with citizens, police officers were always allowed due process, but when people begin to destroy property, things change. There have been eight cops fired across the country.” Think about the last few weeks since we started protesting. We had the highest growth in wealth, in property ownership. “Let’s observe the history of the 1960s, when black people were rioting. “Let’s be very real,” he told the Fox News host. It’s a matter of interpretation,” Hawk Newsome said during an interview Wednesday evening on “The Story” with Martha MacCallum. All right? And I could be speaking figuratively. “If this country doesn’t give us what we want, then we will burn down this system and replace it. The president of Greater New York Black Lives Matter said that if the movement fails to achieve meaningful change during nationwide protests over George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police officers, it will “burn down this system.” Joe’s new green-energy crisis, Ron’s bogus charisma ‘problem’ and other commentaryīLM's cash chaos and more: Letters to the Editor - June 4, 2023Ĭousin of BLM founder died of enlarged heart, cocaine: officials Pro-BLM ice cream chain sues Seattle over ‘extensive property damage’ from autonomous zone ‘CHOP’
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