Martin Luther King Jr. // "It may be true that the law cannot change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless. It may be true that the law can’t make a man love me, but it can restrain him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important... So while the law may not change the hearts of men, it does change the habits of men. And when you change the habits of men, pretty soon the attitudes and the hearts will be changed. And so there is a need for strong legislation constantly to grapple with the problems we face." Even Though He Is Revered Today, MLK Was Widely Disliked by the American Public When He Was Killed. Seventy-five percent of Americans disapproved of the civil rights leader as he spoke out against the Vietnam War and economic disparity. Link: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-martin-luther-king-had-75-percent-disapproval-rating-year-he-died-180968664/ #thefather #id #asianart#creative #photography #visual #modernart #gallery #instamood #hkart #hkiger #hkig #urbanart #urban #movie #digitalart #creative #earnesthemingway #shot #digitaldesign #arte #artoftheday #vintage #artbasel #contemporaryart #hongkongart #inspiration #quoteoftheday #film #martinlutherking #film #blackandwhite

COVID-19 and the hateful rhetoric of Donald Trump have catalyzed a surge in anti-Asian violence. Fighting racism against Asians is deeply tied to the social justice we are fighting for through George Floyd, Atatinia Jefferson, Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor and the countless Black bodies that have fallen victim to hate because racism has no hierarchy! “Go home gooks,” was spray painted across my aunt’s car when I was a kid. We had just walked out of my house because she was giving me a ride to school. She asked me what those words meant. I felt embarrassment and shame. I didn’t want her to feel what I was feeling. I have now realized that over time I’ve accepted these racist remarks because, as a first generation immigrant in America, I thought I had to accept the good (freedom) with the bad (racism). These times have taught me to unlearn. “Model minority” seems like a compliment, but it does great harm. And I am guilty for following it while growing up: “Don’t argue back,” “don’t cause trouble with police.” “Do our best to show Americans that we blend in.” “If we take the hit, life would be so much easier.” Today I’ve learned “assimilation” is a masking word meant to break down who I am in service to this white America. Just because we don’t see public lynching anymore, racial hate has manifested in other spaces of our society: from broken criminal justice systems to voter suppression, racist cops and Karens, and systematic killing of Black bodies. The transparency of America’s racism and social injustice reflect the country’s denial of basic human rights for People of Color. We need to work together- we have the same goal in becoming anti-racist and dismantling white supremacy. Please join the conversation to #StopAsianHate on Clubhouse tomorrow, Sunday, at 7pm ET/4pm PST. Led by @danieldaekim @thatdanielwu, New York candidate for mayor @AndrewYang, and congressman @andykimnj and @lisalingstagram. Link in bio for my article and thank u @forbes. #stopasianhate #antiasianracism

#blackouttuesday . Let me start off with this: I dont support looting. It’s pointless. It harms innocent people. But there are also many, MANY innocent lives being affected every single day by racism. I support protests for a better future. The looting and violent acts are take upon by people who are taking advantages of this matter to serve their own nasty traits. Nevertheless, it does not take away the meaning of this protest. And I know many of you beautiful soul can agree with me on this. I myself have been facing racism for years ever since I turned 17, 18, so don’t tell me it’s “avoidable”. I have lived in the US so don’t tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about. And most of all, racism doesn’t only exist in the US but it’s everywhere. This is not just a single case of George Floyd. This is a domino effect of hundreds of years of slavery, segregation, and lynching. So please don’t go around spreading hate and even more of racism when you haven’t even learned about history, about their stories. All the “media play” conspiracy doesn’t take away the fact of how color community has been treated. Some even got it worse than others. There, I said it. You can unfollow me if you want if your political and rational points don’t see eye to eye with mine. Or that all you want to see is a pretty picture and not this heavy subject. But I’m never sorry for using my platform to spread the message about things I care deeply about.