Posted on 09/24/2021 9:06:10 AM PDT by lightman
One of the leaders of a Black Lives Matter group in New York City promised an “uprising” against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine passports, decrying the system as racist.
According to data provided by New York state, about 85 percent of black residents have not received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Data provided by New York City shows that 64 percent of black people between the ages of 18 and 44 are not fully vaccinated while 56 percent have received one shot.
Hawk Newsome, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, told the Washington Examiner that “I think, in a perfect world, [vaccine requirements] should be business by business. But it could be a slippery slope, so the mandate should be removed completely.”
He added: “It’s not gonna be white men in suits on Wall Street who are gonna get stopped. There’s such hypocrisy in this thing.”
Newsome said he believes that black Americans “have a natural distrust of the vaccine,” citing the Tuskegee Syphilis Study in the 20th century for a reason why.
“How dare they remove religious exemptions? It’s the most disrespectful thing I’ve ever seen,” Newsome said, adding that he believes that most vaccine mandates don’t allow religious exemption. “Now the government has decided your God doesn’t matter? I love God.”
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, argued in a court filing this week that the state has no constitutional obligation to grant religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers. Religious exemptions to the vaccines most commonly center on objections on how aborted fetal cells were used in the manufacturing and testing process. Medical exemptions usually include a doctor’s recommendation that a person not get the vaccine due to an underlying medical condition.
The Epoch Times has contacted Black Lives Matter of Greater New York for additional comment.
Another member of the group promised an “uprising” in New York City over the vaccine mandate.
“We’re putting this city on notice that your mandate will not be another racist social distance practice,” Chivona Newsome, a leader of the group, told fellow protesters during a demonstration in Manhattan in front of Carmine’s restaurant on Monday. “Black people are not going to stand by, or you will see another uprising. And that is not a threat. That is a promise.”
“The vaccination passport is not a free passport to racism,” she added.
Black Lives Matter activists had accused Carmine’s of racially profiling three black women from Texas, who were arrested last week after a hostess allegedly demanded vaccination proof.
A lawyer for Carmine’s denied their allegations.
“Any claim that they were racially profiled is a complete fabrication, disingenuous, and outright irresponsible,” Carolyn Richmond, the attorney for the restaurant, told the New York Daily News.
COVID-19 is the illness caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.
Finally, BLM finds a useful and non-destructive enterprise.
Never backed BLM, never will.
Don’t back Vaccine Mandates, never will.
Like flushing the toilet, and watching all that nasty stuff dookie it out going down.
Aye, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
My enemies are tyrannical Mayors and Governors.
Well, the Left bought and paid for them.
Good luck now...
The consumption of Popcorn and Soft Drinks is now officially sanctioned.
What’s wrong with letting white liberal elites conduct acts of genocide on black people?
Better yet, why is this news? Margaret Sanger long ago stated the intent of white liberals to exterminate black people.
Gee, one thing I can agree with BLM on.
Oh man.
Popcorn and comfy chair here I come.
How great would it be to see white liberals (after shaming everyone on vax) be targeted online by blm for their racist Vax stance?
This is going to be fun.... Finally some much needed levity.
What they will do, is probably just stop in forcing it on Black people. Give them a pass rather than risk confrontation and lawsuits and so forth.
Looks like BLM is going to fade away again. This will pretty well end their funding. Not the first time.
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Burn it down.
Hate to say if, but yes: Riot;Loot;Burn;Rape;Kill in NYC. And while you're at it BLM, make sure to bring along your Antifa buds to further the mayhem.
That will further endear you thugs to the nation. /s
Air-popped popcorn, caramel popcorn, kettle corn, parmesan cheese popcorn, Jiffy-Pop popcorn, Microwave popcorn, movie theater popcorn, popcorn balls, Cajun corn, Buffalo chicken popcorn, Mexicali popcorn, CrackerJack popcorn, popcorn cakes, popcorn in aspic...
:)
It takes mental acrobatics to perceive this as a racial issue. I don’t support BLM and would never work along side them, but whatever. We’re pushing back against an unconstitutional vaccine mandate, so the more the merrier, regardless of motivation.
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