Here we are, 2020 and it would appear that far too many people still struggle to understand. This was never intended to be a “controversial” thing. It was and is, simply a common sense compassion thing..I apologize to my loved ones who are still trying to be heard FOR NOT SAYING IT LOUDER and more frequently. I won’t make that mistake again. Jesus was so clear in his love for people, despite the hate that came because of it. We follow HIM, and that will be our path as well. So be it. We haven’t done enough to fight injustice and stand against racism, as individuals or as “the church”. But I plan on spending my life, doing exactly that. #occupyallstreets #hoperemains
Lotta people demanding everybody renounce looting, violence. Absolutely. This man here, does this passionately and articulately..but you need to also hear the other man. In case you don’t want to he says “IM READY TO DIE, BECAUSE OF WHATS GOIN ON.” Please be as passionate about stopping the cause of the pain, not just the result of it. #occupyallstreets
Hopeful that the arrests made in the GEORGE FLOYD MURDER will turn into convictions. Also apprehensive, because it’s simply not the precedent. Please be aware that BREONNA TAYLOR’s MURDER has zero arrests or convictions attached to it…so we will continue to make our voices heard. @hillsongnyc we will be participating in a peaceful protest on Saturday at 1pm in HARLEM. Joining with some other local churches to do all we can. Details to come closer to the day but please save that date now, we need you there!! #occupyallstreets
“A riot is the language of the unheard.” MLK.. you gotta make a choice right now, on how you see things. How you see people. Not through the media’s eyes, cause they lie. Do you see “dangerous rioters”? Or do you see your family. If it was your family, you would ask what’s wrong. How can I help. Are you ok. What happened that has CAUSED THIS MUCH pain? Until you see things like that, we will keep seeing things like this. I saw a lot of my family today. They are not ok. So I’m not gonna be ok either. That’s how family works. God help us.. #occupyallstreets #georgefloyd
Thank you @bishopjakes for your wisdom on these life altering matters.. the link is available in my bio to the whole conversation.. if you listen with an open mind, you might leave w/ a new perspective. And that is what we desperately need.. #occupyallstreets
When people say “the system is broken”, that’s wrong. The system is working well. And that’s the problem. We need a new system. Despite that, there are good men and women that have taken an oath to serve and protect. It’s a high calling that has been severely tarnished due to evil and murder and systemic injustice. If you can’t understand the vitriol towards law enforcement, it’s because you have never been victimized by it. The reports of overt brutality at these protests are REAL. I’ve seen it. And the reports of police men and women doing the exact opposite are true to. We pray for them in the middle of this madness. We need our police to fight WITH US for justice. Uproot the evil and demand change. To those doing that, I salute you. I’m thankful for you. I’m praying for you. #occupyallstreets #blacklivesmatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd
This is a crucial point right now in this climate of pain and exasperation. To our police, I pray you consider these heartfelt words from @bishopjakes ..the current system relies on protecting the wrong thing. It can’t stand, if honorable people step up, speak out and demand something better. #occupyallstreets
Fresh attempt #3. I deleted my last photo, because to some that image of another man dying on our streets was actually causing more pain. To those people, I am sorry. To @janayhsalcedo I’m sorry for initially pushing back on your perspective and I’m learning as I go. One thing I do know, I’d rather fail and apologize and learn then play it safe and silent and scared. *************** So back to the point of all three posts, as I think of George Floyds daughter and her mother today: Please be mindful today, that the other three men that murdered GEORGE FLOYD, ARE STILL FREE. This is not going to go away. To the people trying to demonize others, for speaking out against racial injustice and police brutality, you will not win. To the people who are more concerned with politically correct photos and statements, than they are RACISM DESTROYING GENERATIONS in our world, you will not win. Save your comments, search your heart. Drop your old, tired way of thinking and renew your mind. This makes you uncomfortable, and I’m glad. We have all been too comfortable for too long. For the people in the way back: demanding greater accountability of our police, IMMEDIATELY, demanding justice for all, IMMEDIATELY, does not make a single person anti-police. Countless GOOD police men and women are yelling THE SAME THING. You just dont want to heart that. I’m not going to bring that FACT up again, personally. Your narrative is tired, its wrong and it is one of the factors that has perpetuated this exact thing. Its made people, its made “pastors” afraid to speak out. That day is done. Looting helps nothing. Violence, is not the way forward. The loss of ANY LIFE, any police officer is devastating and absolute tragic. It is also NO MORE DEVASTATING THEN FREDDIE GRAY. OR SANDRA BLAND. OR GEORGE FLOYD. LETS BE EQUALLY OUTRAGED. Peaceful, passionate and constant protest is what has and will continue to turn this country and its deeply rooted injustice towards BLACK PEOPLE upside down. I pray we will never be comfortable ever again, until we see basic human dignity and equality for all people.
This young brother God bless him…his voice and the pain in it. He’s gifted. And what he’s saying, I pray people HEAR. GEORGE FLOYD SHOULD BE ALIVE. He should be serving in his church like he did. He should be taking food to people in the super hood, like he did. He should be driving his truck, his new business venture that excited him. He should be living today. We will not accept living in a country where you can put your knee on a mans NECK and kill him. We will not accept media, that continually spins this narrative away from what it is. And we cannot accept silence, from anybody claiming they care. Somebody said to me today “america is at a breaking point.” My hope is that we are at a “breakTHROUGH” point. Because it’s been broken racially, for too long. God, help us. #GEORGEFLOYD #breonnataylor #ahmaudarbery #trayvonmartin #yourson #yourdaughter #yourhusband #yourewife #yourbrother #woulditbotheryouthen
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Today, is my baby girl now strong woman @avaangellentz 16 BIRTHDAY!! I was already emotionally all over the place from the current realities, put my phone down all day to focus on this spectacular human and I’m even more unstable then before!!! Lord help me! HA. @avaangellentz I Iove you with my entire heart and soul. You are a better daughter than I am father, and who you are, who you are becoming is amazing to see. The future is yours baby girl.. but for right now and for at least a little while longer, I’m glad your with us. And me. AVABOO, I LOVE YOU. #occupymyhouse #onlymine #forever
Today, is my baby girl now strong woman @avaangellentz 16 BIRTHDAY!! I was already emotionally all over the place from the current realities, put my phone down all day to focus on this spectacular human and I’m even more unstable then before!!! Lord help me! HA. @avaangellentz I Iove you with my entire heart and soul. You are a better daughter than I am father, and who you are, who you are becoming is amazing to see. The future is yours baby girl.. but for right now and for at least a little while longer, I’m glad your with us. And me. AVABOO, I LOVE YOU. #occupymyhouse #onlymine #forever
Today, is my baby girl now strong woman @avaangellentz 16 BIRTHDAY!! I was already emotionally all over the place from the current realities, put my phone down all day to focus on this spectacular human and I’m even more unstable then before!!! Lord help me! HA. @avaangellentz I Iove you with my entire heart and soul. You are a better daughter than I am father, and who you are, who you are becoming is amazing to see. The future is yours baby girl.. but for right now and for at least a little while longer, I’m glad your with us. And me. AVABOO, I LOVE YOU. #occupymyhouse #onlymine #forever
Today, is my baby girl now strong woman @avaangellentz 16 BIRTHDAY!! I was already emotionally all over the place from the current realities, put my phone down all day to focus on this spectacular human and I’m even more unstable then before!!! Lord help me! HA. @avaangellentz I Iove you with my entire heart and soul. You are a better daughter than I am father, and who you are, who you are becoming is amazing to see. The future is yours baby girl.. but for right now and for at least a little while longer, I’m glad your with us. And me. AVABOO, I LOVE YOU. #occupymyhouse #onlymine #forever
Today, is my baby girl now strong woman @avaangellentz 16 BIRTHDAY!! I was already emotionally all over the place from the current realities, put my phone down all day to focus on this spectacular human and I’m even more unstable then before!!! Lord help me! HA. @avaangellentz I Iove you with my entire heart and soul. You are a better daughter than I am father, and who you are, who you are becoming is amazing to see. The future is yours baby girl.. but for right now and for at least a little while longer, I’m glad your with us. And me. AVABOO, I LOVE YOU. #occupymyhouse #onlymine #forever
Racial injustice is not new. Perhaps the visibility is what is alarming SOME. But I pray it alarms us all. Because we have seen tragic deaths like George Floyd before. There are moments of outrage and then mostly, we keep it moving. And we repeat the cycle. I feel something different right now, I don’t think people can take this anymore. And if there was ever a time to be a follower of Jesus and “stand up to be counted”, it’s now. God help us. #imgonnaoccupythisstreet #thisone #untilwehavebasiccompassion #basicjustice #forallpeople
I invite everybody to tune into HILLSONG EAST COAST tomm.. I had a conversation with @bishopjakes about Jesus and this current climate of our culture. I believe it has the potential to be life changing for many. We talk about the Bible response to racism. We talk about if white privilege is real, is systemic racism a reality and if there is any hope at all that we will see change in our lifetime. I think it’s worth your time and I pray you can join us… @bishopjakes I’m so grateful for you, thank you for willingness to talk about things we desperately need to get into the LIGHT..HILLSONG EAST COAST YOUTUBE 9/11/1/3/5/7pm…#occupyallstreets
ITS MY SONS BIRTHDAY! But since he’s not on IG, I’m just gonna tell him how I feel about him and spare you the long caption! As a family, we wanted to make sure we leave no doubt as to what we believe, who we fight for. All the way down to our yard…just so happens to be Breonna Taylor’s birthday as well. But she is not alive to be celebrated. She was MURDERED in her own house. Her killers as i type this, are walking around free, even though we know EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE. That injustice alone, is worth marching for tomorrow. But there are more names. For those families, we will not forget your pain and we won’t be silent about injustice… happy birthday ROMAN LENTZ. BREONNA TAYLOR SHOULD STILL BE HERE. God help us! #occupyallstreets
I’ve talked to so many people today that are genuinely trying to understand perspectives they have never considered. This is desperately needed.. these black store owners were asking for help, and ended up assumed guilty on sight. Do not use chaos as context for why. This is the “American reality” for WAY too many PEOPLE. It cannot be acceptable for this to be reality. #equaljustice #occupyallstreets
HEAR. My daughter @charlentz recorded this last night and if you are still struggling to understand but TRYING.. I pray you hear this desperate, brave LEADER preach. Until her voice ran out. Her voice has been ringing in my head ALL DAY. I hope you allow that as well. #blacklivesmatter #equaljustice
Thank you @bishophoupe for this. I’m 41. I struggle to Tik tok. My girls don’t think I’m cool. I don’t understand a lot about the generations behind me. But I gotta learn quick. We can’t let distance in age or race distort what we perceive about this generation that is dying to be heard right now. We need old and young. Black and white. To STAND UP! And I believe we are gonna see it… #occupyallstreets
For those interested in understanding: here we have a case study of our racist, hypocritical “general narrative” that people are no longer accepting. @kingjames @easymoneysniper spoke on a matter. You see the response. @drewbrees speaks on a matter. You see her response. These men are peers in the same industry. Genuinely ask yourself, why her perspective shifted so drastically? As you compile the facts, I’ll try to save you some time. The only different we can logically muster, is.. well you tell me! Let’s just not pretend it’s not overt and real. #occupyallstreets
If you have 20 min today, click on the link to our message from Sunday and please listen to the words of Bishop James Rollins. Fought in Vietnam for our country. And he’s fought IN OUR COUNTRY, for our country. His resilient kindness, stands out..it will bless and encourage you today…
Tomorrow is going to be a special day. Peaceful protests have had a huge part in shaping our country as we know it and there is a window right now to continue to bring awareness about injustice long embedded in this country. From protests to policy changes, now is the time to be heard. For those that call @hillsongnyc home, I pray you will consider joining us. @chrisdurso and saints church, @jkelsey and C3NYC really blessed to work together on this! And to my friend @pastorkhart thank you for organizing, leading and allowing us to be a part!! #occupyallstreets #justiceforall
