How can we expect you to put respect on our names when you won’t put respect on our NAMES? #BlackLivesMatter ✊🏾💞 @mrdavidjohns #RP: What’s in a name? Everything. . . Black feminist refer to the signs, systems, and symbols that enable white supremacy and anti-Blackness to exist as the Matrix of Domination. The significance of names and the ways in which lack of recognition continue to be weaponized should not be lost on any of us. . . My God there are so many battles we must engage in, often, to simply exist (conversations about thriving withstanding), which is why it’s so important to me that we #GuardYourJoy. . . Let this also serve as a reminder to #ProtectBlackWomen not because they can’t protect themselves but because they deserve our love and support. #WordsMatter #SayMyName #PutSomeRespekOnMyName