#Amadi Lovelace

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We're beyond visibility - there needs to be accountability for the people who want violence against the marginalized.

All marginalized.

[progressivejudaism]

With every news headline referencing the Covid-19 pandemic, the past few months ushered the world into unprecedented times. But recently, for the first time in what feels like forever, coronavirus has taken the back burner to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Are we still in unprecedented times? Absolutely not.

Racism is a scourge that’s ingrained in society. As a community of people who share the pain of serving as the world’s scapegoat, Jews — as well as everyone — have a responsibility to dismantle the systems that have oppressed Black people for centuries. Victims of racism cannot fight their battles alone, nor can they be at the forefront.

Many non-Black Jews are reckoning with how best to support the Black Lives Matter movement and, in an effort to help, they’re turning to People of Color for answers. This is a mistake. Even with good intentions, do not lean on Jews of Color, primarily Black Jews, to do the work for you. It’s exasperating and further illustrates privilege.

So, where to start? Listen to Black Jews, learn from Black Jews, but don’t ask them for help — they’re asking for ours. So here’s one super simple thing you can do: Check your privilege and begin with diversifying your social media.

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[a-queer-seminarian]

Post about last weekend’s hostage situation at Beth Israel from Amadi Lovelace on Facebook:

“Everyone fell all over themselves to praise law-enforcement for rescuing Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and the congregants at Congregation Beth Israel on Saturday.

But they rescued themselves. Rabbi Charlie threw a chair at the hostage taker and that gave him and the two other men still inside the synagogue time to scramble out the fire door. He, like many rabbis, had training on how to deal with situations like this and he kept his cool and used what he learned. His bravery and strength are commendable and lifesaving.

THEN law enforcement breached the synagogue and killed the hostage taker, even though nobody else was at risk anymore.

Then they stood outside the synagogue and lied, saying that this incident didn’t have anything to do with Jews. They’re claiming that the hostage taker, now conveniently dead and unquestionable, just chose the synagogue at random.

That whole part where he wanted the release of a convicted terrorist who has been specifically and violently antisemitic and when he asked Rabbi Charlie to call another rabbi in New York who he thought was powerful enough to get the antisemitic terrorist released from prison was just all a coincidence. If he had just wandered into a McDonalds and taken hostages there, he would’ve made the manager call Ronald McDonald to try to get that prisoner released, I guess, is what we’re supposed to believe.

In every way, it looks very much that law enforcement made this incident worse than it could have been, especially by turning CBI’s sanctuary into a site of death.”

FURTHER READING:

Interview with Rabbi Cytron-Walker where he describes what happened (video)

Article summing up the above interview

“Gunman literally thought that Jews control the world”

why arming or police presence at synagogues isn’t the answer

This attack was about antisemitism

Tweets about the false “heroic cop” narrative

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Tweet from Mx. Amadi “unwell anyway” Lovelace (@amaditalks)

Mx. Amadi “unwell anyway” Lovelace (@amaditalks) Tweeted:

This thread knocked me out. https://twitter.com/amaditalks/status/1505865744403341314?s=20&t=Od8rRNldbnWrJMwadoiYFA

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People at High-Risk Struggle With Grocery Delivery During Pandemic

Grocery delivery apps are seeing sky-high demand. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mean that people who need these services most, such as older adults and people with disabilities, will get a delivery slot.Photo: Joseph Prezioso (AFP via Getty Images)

Amadi Lovelace has been using Instacart, one of the most popular grocery delivery apps in the U.S., for more than a year. Three of four adults in…

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Grocery Delivery Apps Are Booming—And That's Bad News for the People Who Need Them Most

Grocery Delivery Apps Are Booming—And That’s Bad News for the People Who Need Them Most

Amadi Lovelace has been using Instacart, one of the most popular grocery delivery apps in the U.S., for more than a year. Three of four adults in her household are disabled, including herself, and grocery delivery is an important resource. Lovelace said she never had a problem getting same-day or next-day delivery…

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Grocery Transport Apps Are Booming—And That's Unhappy News for the Of us Who Need Them Most

Grocery Transport Apps Are Booming—And That’s Unhappy News for the Of us Who Need Them Most

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“In talking about Trump and the baby, people seem to be focusing on the idea of "who yells at a baby?" And it is kind of in line with our questions about his temperament to frame this as Trump yelling at a baby. "But he didn't yell at a baby. He yelled at a woman who had a baby. And more importantly, he didn't just yell at her, he gaslighted her, telling her at first that it was OK that her baby was fussing, and then acting like she was nuts for taking him at his word and should have somehow divined magically that he actually wanted her to leave. This was an example of three horrible things all wrapped up in one. "First, Trump's tendency toward doublespeak, saying one thing, meaning the exact opposite and acting like everyone else is bizarre and ignorant for taking his words at face value. "Second, the aforementioned gaslighting, which is an always an abuse tactic, full out. "Third, and this is a little more nuanced, it's a prime example of the insidious way in which parenting forces women, especially, out of public life. When babies aren't welcome somewhere, when babies start crying, it is mothers who are expected to stay home, mothers who are expected to take the baby out, mothers whose lives are interrupted. "It's not "Trump yells at a baby." "It's "Trump uses abusive tactics and reinforces marginalization of women with children by yelling at mother of young baby." "Sometimes brevity is the enemy of an accurate picture of just how bad something is.” 

--Amadi Lovelace