JAY-Z Partners With Group Who Believes Cutting Off Dreads of Black Males LeadsToBetter Lif

THREAD: Cutting off dreads for “change...and a better life.”

“Cops and cupcakes”

Praise for Chicago Police

A look at some tweets from one of the Roc Nation “hand-selected and vetted” organizations “as part of the ‘entertainment and social justice partnership’ with Jay-Z...” https://t.co/J4yKYUqvuc

— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) September 5, 2019

Crushers Club is an organization receiving part of the $400K in NFL #InspireChange money.

They engage youth with activities, but it appears part of their agenda is #copaganda and a troubling practice of encouraging young black males to allow the director to cut off their dreads. pic.twitter.com/Za74kMnsC7

— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) September 5, 2019

“And another Crusher let me cut his dreads off! It's symbolic of change and their desire for a better life!” - Crusher Club President Sally Hazelgrove https://t.co/BgayA2Ef6R

— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) September 5, 2019

Today, the NFL’s #InspireChange “social justice” group is funding & visiting a non-profit that wants to cut off the locks of Chicago Black youth for “a better life.” https://t.co/JdvWliIEqv pic.twitter.com/GpPV0DqK2M

— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) September 5, 2019