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Collected Item: “Shits about to pop off - Aug 14!”

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Shits about to pop off - Aug 14!

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

images

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This Tweet from a restorative justice advocate indicates incarcerated persons may be planning a hunger strike, or protest of some type on August 14, 2020.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

incarceration, jail, prison, hunger strike, protest, inmate

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://twitter.com/Tbrownsanjo/status/1292149110712094721

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Tina M. Brown

Give this story a date.

2020-08-08
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