Amandla Stenberg Instagram – Good afternoon y’all, I wanted to let you know I signed onto this letter penned by the @mvmnt4blklives calling for the defunding of police. Link is currently in my highlights underneath “SIGN”. It already has over 38,000 signatures which is unprecedented, and if you too believe in the divestment of police funds into resources that sustain and nurture our communities you should add your name to that list. The reallocation of resources and reimagination of what policing looks like in this country is an imperative step in abolishing the legacy of slavery. We cannot afford to be continually oppressed by an institution whose presence was founded upon the enslavement of black lives. The presence of a police state that operates through punishment and violence is an indication that something is already broken. Let’s invest in a system that addresses what our communities need instead.