This week has been a whirlwind of emotions, to say the least. Over the past 24 hours, the Internet has become a never-ending stream of the senseless, disturbing murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille.
In addition to grieving over the continued attacks on people of color at the hands of the police, the recent police shootings in Dallas are enough to make one feel disheartened.
However, in the wake of such tragedy writer and podcaster Heben Nigatu created the hashtag #CarefreeBlackKids2K16 as a means to relieve the tension and burden of the week’s past events. With the hashtag, Twitter users are sharing videos of Black children displaying their joy, humor, intelligence, and overall greatness in spite of the turbulent times we live in.
If you haven’t smiled today, scroll through some of the hashtag’s best offerings:
https://twitter.com/heavenrants/status/751094258069831680
https://twitter.com/Rayuarap/status/751304965751132160
https://twitter.com/kayarand/status/751243616186667008
https://twitter.com/poeticgf/status/751123301158809600
https://twitter.com/heavenrants/status/751081104585535488
https://twitter.com/eyezora/status/751086403526754304
https://twitter.com/oklyric_/status/751096199990636544
https://twitter.com/heavenrants/status/751093074005295104
https://twitter.com/JamilahLemieux/status/751189035545133056
https://twitter.com/heavenrants/status/751097724041388032
https://twitter.com/heavenrants/status/751100507649892352
https://twitter.com/heavenrants/status/751095199229681668
https://twitter.com/juliaocw/status/751096295344013312
https://twitter.com/tdaniadi/status/751096950800412672
https://twitter.com/poeticgf/status/751126858222166018
https://twitter.com/poeticgf/status/751127723976888320
https://twitter.com/upthetwerx/status/751089241610788864
https://twitter.com/heavenrants/status/751090033721999360
https://twitter.com/poeticgf/status/751142285090418688
And, my personal favorite … because we’ve all had this moment:
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