as a way to "recognize and reaffirm our allegiance to the principles." It's a historic counter-effort to resistance: "Loyalty Day" was first observed in1921 to counter May Dayand International Workers Day, according toThe Washington PostTwitter contentView on TwitterTo get involved, find ademonstration near youfind otherevents in the countryand learn more about thehistory of May Dayand aboutLucy Gonzalez Parsons It's not just her fellow models who are upset over Kendall's statements — people have spoken out in the comments section of the Instagram post, too. "Be respectful of your colleagues, most models don't book everything or are handed jobs. Not all of them have 100 million followers or a tv show or a famous last name," wrote one user. "Well this is absolutely crazy. She doesn’t know how hard most models have to work and to make a comment like that is just a step backward. Sad," wrote another. data from the FBI shows that over 200,000 background checks for gun purchases were processed on Friday, November 24, setting a new record. Comparatively, 185,713 background checks were submitted on this shopping day last year, and 185,345 were processed on Black Friday 2015. However, asUSA Today Racism and poverty are inextricably linked in this country. The disproportionate rate of poverty among Black Americans has been designed by generations of racist leaders who intentionally created racist policies and institutions to stifle the growth of Black Americans. None of this is new information to Black people. We know our country’s history better than most because we haven’t been able to escape it. We also know about the violence within our communities. If people who invoke the phrase “Black-on-Black crime” in response to the BLM movement paid any attention to Black people and their communities, they’d know Black people care about that too — and talk about it,a lot.There arecountlessgrassrootsgroupsprogramsralliesmarchesand evenmusic