I'm so excited to announce our first partner cities—Atlanta and Cleveland—for our Pass the Love campaign with @PHAnews! With your help, we can reach our goal of distributing one million meals to families in need. I hope you’ll take a moment to donate at https://t.co/s0WCBvE8HK! pic.twitter.com/r8JYX5My1m
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 10, 2021
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09
Jun
21
One Million Meals
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Tags: #WafflesAndMochi, atlanta, campaign, Cleveland, First Lady, food, Food Desert, Michelle, Michelle Obama, nutrition, Obama, Partnership For Healthier America, Pass The Love, poverty, tweets
Tags: #WafflesAndMochi, atlanta, campaign, Cleveland, First Lady, food, Food Desert, Michelle, Michelle Obama, nutrition, Obama, Partnership For Healthier America, Pass The Love, poverty, tweets
25
Mar
21
We Should. But We Can’t
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Tags: #StopGunViolence, atlanta, Barack Obama, boulder, colorado, death, First Lady, georgia, Grocery, gun control, Gun Safety, Gun Violence, Michelle Obama, murder, Obama, President, Violence
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A once-in-a-century pandemic cannot be the only thing that slows mass shootings in this country. It’s time for leaders everywhere to listen to the American people when they say enough is enough. pic.twitter.com/7MEJ87Is3E
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 23, 2021
18
Mar
21
Hatred And Violence
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Tags: #CrimingWhileWhite, AAPI, Asian, atlanta, Barack Obama, Coronavirus, death, domestic terrorism, Fetishization, First Lady, georgia, Gun Safety, Gun Violence, Hate Crime, Michelle, Michelle Obama, misogyny, murder, Pandemic, President, racism, tweets, Violence, White Privilege, White Supremacy, White Terrorism
Tags: #CrimingWhileWhite, AAPI, Asian, atlanta, Barack Obama, Coronavirus, death, domestic terrorism, Fetishization, First Lady, georgia, Gun Safety, Gun Violence, Hate Crime, Michelle, Michelle Obama, misogyny, murder, Pandemic, President, racism, tweets, Violence, White Privilege, White Supremacy, White Terrorism
Even as we’ve battled the pandemic, we’ve continued to neglect the longer-lasting epidemic of gun violence in America. Although the shooter’s motive is not yet clear, the identity of the victims underscores an alarming rise in anti-Asian violence that must end.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 17, 2021
Yesterday's shootings are another tragic reminder that we have far more work to do to put in place commonsense gun… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 17, 2021
Michelle and I pray for the victims, their families, everyone grieving these needless and devastating killings—and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 17, 2021
As if these things aren't related and based on centuries of sexualized and submissive stereotypes of Asian women. White supremacy is rooted in misogyny and racism. https://t.co/C42KyqTGIP
— Millie Tran (@millie) March 17, 2021
When men frame a murderer's actions in terms of him "having a bad day" I can't help but hear them telling the world that they themselves are one bad day away from murdering women, & demanding empathy & recognition for that fact.
— Amal El-Mohtar (@tithenai) March 17, 2021
He had a really bad day. Women die because men have bad days. https://t.co/E8Wn2qocva
— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) March 17, 2021
White supremacist classist patriarchy is dangerous because it insists on dominance. It leads white men to think we all have to pay for their “bad day.”
— brittany packnett cunningham is on extended break. (@MsPackyetti) March 17, 2021
Because apparently the racist, misogynistic fetishization and abuse of Asian women is just a white dude having a “bad day.”
It’s not economic anxiety, diabetes, or sex addiction. It’s racial hatred. Stop playing on my phone.
— Openly Black Studs Twerkel. (@thewayoftheid) March 17, 2021
17
Mar
21
Take Up Space
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Tags: AAPI, Asian, atlanta, black, chinese, domestic terrorism, georgia, Hate Crime, murder, tweets, Violence, White Supremacy, White Terrorism
Tags: AAPI, Asian, atlanta, black, chinese, domestic terrorism, georgia, Hate Crime, murder, tweets, Violence, White Supremacy, White Terrorism
We are shaken by the violence in our city that has left 8 ppl dead, including members of the Asian American community. We are gathering info about what happened & the needs of directly impacted are. Now is the time to hold the victims & their families in our hearts & with light pic.twitter.com/Hft5H7IZNW
— AdvancingJusticeATL (@AAAJ_Atlanta) March 17, 2021
I want to know their names, who and what they loved, the people they had waiting for them at home, everything they hoped for. I want to know the fabric of their days and the contexts of their lives.
— kat chow (@katchow) March 17, 2021
"Racism against AAPI Americans is not new.
— Dr. Michelle Au (@AuforGA) March 15, 2021
Otherization of AAPI Americans is not new.
But the motto of the United States is E Pluribus Unum: 'Out of many, one.'
Asian-Americans are part of our country’s plurality.
We are some of the many, and we’re part of that one."#gapol pic.twitter.com/o2lzNb4iIy
In less than 48 hours, we had a historic Asian Oscar moment with multiple firsts in 93 years—then a mass shooting targeting 3 Asian-owned businesses. This is how terrorism works—you’re not allowed to feel safe, accepted, or valued. We can resist. Take up space. Make noise.
— Min Jin Lee (@minjinlee11) March 17, 2021
Last night's shooting & the appalling rise of anti-Asian violence stem frm a sick society where nationalism has again been stoked & normalized. Anti-Black & anti-Asian racism & violence run in tandem in the U.S. Both grps were brought here for labor but never meant to be citizens
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
Even as this country was recruiting Chinese men to come do the labor white workers would not, they barred Chinese w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
Then this nation passed the Chinese Exclusion Act to prohibit Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S. altoget… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
We had to get an amendment to the Constitution to guarantee Black Americans citizenship in their own country, and C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
If you look at racial real estate covenants -- provisions placed on homes that restricted ownership by race -- they… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
And, of course, during World War II, Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps but German Americans were n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
Because of the Chinese Exclusion Act and explicitly racist immigration policy, the Asian population in the United S… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
And what has followed -- in reaction to the Civil Rights Movement and Black demands to dismantle white supremacy --… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
But the truth is that Asian Americans are only held up as a model to justify inequality and injustice visited upon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
I stand with my Asian-American brothers and sisters, just as so many of you have stood with us. I grieve. We must o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) March 17, 2021
The reported shootings of Asian American women on Tuesday in Atlanta is an unspeakable tragedy – for the families of the victims first and foremost, but also for the AAPI community — which has been reeling from high levels of racial discrimination. https://t.co/rBVPnrEBps
— Stop AAPI Hate (@StopAAPIHate) March 17, 2021
A statement from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum makes the important point of how anti-Asian violence disproportionately impact women #StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/npEpv31Oy1
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 17, 2021
10
Oct
20
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary School
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Tags: atlanta, education, Elementary, First Lady, georgia, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, school, stem, tweets
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A Georgia county has voted to rename an elementary school after former first lady Michelle Obama https://t.co/gQDSNtgvqG
— CNN (@CNN) October 9, 2020
31
Jul
20
Together, You Can Redeem The Soul Of Our Nation
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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #VotingMatters, atlanta, Black History, civil rights, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Movement, Congress, Congressman, death, democrat, election, essay, freeman, funeral, georgia, Good Trouble, hope, john, John Lewis, lewis, love, morgan, msnbc, New York Times, nyt, protest, voting, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act
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30
Jul
20
Thank You, John Lewis
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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, atlanta, baptist, Barack Obama, Black History, church, civil rights, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Movement, essay, eulogy, funeral, georgia, Homegoing, john, John Lewis, lewis, Michelle Obama, New York Times, Obama, President, tweets, voting, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act
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John believed that in all of us, there exists the capacity for great courage and a longing to do what’s right. We a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 30, 2020
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Every word of this ❤️❤️❤️️. We love you, Congressman Lewis. And we’ll do our best to honor your service and sacrifi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) July 30, 2020
30
Jul
20
Homegoing: John Lewis
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27
Jul
20
The Boy From Troy
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“Never Give Up, Never Give In. Get Into Good Trouble”...in tears as I hear the words of John Lewis ring out in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) July 27, 2020
The voice of Rep. John Lewis in the United States Capitol. https://t.co/beNRdRz1ef
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Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 27, 2020
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Remembering U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis by Jacqueline OBoomer
The boy from Troy
Whose Mother no doubt
Did not want him to go
Traveled to the bridge
So long ago, so long ago
He marched with Dr. King
And spoke at the podium before him
They had to tone down his words
Because he spoke the harsh truth
And while he spoke the truth
He learned so well
And taught others
And I’m guessing for his Mother
To tone down the words
Forgive the others
Make his impassioned plea
Make it a learning event
On the road to Congress
Where he spent long years
And became its conscience
Educated more youthful soldiers
Boys and girls from Troy
And everywhere
Never to be taken down
And told not to be so harsh
Again.
Because he found his voice
He found his voice.
Today he is driven in a hearse
Through the streets of Washington
To pay respects at the
National Museum of African American
History and Culture
That he worked to achieve and the
Lincoln Memorial and
Black Lives Matter Lane and
the U.S. Capitol
And be driven nearby the souls who
Loved him
Some waiting in the streets.
It’s touching
It’s hard to watch.
I am so glad I got the chance
To witness the history from afar
I saw the boy from Troy speak
Before Dr. King at the podium
I saw him visit
Black Lives Matter plaza this year
I saw him in Congress
Sometimes during late-night hours
When he was speaking up
And standing up
For his fellow Americans
Gone but not forgotten
A treasure sent for only a little while
Borrowed from his Mother
So he could dedicate his life to
Getting in good trouble and now
His life has space at the museum
His life mattered
Our hearts break
Good trouble.
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John Lewis becomes the FIRST Black lawmaker to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda and his casket rests atop the ca… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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theGrio.com (@theGrio) July 27, 2020
The procession for civil rights icon John Lewis and his family pauses at the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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ABC News (@ABC) July 27, 2020
23
Jun
20
Defund The Police
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Tags: #DefundPolice, #DefundThePolice, atlanta, Brooks, Chicago, cops, Fulton County, murder, police brutality, protests, Rayshard, Rayshard Brooks, tweets, Wendys, White Privilege, White Supremacy
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did you ever go into the office kitchen and find someone stole your coffee or popcorn?
did you ever consider that… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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wikipedia brown wants a refund on the police plz (@eveewing) June 11, 2020
"all this looting of Black businesses shows that we NEED the police now more than ever to defend us"
police: https://t.co/G2KGttJLfB
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wikipedia brown wants a refund on the police plz (@eveewing) June 11, 2020
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you can't make this up https://t.co/jIpC0d8yaa
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wikipedia brown wants a refund on the police plz (@eveewing) June 11, 2020
I want my money back. that's all i'm saying. I want it back. I want a refund. is that clear? does that get through… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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wikipedia brown wants a refund on the police plz (@eveewing) June 11, 2020
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I WANT A REFUND
twitter.com/eveewing/statu…
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wikipedia brown wants a refund on the police plz (@eveewing) June 11, 2020
I WANT A REFUND
twitter.com/eveewing/statu…
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wikipedia brown wants a refund on the police plz (@eveewing) June 11, 2020
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@eveewing @KenTremendous Also. They did this in a Black Congressman’s office. One who has a history of civil rights… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Hima (@HimaKS22) June 11, 2020
I WANT A REFUND
twitter.com/Chicagoist/sta…
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wikipedia brown wants a refund on the police plz (@eveewing) June 11, 2020
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Howard says this is the 9th time his office has prosecuted a case against officers related to a homicide. Nine case… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 17, 2020
Fulton County DA Paul Howard: For 41 minutes and 17 seconds Rayshard Brooks followed all instructions. He was also… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 17, 2020
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Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard, Jr. says one officer kicked Rayshard Brooks and another one stood o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 17, 2020
The DA just said that the taser Rayshard Brooks took from the officers had been fired twice and was thus unusable. And the cops knew this.
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Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) June 17, 2020
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Fulton County DA Paul Howard says former officer Garrett Rolfe is being charged with 11 charges including -- felony… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 17, 2020
The Guardian: Garrett Rolfe, the Atlanta police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, was accused of coverin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 18, 2020
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