7 Years Old

I was smacked in the mouth, handcuffed & made to sit in the back of a patrol car. I was walking through a predomina… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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DB Woodside (@dbwofficial) June 01, 2020

Exhausting

Being black is having a good day and then seeing another black person was killed for no reason. then you have to th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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quinta brunson (@quintabrunson) May 26, 2020

meanwhile you still need to work and worry about everything else.

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quinta brunson (@quintabrunson) May 26, 2020

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You deserved your breath, your dignity, your life. Not to die in the street, murdered by a white cop’s knee on your… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 27, 2020

All these people commenting like, "oh he looks so nice!" or "oh just looking at him makes me feel safe" on various… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Kendra (@KendraJames_) May 26, 2020

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I know we’re sharing pics and vids of Christian Cooper and I just want us to be really careful not to fall into the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Rebecca Theodore-Vachon (@FilmFatale_NYC) May 26, 2020

I bring this up remembering how folx treated Rachel Jeantel, Trayvon Martin’s friend who testified at George Zimmer… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Rebecca Theodore-Vachon (@FilmFatale_NYC) May 26, 2020

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“He didn’t deserve what happened to him,” says Tera Brown, cousin of George Floyd, who said he couldn’t breathe as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) May 27, 2020

Richey v. Alabama

in case you missed it. @GovernorKayIvey @realdonaldtrump 🤮 https://t.co/JmcOPlzcHk

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CHIKA (@oranicuhh) May 23, 2019

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The Gospel Truth

If you’ve never had to fight oppression you don’t get to tell us how. Be quiet.

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Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) June 25, 2018

The problem with this is that we still woulda been in chains if black people took this advice. The civil rights mov… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) June 25, 2018

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I have a problem with some of these white journalists who literally never think anything is racist or sexist judgin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) June 25, 2018

MLK really was right about the dangerousness of white moderates. Y’all are entirely useless. If stopping fascis… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) June 25, 2018

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When you say “let the trump team eat in peace” you’re saying you’re okay with some of us being the meal.

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Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) June 24, 2018

Some of you are incubators for fascism and don’t even know. You think that tolerance comes in infinite supply and i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) June 25, 2018

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What you see in the case of most white journalists and white folks who appear on television to provide commentary i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) June 25, 2018

That white reporters can consistently ask minorities to find common ground with our oppressors debunks the myth of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) June 25, 2018

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I am a journalist. I am also black, which will always come first before my job. I cannot "objectively" ignore white… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) June 25, 2018

It's not that white journos are incapable of seeing white supremacy for what it is. Instead, they aren't forced to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) June 25, 2018

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Basically, white reporters can't harshly criticize Trump supporters because they likely eat dinner with them at fam… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) June 25, 2018

@secupp Bottom line is that I'm very comfortable with a non violent form of social censure being visited upon peopl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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John Legend (@johnlegend) June 25, 2018

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@secupp Her boss is talking about an infestation and invasion by animals and rapists, etc. Intentionally dehumanizi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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John Legend (@johnlegend) June 25, 2018

@secupp If she doesn't want to be held accountable for the administration's evil, she can resign and denounce it.

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John Legend (@johnlegend) June 25, 2018

We Will Not Be Denied

This Navy veteran took a bus and walked 3 blocks on crutches to vote for Clinton in Norfolk. Says Trump doesn't kno… twitter.com/i/web/status/7…

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Brock Vergakis (@BrockVergakis) November 08, 2016

This is Ruby, 80, from Madison. Born in Jim Crow Arkansas. Took 2 trips to DMV & court order for her to get credent… twitter.com/i/web/status/7…

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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) November 08, 2016

African American voting in FL has surpassed 2012 levels. #electionday @AJEnglish

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Leah Wright Rigueur (@LeahRigueur) November 08, 2016

Black…White…And Everything In Between”

Vineyard Gazette (Thanks, JER)

Muhammad Ali: Unapologetically Black

Is it okay to say that Muhammad Ali "transcended his race" & erase his clear commitment to & embracing of blackness? https://t.co/EsKB2rYBmt

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deray mckesson (@deray) June 04, 2016

Muhammad Ali didn't transcend race. He was Black. Powerful. Confident. He was everything that hateful people feared. He was the Greatest.

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John Dingell (@JohnDingell) June 04, 2016

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Muhammad Ali on white feminism in response to being told that he is "too arrogant".. amp.twimg.com/v/53e17564-071…

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why (@awinnersmind_) June 04, 2016

Muhammed Ali was a SOUTHERN👏🏾BLACK👏🏾MUSLIM👏🏾MAN who CONSCIENTIOUSLY👏🏾OBJECTED

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OriginalRudeGyal (@Blackamazon) June 04, 2016

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How Muhammad Ali secured the release of 15 US hostages in Iraq. One of the Ali stories you rarely hear about. amp.twimg.com/v/4a355d02-e09…

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Michael (@MichaelJ423) June 04, 2016

35 years ago, Muhammad Ali stopped a suicidal man who was ready to jump off a building cbsn.ws/1UgvYCz cbsn.ws/23jm0ql

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CBS News (@CBSNews) January 22, 2016

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He cultivated his speech even though reading was difficult for him because it was IMPORTANT to him he be eloquent in his Blackness

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OriginalRudeGyal (@Blackamazon) June 04, 2016

He didn't transcend race . He anchored himself in what made him BLACK AMERICAN and changed the world with it. He never "left" Louisville.

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OriginalRudeGyal (@Blackamazon) June 04, 2016

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PEOPLE loved him and people HATED him. Because of how much he loves his BLACK self .

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OriginalRudeGyal (@Blackamazon) June 04, 2016

The power and bold Black manhood in this photo: Bill Russell, #Ali, Jim Brown, & Kareem Abdul Jabar. https://t.co/VPKkjSnuSv

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Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 04, 2016

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Muhammad Ali was the only person to have his star on a wall b/c he refused to let the prophet's name be stepped on https://t.co/Usbt1xiiIu

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Saraah ☪ (@Brown_Saraah) June 04, 2016

He's always keeping it real. I really hope he gets through this. 🙏🏽 #MuhammadAli https://t.co/gceAWrEnvd

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Saraah ☪ (@Brown_Saraah) June 04, 2016

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Mandela and Ali. (Photo: Dana Gluckstein) https://t.co/LcnYkK2voB

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Okayafrica (@okayafrica) June 04, 2016

Somehow never read Ebert's piece on watching ROCKY II with Ali until now. Fantastic stuff: rogerebert.com/interviews/wat… https://t.co/jULAEGhMFf

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Scott Tobias (@scott_tobias) June 04, 2016

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Muhammad Ali was a champion in many ways. He worked for every person to register & vote. He will be deeply missed. https://t.co/hqdq5moa8R

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John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) June 04, 2016

lets also remember muhammad ali wasn't some apolitical santa claus figure either. https://t.co/tZyppQ3F0E

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Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 04, 2016

First Lady Michelle Obama: “You Can Do Anything”

There will never be another like her

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What Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Understand About Black Voters

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Don

I really believe that Bernie Sanders doesn’t care about the black vote in that he wants the black vote, but if he doesn’t get it he’s okay with that. I think that Sanders mentally is stuck back in the 60’s when it comes to the way he views African Americans. I think that Sanders admired the young black fire brands of the 60’s, I think that it instilled in him the way that he thinks African Americans should act. But Bernie’s problem is that he got left behind, those young black fire brands of the 60’s are now doctors and lawyers and teachers that now believe that to make a social change you must work within the system and not look for ways to blow up the system. I bet if you could read Bernie’s mind it would say “why aren’t these blacks out there raising hell and trying to blow up the system.” But what Bernie doesn’t understand is that in fact we are out there blowing up the system, we’re just doing it by becoming the first African American Attorney General, the first Latino Supreme Court Justice. That is how we blow up the system. You blow up the system by displaying a picture of a little black boy touching the hair of the first African American President in the Oval Office. That one picture alone is more powerful than anything Bernie Sanders has said since he decided to run for President.

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Sanders told a mostly white crowd that they're "too smart" not to vote for him on the same night he lost a heavily black state by 48 points.

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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 28, 2016

Sanders' outreach to the black community was clumsy and disrespectful. The "know what's best for you" attitude: https://t.co/ns8xeVRofd

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Katherine Cross (@Quinnae_Moon) February 28, 2016

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The idea that what black people want from a president, is welfare. As though we are not lawyers, doctors, activists, educators, scientists, astronauts, and leaders in our communities. No, what we want is welfare. There are not enough f**ks yous in the world to the Bernie campaign

Also, another gem from Sanders' "clumsy" outreach to black communities in SC: https://t.co/4UpLgZlOqE

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Katherine Cross (@Quinnae_Moon) February 28, 2016

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He truly knows nothing about black voters. Helloooo…great migration?!

Bernie: I’ll Do Better With Black Voters Who Don’t Live In The Deep South buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/bern…

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Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) February 28, 2016

The Insurance Race Gap Is Being Closed. Thanks, ObamaCare

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Christopher Flavelle: Obamacare Is Closing Insurance’s Race Gap

a new paper shows one place where the law has been a clear success: narrowing the race gap in health insurance. So why aren’t more Democrats shouting that from the rooftops. In 2013, the year before most of the law’s provisions for subsidized insurance took effect, non-elderly blacks were 47 percent more likely than whites to be uninsured.

For American Indians, that figure was 93 percent; for Hispanics, 120 percent. In 2014, not only did the share of whites without insurance fall; the share of blacks and Asian Americans fell by more. The difference between whites and Hispanics shrank, from 14 percentage points to 11.8 percentage points. What’s odd about the race gap isn’t its persistence, but that its narrowing isn’t more celebrated as one of the law’s accomplishments. Narrowing the race gap in health insurance counts unequivocally as progress.

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Obamacare is closing insurance's race gap. Where's the celebration? bv.ms/1Oe5vHa https://t.co/uHDI0tjykY

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Bloomberg View (@BV) December 19, 2015