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05

Jul

20

This Is A Movement

By Nerdy Wonka 151 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, activism, Activist, Activists, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Marches, New York Times, protests, racism, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

There have been more than 4,700 demonstrations during the recent Black Lives Matter protests, an average of 140 per… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The New York Times (@nytimes) July 03, 2020

The recent protests peaked on June 6, when half a million people turned out in nearly 550 places across the U.S.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The New York Times (@nytimes) July 03, 2020

01

Jul

20

The Movement Is Ongoing

By Nerdy Wonka 107 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #DefundPolice, #DefundThePolice, Civil Rights Movement, cops, movement, New York, police brutality, protest, Protesters, protests, tweets

I don’t think people understand. This is NYC right now. Day 30. In a row. The #BlackLivesMatter movement is just… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) June 30, 2020

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Mar

20

We Ain’t Going Back

By Nerdy Wonka 139 Comments

Rev. Joseph Lowery was a giant who let so many of us stand on his shoulders. With boundless generosity, patience, a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 28, 2020

What a joy it was to watch him pray and preach. I took heart in him saying, “We ain’t going back. We’ve come too fa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 28, 2020

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We are grateful for what he did for this country. He carried the baton longer and surer than almost anybody. It fal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 28, 2020

28

Mar

20

A Giant Among Men

By Nerdy Wonka 121 Comments

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Tags: Activist, Barack Obama, Benediction, civil rights, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Movement, death, Inauguration, Inauguration 2009, joseph, leader, lowery, Marriage Equality, Obama, President, reverend

Rest in Power Joseph Lowery 🙏🏾 https://t.co/Psn2wp4OCZ
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A.R. Shaw (@arshaw) March 28, 2020

It’s hard to imagine a world or an Atlanta without Reverend #JosephLowery. I’m grateful for a life well-lived and f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) March 28, 2020

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Dr. Joseph Lowery, who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) with Dr. King, has passed. H… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) March 28, 2020

07

Mar

20

Carrying America With Them

By Nerdy Wonka 176 Comments

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Tags: anniversary, Barack Obama, civil rights, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Movement, Edmund Pettus Bridge, john, John Lewis, lewis, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, tweets, voting, Voting Rights

55 years ago, when a group of civil rights organizers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, they carried America with t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 07, 2020

27

Feb

20

The Harmonies Of Liberty

By Nerdy Wonka 146 Comments

As we close out #BlackHistoryMonth, let’s make sure our voices are heard loud and clear by going to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 27, 2020

05

Feb

20

The Most Searched

By Nerdy Wonka 138 Comments

This Black History Month, we’re celebrating icons and moments that have been searched more than any others, accordi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@Google) February 01, 2020

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Dec

19

Incomparable

By Nerdy Wonka 124 Comments

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Tags: activism, Activist, ava, Ava Duvernay, Barack Obama, cancer, Celebrities, Celebrity, civil rights, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Movement, democrats, Duvernay, georgia, john, John Lewis, lewis, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, Representative, tweets, voting, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act

If there’s one thing I love about @RepJohnLewis, it’s his incomparable will to fight. I know he’s got a lot more of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 30, 2019

Dear Congressman. You are loved. You are respected. You are magnificent. Lifting you up in prayer, peace and the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) December 30, 2019

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Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) December 30, 2019

03

Jun

19

Serving Up Progress

By Nerdy Wonka 111 Comments

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Tags: activism, Activist, Activists, Black History, Black History Month, chase, Chef, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, death, Dooky Chase, food, Gumbo, Leah, Leah Chase, louisiana, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Jr., new orleans, Obama, President

What a life. American history has always been driven by visionaries like Leah Chase—and all the men and women who w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 03, 2019

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Apr

18

The Victims Of White Supremacy

By Nerdy Wonka 121 Comments

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Tags: alabama, Ava Duvernay, Black History, Black History Month, bryan, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Jim Crow, lynching, Lynching Memorial, memorial, montgomery, Political And Funny Tweets, slaves, Stevenson, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

“Mary Turner, who after denouncing her husband’s lynching by a rampaging white mob, was hung upside down, burned an… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 26, 2018

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