A True Comforter-In-Chief

Barack Obama with a victim of Hurricane Sandy. https://t.co/R4AUr7INMM

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Joplin, Missouri. https://t.co/oU3zt3rjxi

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. https://t.co/yxTCNgGpwl

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with a victim of Hiroshima. https://t.co/jChuRqnd7i

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a victim of Aurora shooting. https://t.co/KnSOb0nNfo

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with relative of victim of the Washington Navy Yard shooting. https://t.co/0KQ1EVE2ne

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with relatives of Emilie Parker, who was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. https://t.co/Smx7fgEGza

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with Mark Kelly, husband of Gabby Giffords. https://t.co/JfclNZVH2F

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a family member of a coal miner who died in the Upper Branch Mine explosion in West Virginia. https://t.co/bQ6O4PblV7

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama meets with families of victims of the San Bernardino shooting. https://t.co/JfohD8PK2s

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with Diane Wall, whose husband Glen Wall died on 9/11. https://t.co/MW9LN1pky2

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with victims of flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. https://t.co/yBuP8MWPk4

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with victims of tornado in of Vilonia, Arkansas. https://t.co/Cu1insqr5Z

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with Gabby Giffords, innocent victim of gun violence. https://t.co/TJLepMoh7X

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

A Corrupt System

I keep thinking about how his four-year-old daughter was in the car. She watched her father murdered then she watched her country do nothing

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Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) June 16, 2017

"..the flag to which you have pledged allegiance has not pledged allegiance to you.. " -- James Baldwin🙏🏾😔… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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marla. (@theseMYtweetz) June 16, 2017

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Mom of #PhilandoCastile: "He had 1 tattoo...of the Twin Cities. My son loved this city & the city killed my son & t… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) June 16, 2017

there is pretty much nothing a cop can do to a black person—on tape or otherwise—and not get away with

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Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) June 16, 2017

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#PhilandoCastile should be alive today. We saw an officer choose to kill him & in this injustice system, it wasn't enough for a conviction.

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deray mckesson (@deray) June 16, 2017

1,155 people killed by police in 2016 13 cases where officer was charged ZERO convicted to date mappingpoliceviolence.org #PhilandoCastile

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Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) June 16, 2017

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Philando Castile had a permit to legally carry a gun. Philando Castile had a permit to legally carry a gun. Philando Castile had a permi-

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Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 16, 2017

He did everything he was "supposed" to do. He told the officer he had a gun. There's no way to justify his shooting. None.

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Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 16, 2017

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What is left to tell a black child about interacting w/the police? Be courteous, follow directions & things will be fine? Even that is a lie

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Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) June 16, 2017

I live in a country where cops can kill me & go home for dinner. But if we don't stand for the nat'l anthem it's a problem. #PhilandoCastile

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Ox (@NYEverything) June 16, 2017

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Rest In Power, #PhilandoCastile. No justice, no peace.

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deray mckesson (@deray) June 16, 2017

Remember #PhilandoCastile. Don't be satisfied. https://t.co/iksgmJ6Q8R

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The King Center (@TheKingCenter) June 16, 2017

‘Protect And Serve’ – Those Words Ring Hollow

It's not the responsibility of marginalized people to change a system we did not create. #KeithLamontScott #TerenceCrutcher

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Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) September 21, 2016

Kill a groundhog, suspended without pay. Kill a black person, promoted. America. twitter.com/ap/status/7782…

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deray mckesson (@deray) September 21, 2016

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Adam Rhew captured the picture that says so much

#Charlotte #cmpd https://t.co/LJVfhRcgUc

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Adam Rhew (@AdamRhew) September 21, 2016

This photogragher deserves a Pulitzer for this shot. Contrast "to protect and serve" with the reader board on the b… twitter.com/i/web/status/7…

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Matthew Robinson (@Robinsonpost) September 21, 2016

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If you keep killing us, there won’t be any black people left to stand for the National Anthem — and I know how important that is to you.

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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) September 20, 2016

All I can think about tonight is #keithlamontscott's son, who arrived at the bus stop to find his father dead.

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Audrey Assad (@audreyassad) September 21, 2016

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Protests grow after police seeking suspect kill different man in Charlotte nbcnews.to/2dfzcIl #KeithLamontScott

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NBC BLK (@NBCBLK) September 21, 2016

It boggles me a guy can run around a major city with bombs and not get killed but a man reading a book can #KeithLamontScott

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Kyle (@Kdizz_) September 21, 2016

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About 99.9999% of the people who have told black people how they should protest have disappeared & been silent on #TerenceCruthcher

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BlackSportsOnline (@BSO) September 20, 2016

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Lotta folks in my feed gotta lot to say about kneeling during natl anthem but crickets when innocent folks get murdered. #KeithLamontScott

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Adam Williams (@the_adam_bomb1) September 21, 2016

The last time someone was at risk of getting killed for reading or knowing how to read was during slavery. It's 2016 tho. #KeithLamontScott

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Frugal Homie Steve (@StephCurryGoat) September 21, 2016

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Who do we regard as criminal? The white woman? Or the black man? Constructions of criminality from long ago are at work. #TerenceCrutcher

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Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) September 20, 2016

4 guns + 4 tazers + 4 cans of mace + 4 bulletproof vests vs 1 unarmed black man #TerenceCrutcher (We scare y'all THAT much?)

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Rich Porter (@trillac_) September 20, 2016

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Police in Charlotte tonight, photographed by @AdamRhew. Note the “NOT IN SERVICE” sign on the bus. Nothing to add. https://t.co/KXF6ROcZux

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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) September 21, 2016

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#KeithLamontScott. Killed by police in #Charlotte. He was reading. The thing they made illegal for our ancestors to do.

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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) September 21, 2016

The last time someone was at risk of getting killed for reading or knowing how to read was during slavery. It's 2016 tho. #KeithLamontScott

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Frugal Homie Steve (@StephCurryGoat) September 21, 2016

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Wonder how many people would say those few Eagles players are being disrespectful but the guy on his phone isn't. https://t.co/DEH7l2YD6f

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jawn (@jawnes12) September 20, 2016

The saddest part of this story is that #KeithLamontScott's son got off that school bus this evening only to find his father dead. I'm livid.

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NUFF$AID (@nuffsaidNY) September 21, 2016

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When hands up isn't enough. RIP #TerenceCrutcher. undf.td/2cQCXm7

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The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) September 20, 2016

“All we have is each other, and we are being taken from each other one by one.” #TerenceCrutcher theestablishment.co/?p=21073 via @ESTBLSHMNT

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) September 20, 2016

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"That looks like a bad dude." That's what an officer said about unarmed #TerenceCrutcher before he was shot down.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

This is all a familiar narrative. Saying that black bodies were acting erratically and disobeying before "lynching" them.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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We've heard all of these phrases before: "I thought he had a gun." "He was reaching for a weapon." "Administrative leave."

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

I'm tired of it. Black people get demonized then victimized, then blamed for their own deaths. When will this stop?

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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They tasered #TerenceCrutcher, THEN shot him.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

And folks around this country wonder why we kneel or sit for the national anthem.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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We kneel/sit for the anthem because when black folks stand, police are shooting us down.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

Once again, blacks are forced to endure this trauma, then go operate in white spaces as if we are okay. We aren't.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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White people literally don't have to worry about violence on their bodies or minds when out in public. THAT is carefree.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

Police protect white people when they're breaking the law. They shoot blacks when we're innocent.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

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And we have to live everyday with that realization...that if I encounter a police officer today, I might die.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

I just...I got nothing today y'all. My blackness is weary.

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Capt. Jake Ballard (@kidnoble) September 20, 2016

Two Americas

So this just happened. I'm TIRED. he literally hopped out and did this immediately to her. No CONVO. Dawg. WTF https://t.co/tf1HpF78up

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Mac. (@MacAndCheeks) August 15, 2016

THEY ARE NOT EVEN ARRESTING HER FOR ANYTHING. WHY DAWG WHYYYYYY https://t.co/ry6tIlPyJa

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Mac. (@MacAndCheeks) August 15, 2016

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BREA UPDATE: Armed suspect who barricaded in motel taken into custody, treated for injuries abc7.la/2aZiSum https://t.co/sOlFRc1cIU

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ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 16, 2016

Shot at cops. Apprehended alive. Huh. Go figure. 🤔 twitter.com/abc7/status/76…

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Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) August 16, 2016

Be Your Brother’s And Sister’s Keeper

A man just got pulled over in front of me. As soon as he stopped he quickly threw his hands out his window and waved his ID. My heart sank.

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justin baldoni (@justinbaldoni) July 16, 2016

As a white man being pulled-over I've NEVER been afraid of losing my life. The fact that a black man has to wave his ID like a peace flag

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justin baldoni (@justinbaldoni) July 16, 2016

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just to make sure he doesn't get shot not only breaks my heart but makes me ashamed. We can't let this be our new normal. #blacklivesmatter

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justin baldoni (@justinbaldoni) July 16, 2016

Seeing this I felt the need to protect him like a brother. I pulled over just to make sure they knew I was watching. Luckily all is good.

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justin baldoni (@justinbaldoni) July 16, 2016

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Those of us with white privilege must speak up.If you've never had to waive your ID like a peace flag - you should retweet #blacklivesmatter

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justin baldoni (@justinbaldoni) July 16, 2016

The President’s Day

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President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto speak to the media during a news conference

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President Brack Obama speaks during a meeting with law enforcement officials in the Eisonhower Executive Office Building

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The President’s Day

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President Barack Obama makes a statement about a shooting that killed three police officers and wounded three more in the Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge on Sunday

Early Bird Chat: #23Ways

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All Times Eastern

10:30AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

12PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the White House Briefing

2:55PM: President Obama participates n a town hall conversation hosted by ABC

8PM: The town hall airs on ABC and ABC affiliated channels like FreeForm, ESPN. It will also stream online at Watch ESPN, Watch ABC, ABC News Digital, Yahoo, ABC News’ Facebook page, YouTube channel, and ABC Radio

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The President’s Day

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President Barack Obama speaks during a conversation on community policing and criminal justice

Black Lives Matter activist Mica Grimm listens beside New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman

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Just finished a nearly 4.5h meeting with @POTUS. I'll share more later, but it was honest, productive, truthful...and a marathon 😉

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Brittany Packnett☔️ (@MsPackyetti) July 13, 2016

.@WhiteHouse staff keeps telling us this is the longest meeting they've personally been in w @POTUS. I'll say this: he cares.

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Brittany Packnett☔️ (@MsPackyetti) July 13, 2016

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti; President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Sherrilyn Ifill; Chief Terry Cuningham of the International Association of Chiefs of Police

Early Bird Chat

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk across the South Lawn after returning to the White House on Marine One. The Obamas were returning from Dallas where they attended a public memorial service for the five Dallas police officers who were killed

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All Times Eastern

11AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

12:30PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the White House Briefing

2:45PM: President Obama hosts a conversation on community policing and criminal justice in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

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