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Feb

The Meritocracy Scam

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Tags: academic, Academics, bias, Black Girls, Black History, Black History Month, Black Women, Calculus, college, Counselors, Credentials, Dania, education, Experiment, francis, high school, merit, racism, research, school, School Counselors, stem, students, study, tweets, university, White Privilege, White Supremacy

Keep telling me about merit. https://t.co/NMjAfLkG1G
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 4, 2021

I'm sitting here thinking about the longterm impacts of this: Black girls less likely to study STEM, less likely as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 04, 2021

AP also matters because it helps you get into more prestigious colleges, and when you get to college, you already h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 04, 2021

And, then, of course, if a college admits a Black student without the same AP courses as a white student, we'll cal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 04, 2021

@nhannahjones This is the impeccable work of @DaniaFrancis who is a public policy PhD and economist. She also has a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Anna Gifty says #BlackWomenBest (@itsafronomics) February 04, 2021

Jan

Optimism

By Nerdy Wonka 98 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: Barack Obama, education, Happy New Year, high school, Inmates, New Year, Obama, President, Prisoners, student, Student Loans, tuition, tweets

After a year that has tested us in unimaginable ways, we've seen how people from all walks of life have stepped up to create change to make things better. Here's to ringing in 2021 with optimism for what's to come and a belief that our best days are still ahead. Happy New Year!
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 1, 2021

And here’s a story that reminds us of the power of fresh starts, community, and the good that’s in all of us, acros… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 01, 2021

Jun

“I Know You Know That Black Lives Matter”

By Nerdy Wonka 125 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BreonnaTaylor, #GeorgeFloyd, #JusticeForAhmaud, #SayHerName, activism, Ahmaud, Anti-Racism, Anti-Racist, Arbery, Breonna, Community Organizing, Duchess, Floyd, george, graduation, high school, Immaculate Heart High School, Los Angeles, Markle, Meghan, Protesting, protests, racism, speech, taylor, tweets

"George Floyd's life mattered and Breonna Taylor's life mattered and Philando Castile's life mattered and Tamir Ric… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Omid Scobie (@scobie) June 04, 2020

👏"The. Only. Wrong. Thing. To. Say. Is. To. Say. Nothing" Brilliant & powerful speech by Meghan Markle. I love how… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) June 04, 2020

May

Virtual Prom

By Nerdy Wonka 113 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #WhenWeAllVote, college, education, First Lady, graduation, high school, Michelle, Michelle Obama, mtv, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, prom, students, tweets, Virtual, Virtual Prom, When We All Vote

I can't wait to celebrate the #ClassOf2020 today for @WhenWeAllVote and @MTV’s Prom-athon––hope you have your outfi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 22, 2020

The party is TONIGHT 🎉 @chloexhalle, @DJPaulyD, @SuperDuperKyle, our co-chair @JanelleMonae, and MORE will be perf… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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When We All Vote (@WhenWeAllVote) May 22, 2020

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Michelle Obama is helping to give students a prom. Obama's nonpartisan organization, When We All Vote, and MTV wil… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 17, 2020

May

Class Of 2020

By Nerdy Wonka 108 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #ClassOf2020, #ObamaCommencement2020, Barack Obama, ceremony, college, commencement, First Lady, graduation, HBCU, high school, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, obama speech, Political And Funny Tweets, President, speech, tweets, Virtual

Congratulations to the HBCU Class of 2020! Michelle and I are so proud of you. As you set out to change the world,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 16, 2020

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 twitter.com/barackobama/st…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 17, 2020

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Congrats to the high school Class of 2020, as well as to the teachers, coaches, and most of all, parents and family… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 17, 2020

May

Graduate Together

By Nerdy Wonka 107 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #ObamaCommencement2020, Barack Obama, Celebrities, Celebrity, college, commencement, graduation, high school, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, students, tweets

Graduating is a big achievement no matter what, but with all that the Class of 2020 has dealt with to get across th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 16, 2020

Links and everything you need to watch #ObamaCommencement2020! vogue.com/article/barack…
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Maria Vale (@MariaValeAuthor) May 16, 2020

Feb

School Counselor Of The Year

By Nerdy Wonka 104 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #ReachHigher, Counselor, Counselors, education, First Lady, Guidance Counselors, high school, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, Reach Higher, School Counselors, tweets

Every day, school counselors inspire kids to dream bigger and reach higher—helping our young people discover their… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 31, 2020

Aug

Punahou #23

By Nerdy Wonka 122 Comments

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Tags: Barack Obama, Basketball, hawaii, high school, jersey, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, Punahou, sports, tweets

President Obama's high school basketball jersey sells for $120K yhoo.it/2Z7Qc9T https://t.co/LwMbHAyIqq
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Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 18, 2019

Obama's high school basketball jersey sells for $120,000. The jersey was rescued from the trash by a man who went… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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PIX11 News (@PIX11News) August 18, 2019

Mar

A Milwaukee Surprise

By Nerdy Wonka 138 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #IAmBecoming, #ReachHigher, becoming, book, Book Tour, college, conan, education, high school, Michelle, Michelle Obama, milwaukee, o'brien, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, Reach Higher, students, tour, tweets, Wisconsin

Today my friend @ConanOBrien and I surprised some high school juniors from across Milwaukee who were meeting with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) March 14, 2019

Feb

Go Chicago!

By Nerdy Wonka 103 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #ReachHigher, Chicago, college, Counselor, Counselors, education, Guidance, high school, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, School Counselors, students, tweets

Give it up for School Counselor of the Year @BrianColemanCPS from my hometown of Chicago! Hearing Brian's story is… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 04, 2019

Now I want to hear from you: Tell me about how a school counselor helped you on your journey—and use #ReachHigher!
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 04, 2019