George Floyd

It’s been a year since those horrifying 8 minutes and 46 seconds stole George Floyd’s life. Today, I am thinking of this clip of his daughter Gianna, and all the young people out there who have seen so much, but refuse to give up hope. pic.twitter.com/VclaQksyso

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 25, 2021

All of us have a role to play to hold our leaders accountable and speak out about injustice. Let’s make sure that “… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 25, 2021

I’m sending all my love to Gianna and to the rest of the Floyd family today. Her dad did change the world, and now… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 25, 2021

George Floyd was murdered one year ago today. Since then, hundreds more Americans have died in encounters with police—parents, sons, daughters, friends taken from us far too soon. But the last year has also given us reasons to hope.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 25, 2021

Today, more people in more places are seeing the world more clearly than they did a year ago. It’s a tribute to all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 25, 2021

When injustice runs deep, progress takes time. But if we can turn words into action and action into meaningful refo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 25, 2021

It’s been a year since then 17-year-old Darnella Frazier recorded the murder of George Floyd. She has not done media interviews or made public statements outside of her trial testimony. Today she released her first full public comments. Worth a read: pic.twitter.com/P9xKdo1IoL

— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) May 25, 2021

Again, There Is No Reforming This

If you are still claiming police needed to kill a child I don't have anything to say to you. Because you're clearly okay with the state murdering kids & that's so far down the road to hell there's no turning back. We can't agree to disagree, we can't discuss it. You have to go.

— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) April 21, 2021

This is my foster sister Ma’Khia I want her to be remembered as the sweet full of life young girl she was, not as what people are painting her out to be. I refuse for her to be painted as anything but the amazing girl she was #MakiahBryant pic.twitter.com/ayJsMcTwz0

— Asia (@itsasiiiaaa_) April 21, 2021

Casually suggesting a taser as a de-escalation tool – especially on a child – is depraved.

— blackness everdeen 🐺 (@traceyecorder) April 21, 2021

this is makhia bryant, the teenager that was just shot and killed by cops in columbus. my heart hurts so bad. https://t.co/LeuSM0NEhg

— no (@afroelven) April 21, 2021

Police killed at least 5 people today. This morning they killed someone in Lakewood, CO. Police killed two people in San Antonio this afternoon. Then they killed someone in Detroit and killed #makhiabryant in Columbus. https://t.co/GfRHZzTZvP

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 21, 2021

This happened at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. The kids who did it were overwhelmingly white. No police showed up, no tear gas or "less-than-lethal munitions deployed. Police in that same city just murdered 16 year old Black girl #makhiabryant. https://t.co/Dcyo0wgj3h

— No (@MattStofflet) April 21, 2021

A Black girl is dead because the cops brought a gun to a damn knife fight. If you don’t know how to de-escalate teen girls who are fighting, you should not be a police officer. I said what I said. #MakhiaBryant

— Brittney Cooper (@ProfessorCrunk) April 21, 2021

A lot of you will walk away from this and soothe yourselves with the language that this was justified. It is neithe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Brittney Cooper (@ProfessorCrunk) April 21, 2021

We’ve literally seen cops apprehend, ARMED white teens, MOMENTS after the teens/young adults murdered people. Let’s not play this game. Short, short memories. Some even get taken to Burger King. Humanity is something not afforded to Black youth. Even when calling 4 help.

— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) April 21, 2021

Waiting For Justice

“what struck me most about those who rioted was how long they waited. the restraint they showed. not the spontaneit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Shamari K. Reid (@shamarikreid) May 28, 2020

The Cops Have Always Been The Violent Ones

This boy had his hands up when an NYPD ofcr pulled his mask down and pepper sprayed him. ⁦@NYPDShea⁩? Mayor ⁦… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) May 31, 2020

Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own fro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Tanya Kerssen (@tkerssen) May 31, 2020

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notice how you don’t see any of this on the news. https://t.co/kaYiXVVagN

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𝐲𝐚𝐬 🐝BLM (@sottcalum) May 31, 2020

White people talking to white people. More of this please. If you’re white and you believe yourself not to be racis… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 31, 2020

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Evergreen until it’s not. https://t.co/AG11URt6O2

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Issa Rae (@IssaRae) May 30, 2020

This is the moment Minneapolis Police fired on our CBS News crew with rubber bullets. As you can see, no protesters… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michael George (@MikeGeorgeCBS) May 31, 2020

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I cannot believe what I just witnessed. They pulled up onto the square with a police siren on and did this.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Natalie Neysa Alund (@nataliealund) May 30, 2020

watching a stream of the union square protests to see this police officer throw up what looks to be a white power s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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kiki (@kikimurphy_) May 31, 2020

“It Broke Me Down”

My statement on the death of George Floyd: https://t.co/Hg1k9JHT6R

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 29, 2020

Like so many of you, I’m pained by these recent tragedies. And I’m exhausted by a heartbreak that never seems to st… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 29, 2020

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Race and racism is a reality that so many of us grow up learning to just deal with. But if we ever hope to move pas… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 29, 2020

It’s up to all of us—Black, white, everyone—no matter how well-meaning we think we might be, to do the honest, unco… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 29, 2020

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It ends with justice, compassion, and empathy that manifests in our lives and on our streets. I pray we all have th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 29, 2020

Property Is Not More Valuable Than Black Lives

Spike Lee said that when Do The Right Thing came out, a lot of critics thought it irresponsible to show Mookie thro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Lysol In E Flat (@GeeDee215) May 28, 2020

Spike often notes that it's exclusively white people who ask him if Mookie did the right thing by throwing the tras… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Wesley (@WesleyLowery) May 28, 2020

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(Spoiler: the message of the movie was that in the face of oppressive state violence and persistent structural and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Wesley (@WesleyLowery) May 28, 2020

@WesleyLowery https://t.co/1TQlQWGiV3

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Kamesha ‘Corprate Thuggin’ Williams (@raynebowmom) May 28, 2020

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This is Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer talking about the history of racial terror lynchings of Black people and how some Bla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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The Funky Educator (@MrKinetik) May 28, 2020

They. Know. What. They've. Done. To. Us. twitter.com/mrkinetik/stat…

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king crissle (@crissles) May 29, 2020

Language Is Important: Protests

Yesterday's protests in Los Angeles and Minneapolis make it clear that people are rightfully hurting over George Fl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) May 28, 2020

This will guide our reporting in MN. “While the situation on the ground in Minneapolis is fluid, and there has been… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Craig Melvin (@craigmelvin) May 28, 2020

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

‘I Worry So Much’

The President and First Lady’s Day

President Barack Obama gives an economic policy speech at the Lake Harriet Bandshell

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The Erler family listens to President Barack Obama talk about the economy while at the Lake Harriet Band Shell

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The National Memo: Obama Brings Middle-Class Message To Minnesota

President Barack Obama began a two-day visit to Minneapolis on Thursday sharing cheeseburgers with a local working mother and bringing a middle-class message tailor made to aid Democrats fearful of massive losses in the upcoming election. Obama said he shares the frustrations of people who went to college, work hard, and still struggle to buy homes, pay for child care, and dig out from student loan debt. “You are the reason I ran for office,” he told a crowd of about 350 people gathered for a town hall forum near Minnehaha Falls. In his early life, he said, “I was you guys … You are the ones I am thinking about every single day.”

Obama talked about progress his administration has made curbing greenhouse gases and making college more affordable, but devoted much of his time to touting the need for a higher minimum wage and equal pay and benefits for women. Those issues resonate strongly in Minnesota, where Gov. Mark Dayton (D) and a Democratic-controlled Legislature enacted the largest minimum wage increase in state history this year and approved a menu of economic protections for women in the workplace. “The idea that they would not be paid the same or not have the same opportunities … is infuriating,” Obama said of female workers. “If you are doing the same job, you should get the same salary. Period. Full stop.”

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Pete Souza: President Obama waves to the crowd after speaking at Lake Harriot Band Shell in Minneapolis

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POTUS: "Cynicism is a choice, and hope is a better choice. Every day, I am lucky enough to receive a thousand acts of hope." #DayInTheLife

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Josh Earnest (@PressSec) June 27, 2014

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"I'm never going to get cynical. I'm going to stay hopeful, and I hope you do, too." —President Obama

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 27, 2014

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Great print coverage in MN for #DayInTheLife http://t.co/rLbEBCtKHU

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Josh Earnest (@PressSec) June 27, 2014

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"If you’re mad at me for helping people on my own then join me and we’ll do it together." —President Obama to Republicans and Congress

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 27, 2014

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Pete Souza: President Obama greets people in the crowd following his speech at Lake Harriot Band Shell in Minneapolis

President Barack Obama greets audience members after he delivers remarks on the economy, at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis, Minn. (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Minneapolis

President Barack Obama holds 6-month-old Olivia Hughes, granddaughter of ABC News reporter Ann Compton, on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Minneapolis

President Barack Obama waves as he and daughter Sasha walk out of BLT Steak after eating dinner

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive for the Marine Barracks Evening Parade

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, are escorted to their seats by Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos and his wife Bonnie Amos

President Obama pets Sgt. Chesty XIV at the Marine Barracks Evening Parade

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President Obama stands for the national anthem during the Marine Barracks Evening Parade