The @FCC just voted to keep the internet open & free. That's the power of millions making their voices heard. Thank you! #NetNeutrality -bo
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 26, 2015RT to share the news: The @FCC just voted to keep the internet open and free → wh.gov/net-neutrality #NetNeutrality http://t.co/n5Uec5mqLU
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 26, 2015****
Three years ago today, young Trayvon Martin was murdered.
May he forever Rest in Peace. http://t.co/xVxlL3nQ0H
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meta (@metaquest) February 26, 2015President Obama marks the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death: ow.ly/JHDi8 http://t.co/v1fU3egtTr
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The Hill (@thehill) February 27, 2015****
Trayvon. http://t.co/1arBRiS7w0
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deray mckesson (@deray) February 26, 2015big push to undo "Stand Your Ground laws" post-Trayvon Martin. As @alicesperi notes: laws survived in 22 states washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) February 26, 2015****
Trayvon Martin was shot and killed 3 years ago today washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati… http://t.co/Tqd5ui2MPn
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) February 26, 2015February 26, 2012. We haven't forgot about you, Trayvon. http://t.co/WgWg7jaL17
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Aristotle Jones (@Stotle_9) February 26, 2015****
Jimmie Lee Jackson died 50 years ago today at 26. First martyr of Selma struggle thenat.in/1EaHiub http://t.co/XPcMCttqaN
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 26, 2015Tragic anniversaries today: Trayvon Martin died exactly 47 years after Jimmie Lee Jackson thenat.in/1EaHiub http://t.co/5nmyRZ0Byw
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Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 26, 2015****
These 19 photos of Black activism through the years are so eerily similar, they'll stun you huff.to/17VGpK7 http://t.co/lb69nOCy12
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HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) February 18, 201534 Vintage Photos of Those Who Fought The American Civil War
#BlackHistoryMonth bzfd.it/1Ddby6S http://t.co/nfRAm0Z1ru
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(@BuzzFeed) February 09, 2015****
13 Famous Black Americans Whose Ancestors Endured Slavery #BlackHistoryMonth
bzfd.it/1AcLJOM http://t.co/gX70L4tBqf
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(@BuzzFeed) February 26, 2015110 Days: Loretta Lynch has waited longer for a confirmation vote than any AG in modern history. Time to #ConfirmLynch
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Marcia L. Fudge (@RepMarciaFudge) February 26, 2015****
President Obama is taking action to #ProtectYourSavings from a conflict of interest → go.wh.gov/YCUui6
Watch → youtu.be/dBs6H1P7Wd0
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 23, 2015Dem Rep: Obama 'One Of The Best Presidents Our Country Will Ever Have Seen' bit.ly/1FM1Fj9 (VIDEO) http://t.co/HYpmoErDrx
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(@Mediaite) February 22, 2015****
5 sit-ups ✓
5 mile run ✓
5 veggies ✓
Share how you’re getting healthy, then tell your friends to #GimmeFive: go.wh.gov/ZiwwHe
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) February 23, 2015Two First Ladies: Mrs. Obama hosts Mrs. Ghani of Afghanistan for tea at the @WhiteHouse → flic.kr/p/rkjMNP http://t.co/8yvQs0169b
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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) February 23, 2015****
Obama Wants Rules That Force Brokers To Put Clients' Interests First n.pr/1a63aLU
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NPR News (@nprnews) February 23, 2015"Since 2013, 17 states have joined companies like Gap and Walmart to raise their minimum wage" —Obama #RaiseTheWage http://t.co/CeBzHXnunj
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 23, 2015****
FACT: More Jobs are Created When Democrats are in Power tinyurl.com/oo4a42z #UniteBlue #ObamaLovesAmerica http://t.co/DzMw8XRaPC
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Blue Nation Review (@BlueNationRev) February 21, 2015VA #hiring 19,000 doctors, nurses, other personnel in 2015 bit.ly/1yXpr38 via @federaltimes http://t.co/TtcVxkqQ2m
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Veterans Affairs (@DeptVetAffairs) February 21, 2015****
Congratulations to @common & @johnlegend on their #Oscar win! Such a powerful performance & impactful speech. #Glory http://t.co/g6Bdi2TxcC
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Viola Davis (@violadavis) February 23, 2015Viva Mexico! http://t.co/wWCnrOsKSZ
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Mario Lopez (@MarioLopezExtra) February 23, 2015****
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In 1773 Phyllis Wheatley published the 1st book by a black woman, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral #BHM http://t.co/dgj00wKPoQ
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Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 22, 2015Valerie Smith of Princeton to become Swarthmore's first African American president po.st/Bjxmi6 via @phillydotcom
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Alycee (@jazziz2) February 22, 2015****
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The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. There will be plenty of analysis regarding good surprises and bad surprises, and I may dip my toes in later today. But the most egregious omission is the sadly not-entirely-surprising absence of Selma’s Ava DuVernay from the five contenders nominated for Best Director. To the extent that one can be “angry” about a certain filmmaker not being nominated for a major award that honors the best in filmmaking, I am angry. I am angry both because she deserved a nomination. I am angry because if the legacy of DuVernay’s Selma becomes shaped by its Oscar-season controversy, I fear that it will affect the artistic opportunities afforded to its African-American female director in a manner different than if Selma would have come under fire under the directorial lens of a white male filmmaker.
Martin Luther King, Jr., was born January 15, 1929—here after arrest, Montgomery Bus Boycott (1956): http://t.co/19SVx0eFDO
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Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 15, 2015"It may well be that the Negro is God's instrument to save the soul of America." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#RememberMLK
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MyFeminismRealAF (@FeministaJones) January 15, 2015To support/see @AVAETC work:
Selma is in theaters,
Middle of Nowhere is on DVD/iTunes,
I Will Follow is on Netflix
#fyi
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Whitney (@arieswym) January 15, 2015Ms. DuVernay directed one of the very best films of the year and has been lauded and celebrated accordingly for the last two months and yet she was shoved aside for at least a few contenders who were nowhere near as celebrated. There is a real chance that this terrific and towering achievement that highlights the profoundly heroic and blood-stained work of those who worked with and for Martin Luther King Jr. during the “Civil Rights Era” will be forever defined by the notion that it wasn’t nice enough to a powerful white guy in a supporting role.
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Oscar nominations exposed Academy's lack of diversity variety.com/2015/film/news… http://t.co/70tnrtGVcE
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(@Variety) January 15, 2015#OscarsSoWhite hashtag criticizes the Academy for lack of diversity among nominees: on.wsj.com/151s4u9 #Oscarnoms http://t.co/tZJJIofLfi
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Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 15, 2015****
#Selma should be seen by ALL. It is American history, human history. Take all your kids and show them YOUR history.
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L. Joy Williams (@ljoywilliams) January 15, 2015Maybe Selma didn't get more #OscarNoms because the film doesn't depict white people as saviors. Hollywood LOVES white saviors.
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Baratunde (@baratunde) January 15, 2015****
#OscarsSoWhite we'll see a lot of "Je Suis Charlie" buttons on the red carpet, but no #BlackLivesMatter
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April (@ReignOfApril) January 15, 2015#OscarsSoWhite they can count the number of people of color nominated in major categories every year on one hand.
Oh wait. 😒
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April (@ReignOfApril) January 15, 2015#OscarsSoWhite has owned Twitter this morning. Thanks, @ReignOfApril! cmplx.it/4SPJA http://t.co/RPDuHmYudK
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Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) January 15, 2015****
Today go and see SELMA and you will understand why I am so proud to be a part of this film. #MarchOn http://t.co/jsldsSRV6q
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Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) January 14, 2015If the Motion Picture Academy were a state, you probably wouldn't live there. theatlantic.com/entertainment/… http://t.co/Ssp3st2zYp
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Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 15, 2015****
#SELMA was not a perfect film. But the fact that it faced so much backlash b/c white folks were butthurt that they weren't centered in it...
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Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) January 15, 2015Racism exists for a reason, and it's not just because white people enjoy the view from front of the bus. The power is a security blanket.
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Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) January 15, 2015****
"White male filmmakers have the luxury of being mediocre….” forbes.com/sites/scottmen…
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L. Joy Williams (@ljoywilliams) January 15, 2015LBJ nominated our greatest Supreme Court Justice, Marshall, but also burned uncountable children to death. It's an ugly world.
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rootless (@root_e) January 15, 2015****
Why Ava DuVernay's 'Selma' Oscar Snub Matters onforb.es/1zhyi5w
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BWD (@theonlyadult) January 15, 2015The Oscars shut out black actors and directors on.thegrio.com/14DX2qT
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theGrio.com (@theGrio) January 15, 2015****
I don't demand #OscarNoms for PoC every cycle, regardless of work. But in the year of #Selma, #Belle & #BeyondTheLights? #GTFOHWTBS H'wood!
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(@Only4RM) January 15, 2015So, while we don't need "white validation", an Oscar nod/win helps Black ppl who work in the film industry in such tangible ways
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Cocky McSwagsalot (@MoreAndAgain) January 15, 2015****
Fifty Shades of White #OscarNoms
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The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) January 15, 2015One of Oscar's biggest "Selma" oversights is, without a doubt, cinematographer Bradford Young. Rarely has our skin looked so good on film.
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) January 15, 2015****
'See the Oscar news, Barack? If @TheAcademy was in charge, you'd never have been nominated in '08' http://t.co/qofibLBh6A
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) January 15, 2015What, no Oscar nomination for Ava DuVernay?
This is a joke, right? RIGHT? http://t.co/IYuBGsh8xC
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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) January 15, 2015****
#Oscarssowhite they can't see a problem in this - The diversity gap in the Academy Awards #Oscars2015 #OscarNoms http://t.co/UOZLOM9Mnl"
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Media Diversified (@WritersofColour) January 15, 2015Back in September, our @KyleBuchanan predicted this would be the whitest #Oscars in decades: vult.re/1Bw72jo http://t.co/AW3Q65TDH8
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Vulture (@vulture) January 15, 2015****
#OscarsSoWhite They didn't see Selma but their housekeeper said it was really good.
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Fed-Up Birthday Girl (@thewayoftheid) January 15, 2015#OscarsSoWhite they don't see race. Or movies with black folks in it, apparently.
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rell (@Awkward_Duck) January 15, 2015****
There are films that win awards, and there are films that leave an indelible mark on our culture. Sometimes they're the same. Sometimes not.
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Mychal Denzel Smith (@mychalsmith) January 15, 2015Last year, there was celebration after celebration of Do The Right Thing's 25th anniversary. Remember what beat it at the Oscars?
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Mychal Denzel Smith (@mychalsmith) January 15, 2015****
Fully expect American Sniper to take it this year. Not b/c it's the best, but b/c white bros want their white-washed white hero narratives.
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Januandrea Grimes (@andreagrimes) January 15, 2015Amazing how only white people can act well.
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Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) January 15, 2015****
#OscarsSoWhite they don’t see the power of black leaders only thugs, victims, slaves or whores. Thanks Academy!
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DanielleMoodie-Mills (@DeeTwoCents) January 15, 2015nominees for best picture:
white man sniper
white man actor
white boyhood
white man at hotel
white man genius (x 2)
white musician
Selma
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kelsey mckinney (@mckinneykelsey) January 15, 2015****
Not a single non-white actor was nominated for an Academy Award this year.
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Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) January 15, 2015Of course, awards aren't everything. CRASH won Best Picture & that film is hot garbage. But it's frustrating when merit isn't acknowledged.
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Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) January 15, 2015****
Honestly, who sees American Sniper then Belle and nominates Sniper?
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Dirk Lester (@Dirk2112) January 15, 2015.@GoodGirlRoxy @Karnythia @ReignOfApril @poetichentai Gugu Mbatha-Raw had a breakout year. Could've earned nods for Belle/Beyond The Lights.
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(@Only4RM) January 15, 2015****
I mean, fine, you don't think SELMA was among the best directed movies of the year? Cool. But Oyelowo gave a phenomenal performance.
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Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) January 15, 2015I'm not sure SELMA was the best movie of the year. But as per @devincf, its Bloody Sunday scene alone should put @AVAETC in "best director."
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Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) January 15, 2015With that scene, @AVAETC makes mass violence personal, terrifying, and strangely beautiful. It's fantastic filmmaking.
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Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) January 15, 2015****
"Selma" was nominated for Best Picture, but nothing in directing or acting categories. Oscar, you've done it again. vult.re/1wdu5ZF
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) January 15, 2015Worth remembering that Oscar voters are 93% white, 76% male with average age of 63.
(h/t @latimes)
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Bill Weir (@BillWeirCNN) January 15, 2015****
#OscarNoms No female directors, screenwriters, or cinematographers. No actors of color. #diversity
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David Daniel (@CNNLADavid) January 15, 2015So ... the Academy includes not a single actor or actress of color in nominations, throws "Selma" in for 10-film Best Pic round. #Hollywood
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 15, 2015****
Thrilled at so much diversity in this morning's Oscar nominations. Really reflects the tapestry of talent in the creative community. #Not
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Nancy Giles (@nancygilesnyc) January 15, 2015It was a big year for white actors in Hollywood. #OscarNoms http://t.co/ut1UK2aquz
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Nu Wexler (@wexler) January 15, 2015****
Oh, film industry. Watch out for women, people of color, and the queers. We're coming for you.
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Ashley Ford (@iSmashFizzle) January 15, 2015And you know, @AVAETC just keeps releasing bangers. I don't think we've seen her best. She's making history.
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Charlene Carruthers (@CharleneCac) January 15, 2015
This is how you respond when you win the Oscar for Best Picture. Congratulations, Steve McQueen!
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