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Aug

#StrikeForBlackLives

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I commend the players on the @Bucks for standing up for what they believe in, coaches like @DocRivers, and the @NBA… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 27, 2020

NBA players are courageously on strike (withholding labor), NOT boycotting (withholding their $ /purchase). The dif… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 27, 2020

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Why do the police decide that some threats must be extinguished, while other threats get defused? We know the answe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) August 27, 2020

Ariel Atkins delivers a message for the @WashMystics players. https://t.co/tz5ojpo30A
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(@WNBA) August 27, 2020

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.@E_Williams_1 of the @AtlantaDream reads a statement as a representative for all WNBA players. https://t.co/Gb0fhYM8T9
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(@WNBA) August 27, 2020

.@Nnemkadi30 discusses the unity within the league and looking ahead. https://t.co/eeYqWDrzLy
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(@WNBA) August 27, 2020

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United. https://t.co/wRgXRHVUsA
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(@WNBA) August 27, 2020

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NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) August 27, 2020

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Inter Miami and Atlanta United stand together in solidarity as they boycott their match tonight. https://t.co/AuJDSbNvQ1
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ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 27, 2020

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers have voted to boycott the rest of the playoffs and were the first t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) August 27, 2020

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“It is the young people leading the way and I applaud them.” @realchriswebber delivers a powerful message in supp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) August 26, 2020

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Today’s boycotts, anniversary of Kaepernick’s protest and it all hovering around the 15th anniversary of Hurricane… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Justin Tinsley (@JustinTinsley) August 26, 2020

On August 26, 2020, games and matches in four leagues were boycotted or postponed. NBA WNBA MLB MLS An unprecede… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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ESPN (@espn) August 27, 2020

Jul

Together, You Can Redeem The Soul Of Our Nation

By Nerdy Wonka 209 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #VotingMatters, atlanta, Black History, civil rights, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Movement, Congress, Congressman, death, democrat, election, essay, freeman, funeral, georgia, Good Trouble, hope, john, John Lewis, lewis, love, morgan, msnbc, New York Times, nyt, protest, voting, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act

Jul

John Lewis: A Legacy Unmatched

By Nerdy Wonka 122 Comments

Not many of us get to live to see our own legacy play out in such a meaningful, remarkable way. John Lewis did: BarackObama/my-statement-on-the-passing-of-rep-john-lewis-fa86761cd964"> medium.com@BarackObama/m…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 18, 2020

Farewell, sir. You did, indeed, fight the good fight and get into a lot of good trouble. You served God and hum… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

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"How long can we be patient? We want our freedom now." Rest in power, John Lewis ✊🏿 https://t.co/lx5nOHsCeD
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African American Policy Forum (@AAPolicyForum) July 18, 2020

newyorker.com/news/daily-com… https://t.co/z6HMNH53w2
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Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) July 18, 2020

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When I visited Uncle John last week, I looked in his eyes and said, “Well done.” I told him that I loved him and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

Vivian. Lowery. Lewis. Young. 👑👑👑👑 https://t.co/aJyz9ML6FE
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 17, 2020

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#CTVivian and #JohnLewis have journeyed on together. Two great vessels for the work of justice, including for vot… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

Lowery Vivian Young Shuttlesworth https://t.co/1GRVnTYd1I
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 17, 2020

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“We were beaten, we were tear gassed. I thought I was going to die on this bridge. But somehow and someway, God Alm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 18, 2020

March is an essential graphic novel depicting the Civil Rights Movement told through John Lewis’ perspective. If yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ira Madison III (@ira) July 18, 2020

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I’m finding myself in the deepest gratitude that John Lewis and CT Vivian got the chance to become elders. To pass… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

John Lewis could have been martyred that Bloody Sunday. Rev. Vivian could have been murdered at those sit ins. Go… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

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My heart is heavy, but I am resolute. They tread paths we get to walk. What an awesome privilege. What an aweso… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

I say we get to, because liberation work is as much a privilege as it is a duty. So many didn’t live long enough… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

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There is nothing we can’t over come. I don’t care who beats us back. I don’t care who snatched progress. I don’t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

We will win.
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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

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My favorite thing about John Lewis is that at ComicCon, he cosplayed as his younger self, wearing the same coat and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Bridget Todd 💁🏿 (@BridgetMarie) July 18, 2020

Elders, now ancestors. Hallelujah. https://t.co/ze53PFMTuh
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

Jul

‘What To My People Is The Fourth Of July?’

By Nerdy Wonka 134 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #DefundPolice, #DefundThePolice, 4th Of July, activism, Activists, america, Black History, Celebrities, Celebrity, cops, Daveed, Diggs, Douglass, Fourth Of July, Frederick, Frederick Douglass, July 4th, police, police brutality, protest, protests, slavery, speech, tweets, United States, White Supremacy

Amidst the national uprising for racial justice, ’Hamilton’ star @DaveedDiggs and a collective of Black artists cre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 03, 2020

Jul

The Movement Is Ongoing

By Nerdy Wonka 107 Comments

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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

Jun

Stonewall Day

By Nerdy Wonka 174 Comments

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Jun

Waiting For Justice

By Nerdy Wonka 120 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BreonnaTaylor, #GeorgeFloyd, #JusticeForAhmaud, Ahmaud, Breonna, civil rights, cops, george, georgia, Justice, Kentucky, minneapolis, morrison, police brutality, protest, protests, racism, statement, taylor, toni, Toni Morrison, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

“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

Jun

If You’re Not With/For Us, You’re Against Us

By Nerdy Wonka 119 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BreonnaTaylor, #GeorgeFloyd, #JusticeForAhmaud, Agitators, Ahmaud, Breonna, civil rights, Floyd, george, March, police brutality, protest, Protesters, Protesting, protestors, racism, racists, taylor, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

dear white ppl at protests: your job is NOT to be destructive. ur job is to protect, shield, and amplify if ur riot… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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SAI ✰ (@bIackspicegurl) May 31, 2020

In this video, a black woman picks up a brick and returns it to a car with white people and admonishes them not to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 01, 2020

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What a moment on CNN. https://t.co/T9XMzXmlVb
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Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) May 31, 2020

The media won’t show these peaceful moments that took place in in Beverly Hills today, so we must. #LosAngelesriots https://t.co/GTGEvMhB1A
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Simar (@sahluwal) May 31, 2020

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Put this on the news. https://t.co/YfXB2x6bcz
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Frosty (@FrostyTheSkid) May 30, 2020

What the media won’t show in Minneapolis. Free food, water and resources. Community is a verb. https://t.co/piKlEqun0t
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zellie (@zellieimani) May 30, 2020

May

“It Broke Me Down”

By Nerdy Wonka 116 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BreonnaTaylor, #GeorgeFloyd, #JusticeForAhmaud, activism, Activist, Barack Obama, Breonna, civil rights, cops, death, First Lady, Floyd, george, georgia, Kentucky, Michelle, Michelle Obama, minneapolis, minnesota, murder, Obama, police brutality, President, protest, Protesters, protests, racism, statement, taylor, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

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

May

Language Is Important: Protests

By Nerdy Wonka 109 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #GeorgeFloyd, activism, Activist, Activists, cops, death, Floyd, george, media, minneapolis, murder, police brutality, protest, Protesters, protestor, protestors, protests, racism, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

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