#StrikeForBlackLives

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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.@E_Williams_1 of the @AtlantaDream reads a statement as a representative for all WNBA players. https://t.co/Gb0fhYM8T9

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.@Nnemkadi30 discusses the unity within the league and looking ahead. https://t.co/eeYqWDrzLy

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United. https://t.co/wRgXRHVUsA

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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

Together, You Can Redeem The Soul Of Our Nation

John Lewis: A Legacy Unmatched

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

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

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

The Movement Is Ongoing

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

Stonewall Day

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

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

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

“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

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