Courageous Women And Girls

Today, I'm proud to stand with so many around the world in solidarity with the courageous women and girls in Iran. Your protests have inspired us. pic.twitter.com/KkWRlCWReF

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) October 30, 2022

We The People

I can’t wait for you all to see We The People! This Higher Ground project is filled with the songs and the heart of so many of our favorite artists—but even more, it’s a rallying cry for a rising generation that’s ready to take on the world. Watch it on @Netflix on July 4! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/c8N7nb01n8

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 2, 2021

Michelle and I are excited to share our latest show from Higher Ground: We The People. Some of our favorite artists got together with amazing animators to remix civics—and the result is a lot better than what we had in school. Check it out on @Netflix this July 4. pic.twitter.com/PlsSyq5pgk

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 2, 2021

No Conscience

I’m just gonna start posting this once a day, as a reminder to myself, really. And no, it’s not up for debate. pic.twitter.com/DXYy4zHDSs

— Your Tiny Journalist Friend. (@thewayoftheid) September 23, 2020

Beyond impressed with @malika_andrews. My God she should not have to open up a vein like this on live TV - people should already understand how deeply crushing & terrifying this all is. But so many still don’t, and I am deeply grateful she is willing to share like this. pic.twitter.com/vX1L3XQxKH

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) September 24, 2020

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The sobs.

That’s what’s sticking with me here in Louisville as I see the reaction to the Breonna Taylor announcement. I’ve covered a lot of these but I don’t remember ever seeing this much hurt, this much crying from protesters.

— John Eligon (@jeligon) September 23, 2020

As the only Black Woman in this room I asked @KingJames about what it means to him to protect Black Women and 😭😭.. needed this today. pic.twitter.com/UydmxUCeQu

— Morgann Mitchell (@THE_Morgann) September 25, 2020

#StrikeForBlackLives

I commend the players on the @Bucks for standing up for what they believe in, coaches like @DocRivers, and the @NBA and @WNBA for setting an example. It’s going to take all our institutions to stand up for our values. pic.twitter.com/rUGETgAt7P

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 27, 2020

NBA players are courageously on strike (withholding labor), NOT boycotting (withholding their $ /purchase). The diff is important bc it shows their power as *workers.*

The courage this takes is profound. WNBA organizing in this moment MUST be recognized too. #StrikeForBlackLives https://t.co/QfsJAHLVLx

— 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 answer. pic.twitter.com/3GpyT8zEhf

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) August 27, 2020

Ariel Atkins delivers a message for the @WashMystics players. pic.twitter.com/tz5ojpo30A

— WNBA (@WNBA) August 27, 2020

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.@E_Williams_1 of the @AtlantaDream reads a statement as a representative for all WNBA players. pic.twitter.com/Gb0fhYM8T9

— WNBA (@WNBA) August 27, 2020

.@Nnemkadi30 discusses the unity within the league and looking ahead. pic.twitter.com/eeYqWDrzLy

— WNBA (@WNBA) August 27, 2020

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United. pic.twitter.com/wRgXRHVUsA

— WNBA (@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. pic.twitter.com/AuJDSbNvQ1

— 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 two teams to exit the meeting, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.

— 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 support of the NBA players. pic.twitter.com/KVCUINw8Vx

— 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 Katrina is just some really, really, really heavy perspective. Injustice takes on so many forms with so many Black women and men fighting to tackle America’s sins.

— 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 unprecedented day in sports history.

— ESPN (@espn) August 27, 2020

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

This is the 44th consecutive day of #BlackLivesMatter protests.

And today Stephen Jackson is helping lead a Black Lives Matter march in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The push for justice won’t stop.

https://t.co/OkOBsWsl1t

— Stop Cop City (@JoshuaPHilll) July 11, 2020

Stunning #BlackLivesMatter bike protest going through South Brooklyn right now.

The same part of Brooklyn where racists held a Blue Lives Matter protest earlier and assaulted counter-protesters.

🎥: @mallory_jacque

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— Stop Cop City (@JoshuaPHilll) July 12, 2020

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The steps of the Minnesota State Capitol today.

They haven’t stopped demanding justice for George Floyd.

Let’s not stop supporting them.

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— Stop Cop City (@JoshuaPHilll) July 12, 2020

Massive Black Lives Matter protest today in Brighton, England.

The movement simply refuses to stop.#BlackLivesMatterUK

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— Stop Cop City (@JoshuaPHilll) July 11, 2020

Using Her Voice

My speech at the peaceful protest in my hometown of Delray Beach, Florida. #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/Jeyswzt7n5

— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) June 4, 2020

#blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/WEZEmtHH8k

— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) May 29, 2020

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If 2019 was the summer @CocoGauff let her racket do the talking, then 2020 has emerged to be the summer where the young star found her voice off the court.

My feature for @olympicchannel 📝https://t.co/iQEZtHN72w

— Nick McCarvel (@NickMcCarvel) July 19, 2020

The Big Six

When you’ve lived eighty years of unimpeachable courage and moral clarity and you arrive on the other side to see the squad again for the first time in decades... pic.twitter.com/eStbG8UhgA

— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) July 18, 2020

The Big Six are all together now. pic.twitter.com/OGJwc8gW9M

— Matt Nowling (@MatthewNowling) July 18, 2020

Reverend C.T. Vivian: A Pioneer

Some thoughts on the Reverend C.T. Vivian, a pioneer who pulled America closer to our founding ideals and a friend who I will miss greatly. pic.twitter.com/kDsGhU2BF4

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 17, 2020

Of all the superheroes in the civil rights era, C.T. Vivian was a star. Watching vintage footage of him to research SELMA left me in awe. The intellect. The charisma. The bravery.

The glory is yours now, Elder Vivian. Thank you for fighting for us. You will never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/tymo8FGNwg

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) July 17, 2020

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“People do not choose rebellion, it is forced upon them. Revolution is always an act of self- defense.” - Rest In Power to #civilrights icon C. T. Vivian pic.twitter.com/ap11G7MX8V

— NAACP (@NAACP) July 17, 2020

For those of us who mourn John Lewis today, he would also want you to remember his friend Reverend C.T. Vivian. A fellow lion for justice who journeyed home to glory just hours before the Congressman. Together again now. pic.twitter.com/DMcbVYgMhf

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) July 18, 2020

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:https://t.co/KbVfYt5CeQ

— 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 humanity well.
Thank you.
Take your rest. #JohnLewis pic.twitter.com/U1cPEwfCGO

— 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 ✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/lx5nOHsCeD

— African American Policy Forum (@AAPolicyForum) July 18, 2020

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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 that we are going to continue to fight.

So I must mourn and move at the same time.#JohnLewis pic.twitter.com/v6VxL48vgw

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

Vivian. Lowery. Lewis. Young.
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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 voting rights for Black people in America.

It’s not happenstance that, in this critical hour, with so much on the line in November, their lives are lifted high. pic.twitter.com/LsW7Ol0eXL

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

Lowery
Vivian
Young
Shuttlesworth pic.twitter.com/1GRVnTYd1I

— 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 Almighty helped me here.”

This would be the last time John Lewis would visit the Edmund Pettus Bridge, 55 years after Bloody Sunday pic.twitter.com/BXqHyO0CQl

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) 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 on the wisdom. To pray for us. Grow us. Lead us.

They chose freedom work that easily shortens one’s life. And we got to keep them for a while. What a blessing.

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

John Lewis could have been martyred that Bloody Sunday. Rev. Vivian could have been murdered at those sit ins.

God spared them long enough for them to keep fighting and to teach us how to fight.

I’m awe struck by the privilege to walk this earth at the same time as them.

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@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 awesome responsibility.

John Lewis. CT Vivian.
Giants who walked among us.

And we get to walk in their footsteps.

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@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 to see themselves worthy of being free, let alone struggle for it to become real.

Walk upright, family. As they did. As they want us to. No matter the strife.

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@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 care how hard they try to wrestle freedom from our hands.

Freedom is ours. Justice is divine.

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

We will win.

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

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https://twitter.com/BridgetMarie/status/1284335406000070657

Elders, now ancestors. Hallelujah. pic.twitter.com/ze53PFMTuh

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

This Is A Movement

There have been more than 4,700 demonstrations during the recent Black Lives Matter protests, an average of 140 per day.

Estimates suggest there could have been as many as 26 million people who participated.https://t.co/eoJjSHOGkw

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 3, 2020

The recent protests peaked on June 6, when half a million people turned out in nearly 550 places across the U.S.

That was a single day in more than a month of protests that still continue. https://t.co/eoJjSHOGkw pic.twitter.com/9oPLiVPMIL

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 3, 2020