Georgia On Our Minds

Georgia, thank you. Together, we have changed the course of our state for the better. But our work is not done.

Join me in supporting @ReverendWarnock and @ossoff so we can keep up the fight and win the U.S. Senate➡️https://t.co/JTyH1UVEtd #LetsGetItDoneAgain #gapol pic.twitter.com/qH5ZfmsgI7

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 7, 2020

It’s not about me — it’s about us. And it’s about electing @ossoff and @ReverendWarnock on Jan 5.

Help jumpstart their runoff efforts by giving at https://t.co/bqQFTB4mRL.

$10, $25, $100 or whatever you can will mean a lot to me and help us win Georgia — again. #gapol

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 10, 2020

GEORGIA: It’s time – again! Runoff elections for both of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats will take place on January 5. Request your ballot NOW at https://t.co/7mvF0m9IGx #LetsGetItDoneAgain #gapol pic.twitter.com/IjuqEmwEoO

— Fair Fight (@fairfightaction) November 10, 2020

🚨 The portal to request a mail-in ballot for Georgia’s January 5th runoffs is now online.

If you are in Georgia & if you wish to vote by mail: https://t.co/DG7Cs3Yve1

— Taniel (@Taniel) November 9, 2020

NOTE: January 5th is not actually your next election. That would be in December, for Public Service Commission (a big race!), & also for DA in Athens (same!).

It would appear state is not giving an online request option here — so you’ll have to make separate plans. (Important!)

— Taniel (@Taniel) November 9, 2020

My impact on our community doesn’t stop at the church door, it’s where it starts. I’ve experienced the same challenges that ordinary Georgians go through, and I’ll fight for a better tomorrow for all of us. pic.twitter.com/uKnLMJyfnW

— Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) November 10, 2020

With more than 230,000 Americans dead and millions out of work, our leadership has left working families, small businesses, and local school districts to fend for themselves while this virus continues to ravage the country.

We need new leadership. Now. pic.twitter.com/v3uV5i9yKN

— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) November 9, 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

https://t.co/XPFsWuGmFJ pic.twitter.com/z6HMNH53w2

— 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

https://twitter.com/ira/status/1284336818490466304

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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

We Ain’t Going Back

Rev. Joseph Lowery was a giant who let so many of us stand on his shoulders. With boundless generosity, patience, and moral courage, he encouraged a new generation of activists and leaders. Michelle and I remember him fondly today, and our love and prayers are with his family. pic.twitter.com/xxjY2habOm

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 28, 2020

What a joy it was to watch him pray and preach. I took heart in him saying, “We ain’t going back. We’ve come too far, marched too long, prayed too hard, wept too bitterly, bled too profusely, and died too young to let anybody turn back the clock on our journey to justice.”

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 28, 2020

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We are grateful for what he did for this country. He carried the baton longer and surer than almost anybody. It falls to the rest of us now to pick it up and never stop moving forward until we finish what he started—that journey to justice.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 28, 2020

A Giant Among Men

Rest in Power Joseph Lowery 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/Psn2wp4OCZ

— A.R. Shaw (@arshaw) March 28, 2020

It’s hard to imagine a world or an Atlanta without Reverend #JosephLowery. I’m grateful for a life well-lived and for its influence on mine. I’ll miss you, Uncle Joe. You finally made it up to see Aunt Evelyn again. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/WZK10uKjeY

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) March 28, 2020

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Dr. Joseph Lowery, who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) with Dr. King, has passed.

He was a civil rights activist, an early advocate for marriage equality, and delivered the benediction at Obama's inauguration.#RIPDrLoweryhttps://t.co/y0WKOE5MYV

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) March 28, 2020

The America We Know

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let’s stay together …. in 2012 ;-)

Apollo Theatre, New York, January 19

evening all

See Andrew Sullivan’s Newsweek article here

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Tonight at the Kennedy Center:

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Tuesday:

In the morning, the President will meet with the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness at the White House.

In the afternoon, the President will host King Abdullah II of Jordan.

Later, the President will welcome the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals to the White House to honor the team and their 2011 World Series victory.

reverend al & martin iii

October 15, Washington DC

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Dewey Bozella won his fight tonight! (See today’s earlier thread about his story here)

Thank you for the news Hopefruit

the march on dc (including photos from donna dem)

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