“1963 Is Not An End But A Beginning”

Dear politicians/political influencers:

When you tweet about my father’s birthday, remember that he was resolute about eradicating racism, poverty & militarism.

Encourage & enact policies that reflect your birthday sentiments.

Here’s the authentic #MLK:pic.twitter.com/eCJWCVnD1k

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 15, 2021

If anyone had a right to question whether our democracy was worth redeeming, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Because in the face of billy clubs and lynchings, poll taxes and literacy tests, he never gave in to violence, never waved a traitorous flag or gave up on our country. pic.twitter.com/TCmbuiXkUa

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 18, 2021

On #MLKDay, we celebrate his life but we’re also called to live out his values through service of our own. Here are… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 18, 2021

I always look at the quotes that people choose to post today on #MLKDay. When I see white folks post the "Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that" I cringe a little. B/c that's one of the top ones used out of context to scold us for our anger at white supremacy.

— Luvvie is the #ProfessionalTroublemaker (@Luvvie) January 18, 2021

As you honor my father today, please honor my mother, as well. She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter, which she founded less than three months after Daddy died. Without #CorettaScottKing, there would be no #MLKDay. #MLK  #BelovedCommunity pic.twitter.com/cLvgTjeUwE

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 18, 2021

“We must face the hard fact that many Americans would like to have a nation which is a democracy for white Americans but simultaneously a dictatorship over Black Americans.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, 10 May 1967, Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/OKih9OANzt

— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) January 18, 2021

#MLKDay "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." – Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pic.twitter.com/s2A6YzSL63

— Morgan Freeman (@morgan_freeman) January 18, 2021

We can’t skip justice and get to peace.

“True peace,” my father said, “is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” pic.twitter.com/WsOHjBnXY5

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 13, 2021

Ain’t Got Nothing To Do With Us

black people every single day: “we?!”

— nadirah (@hinadirah) January 11, 2021

@hinadirah Uncle Jr entered the chat 😂😂😂 https://t.co/UeGb0R66Wv

—
TheRealDuchessofHastings (@oswhyteknits) January 12, 2021

Rosa Parks

Taking a photo with the statue of Rosa Parks in Statuary Hall. https://t.co/wUcGRnPFLS

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Emily Cochrane (@ESCochrane) January 13, 2021

@ESCochrane As Doc Rivers said, Black people show again and again they love a country that doesn't love them back.

—
katushka (@Featherbrained) January 13, 2021

Keeping It Real

To my colleagues who won't go through the metal detectors:

Have you ever had a job before? If you work at McDonald’s and you don’t wear the uniform, you don’t work that day.

If you won’t abide by the rules of this job, go find another one 👋🏾 https://t.co/rPO2xek1iB

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) January 13, 2021

No Uniting With Terrorists

I don’t want to unite with those responsible for the insurrection at our nation’s Capitol. I want us to unite in holding them accountable.

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) January 12, 2021

There It Is

I'm old enough to remember when too many news leaders questioned if Black journalists could cover Black Lives Matter & the nation's civil unrest. They claimed we couldn't be objective. Now I ask those leaders, can white journalists effectively cover the Trump insurrection story? pic.twitter.com/d4v4EX9xCV

— Imaeyen Ibanga (@iiwrites) January 9, 2021

I just died. I’m tweeting while dead. pic.twitter.com/5tuhIdZfXG

— Anita hurry up with the Inauguration already! (@anita1956) January 9, 2021

Facts

The perpetrator of the crime is not the one who gets to decide it's time to move on and heal

— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) January 8, 2021

If someone commits a crime and you're worried that imposing any punishment for that crime would make the criminal's… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) January 08, 2021

Not To Be Messed With

Remember when I said these MAGAs don’t wanna roll up on black neighborhoods? 😂 pic.twitter.com/6ecJTYEy8f

— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 9, 2021

Cops Are Always Trash

For those who are wondering why so much attention has been focused on the response of the Capitol Police to the Trump-inspired riots, here’s a data-driven article that provides some useful frame of reference. https://t.co/MAdlWGRd23

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 8, 2021

And here’s one that is more anecdotal. newyorker.com/news/our-colum…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 08, 2021

And here’s a look back at the response to last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests. cnn.com/2021/01/07/us/…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 08, 2021

Remember when they broke all the water bottles to help BLM to wash out tear gas in their eyes? https://t.co/1dk9d8XQi0

— universal’s only bimbo ✨ (@missuniversal91) January 7, 2021

Desecration

Like all of you, I’ve been feeling so many emotions since yesterday. I tried to put my thoughts down here: pic.twitter.com/9xzRvrpk7y

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 7, 2021

https://t.co/2xhMyVMpDF

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 07, 2021