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Historian of Contemporary East/Central African History. Ecowomanist. From the river to the sea 🇵🇸

Atlanta, GA
Joined January 2009
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A reminder that Jackie Chan abandoned his daughter at an early age and continues to disown her while she lives in poverty bc she’s gay.
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Jackie in Paris for fashion week gettin these fits off
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As a sensitive person, I’ve learned to only share my feelings w/people who have a high level of emotional intelligence. Otherwise, I feel mishandled and shut down completely.
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Most of y’all broke with bad credit and no property. Your name is worthless.
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I’m not homophobic but I wouldn’t want my only son to be gay because I want my last name to be carried on. If I had 2 sons the one could be gay 😭
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If you’re in ATL between now and Jan 6th, please go see the Black Money exhibit at Auburn Avenue Research Library. Its nothing like you’ve seen before. Imagine learning the history of the Black Diaspora through Black currency.
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Y’all, 4/20 is a whole month this year....
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Brought in the new year as a bride 😍😍😍😍
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Keke is a Virgo. Darius is about to get dropped so fuckin quick he won’t know what hit him. Virgos will put up with some shit, but public embarrassment ain’t one of them.
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@Les_The_Great
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We said “I do” one year ago today. I’d do it all again my love.
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In every single one of the videos like this that I see, it’s always women that jump to the woman’s defense and men are just standing around looking worthless as fuck.
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@makispoke @Johnnybee_112 For same reason you worried about what childless people are doing with their money. Pot meet kettle😂😂😂
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I had no idea this tweet was doing numbers like this 😂😂😂😂
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@Miami_Mango I didn’t even know that was possible for dogs. He blew up like a fuckin balloon.
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@They_EnvyKey2 @jesuisjoy_xo @notieno5 @MrLewisVuitton Wakanda is fictional, regardless of what it represents, and that’s the point. Rather than learning about the 54 real African countries and producing clothing that represents them, AAs are referencing a fictional place that a white man created for a profit.
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@waitforpopcorn @sohosultry @ChristyCanyon11 @TMZ And Richard Pryor openly discussed sleeping with men and a trans woman in his comedy and interviews and bio.
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@Les_The_Great
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@NoEmmeG Girl! My dad paid for me to get help when I started having meltdowns during Covid and when I told him I was diagnosed with ADHD and OCD, he told me that was impossible cuz he would’ve noticed it. Meanwhile, he cleans incessantly, can’t sit down, and obsesses over everything.
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Remember when all the climate scientists warned us that climate change would result in outbreaks of old ass diseases?
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2 people test positive for diphtheria at asylum center in Switzerland, the first cases in the country since 1983. At least 4 probable cases - SRF
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@bnastythegod black women are the most educated demographic in US. Dont worry about us, catch up first.
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@Pr3ttyPee @thantayo @Jaide__Allison @hanamurray3 @ChalNaNikal AND, our eggs don’t travel for sperm. They travel bc of menstruation. So actually she’s right.
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@NobodyNoves @DamnDevv_ @brittanyplesce @nicolelindseyy @hOeBequiet @KealahniRenee @OrZips @__davinam Men are so trash that they’ll blame women for a man’s mistakes. Stop engaging these aint shit niggas. They’re horrible fathers themselves.
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@CeciATL I been saying for years that all cishet Black men do in therapy is learn the right language to gaslight you in a more nuanced way.
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Was Kamala unfairly scrutinized in the media? Yes. Was she a bad candidate to begin with? Yes. Both of those things can be true at the same time. It’s dumb as shit to think you’ll get Black and Brown votes as someone who supports the police and ICE.
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This is horrible but we need t call it what it is. He was killed in a domestic violence incident by his lover. No one takes domestic violence in the LGBTQ community particularly people don’t label it as domestic violence when it’s a same sex couple.
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@melanindippeddd @Mommaafro_ @KahmyaM Men do all the time. Some of us have evolved beyond the double standard love.
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Polyamory requires a lot of intentionality imo. If you value someone in your life, you intentionally make space for them. I’m not looking for a way into anyone’s life. If you want me there, make space.
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Girl are serious? Obama supported the police for his entire presidency. He sent the national guard to Ferguson. He refused to even say the word racism until his final speech. Not to mention him spending most of his presidency bombing North Africa.
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Sally Chiwuzie
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Dear @BarackObama , I know you have left the White House, but please give us some advice and some soothe. What’s going on? They are killing our brothers, husbands, sons...they are killing black men like animals. We are not ok. We are hurting so bad. We all bleed red🩸
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@sensujean @ShahPharmD @CeeHawk She was 17. They claim she was 19 when they started dating and they just talked as friends until then. I ain’t buying it.
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"I paid for school by working full time while going to school. Your generation is lazy." No bitch, school only costed you $50 per semester.
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Or y'all can admit on the front end that y'all don't have the emotional maturity to handle a relationship instead of lying to women 24/7.
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Tomorrow is gonna be so ridiculous on Black Twitter and I, for one, cannot wait.
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No it’s not. He chose to be with a white woman. If he wanted someone who would understand and respect his cultural practices, he should’ve gotten with a Mexican woman.
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Kids seemingly never too young for physical labor, to beat, to yell at, to abuse in any way shape or form, but they're always too young for "that gay shit".
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It’s only when the kids have interests outside of cishet normalcy do we claim they’re too young to understand what &/or who they like
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@AsiaChloeBrown This is a polygamist family’s house.
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@martinmcneil @Sergeant_Slay It’s sad that a man tackled this subject better than a woman did.
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@martinmcneil @Sergeant_Slay My point is that a woman should know better than to shame another woman for whatever choices she makes, even if it’s something as trivial as wearing make up.
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@ZalUIbaorimi As was Beyonce. She was 17 when they started talking. They claim they didn’t date till she was of age, but grooming is grooming, and a 30 year old man shouldn’t have been talking to a 17 year old about anything in private.
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@NiggazWILIN Nah cuz she’ll actually make money y’all niggas broke and wasting time in ya momma house
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@glitterdaiquiri Notice that every person that is defending what Tyra did is a man....
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That just so happens to be roughly the amount of voters that were purged from the voter registry by Kemp.
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@DamoneWilliams_ @AquafarE I would steal from my father too if he abandoned me as an infant. Good for her. Additionally, his daughter is 20.
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@Cis_Rel_140 @Y2Dre_ This dude never listened to Missy apparently. She has a shit ton of songs specifically about fuckin and men paying her for her time.
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Since y’all are here, send a struggling graduate student some money!
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@facelessManTv @Chynanu @Chrisbamidele @shirlzXL Neither one of you even bothered to question why the guy waited 10 years to propose. That would say to me that the man has an issue with commitment. Yet, you’re only questioning her. Men get to have so much agency that their motives aren’t even questioned on the front or back end
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I feel like that white women did that racist shit bc she didn’t like when Dr. Deborah Gray White said about Black women historiansnot being invited into spaces like the Berks.
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Adam X. McNeil (ABD) (aka Metaphors & Memes)
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Dr. Deborah Gray White’s at the plenary mic discussing the history of Black women in the historical profession! #Berks2023 #Blktwitterstorians #twitterstorians @ABWHTruth
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True story: I had weak bladder growing up. Actual medical issue. My fourth grade teacher refused to let me use the bathroom before school ended and I ended up peeing on myself on the way home bc I couldn’t miss my bus. Let your students use the fuckin bathroom.
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@QueenIdle @greatvaluetrash Nah, your point was valid. Furthermore, his stance erases those of us who are black and Native American, like me.
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And this is why I don't align myself with anything that white feminists do/participate in.
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@bluekeyblade @MaoGreens bc downlow men always tell on themselves Hun
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@erinbiba @DrJenGunter @MAllyse No it wasn’t! Omg white people don’t know about us. The Lion King is based on a folk tale from Mali based on the Sundiata Kieta, The Lion King of ancient Mali. White people randomly started spreading that it’s based on Hamlet in the 90s, but actually Disney appropriated it.
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@KatieGarr @CampbellCinema @alisamurphy2018 @shayecoolass @PutnamJacob @alexissdiamondd White people love randomly googling racism as if there aren’t plenty of books that give a much more accurate and descriptive definition of racism. Racism isn’t just about not liking someone Katie,it’s systemic.
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@TimeIsNotGiven @AITA_reddit He didn’t push anything on his son. He gave him his honest opinion. It’s the same advice I’d give a woman that is missing opportunities to stay w/ a man. He experienced what it’s like to give up personal goals for a relationship and wants better for his son.
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I just go out to the shed and sit on hay till it stops
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Wait dykes be using tampons?!?!
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@SparkyTheFallen @itzzkait We’re talking specifically about lesbians right now hun. Lesbians. Every time lesbians try to focus on ourselves bisexual women come in to derail the convo. We don’t care that you have a man and that people still don’t consider you bisexual in this post. This is about lesbians.
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@JahelisWasHere @AdamantxYves She defended C the God when news broke about him sexually abusing a 15 year old in SC a while back came out. He also admitted to sexually abusing his wife the first time they had sex. She was passed out drunk. Literally admitted it on a show.
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This, and also, nationalism. Lots of parallels between this moment and mid century Germany leading up to and including the Third Reich. It’s not just about labor shortages, it’s a fear of a literal take over of “undesirables” in white supremacist nation.
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I think Roe V Wade overturning has a lot to do with the labor shortage and dropping birthrates. US birthrates have been dropping really low. and while people think less ppl means more resources it actually throws the entire economy off.
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@Les_The_Great
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I also won’t forget him celebrating the death of a child he had out of wedlock.
@floomflams
OG Niki Pooh 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 🇨🇩
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There is nothing DL Hughley could ever say that’s funny enough for me to forget, or ignore that he did not believe his daughter was molested by his friend when she told him. He can choke slow. Idc.
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The plight of a millennial. We get degrees just to provide fun facts at low wage jobs.
@realscientists
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I just had an awesome experience @Starbucks at Eastgate in Chapel Hill, NC. Caleb has a degree in zoology and asks his customers what their favorite animal is. He gives them facts while completing their orders! Thanks for making my day, Caleb!!! cc @DNLee5
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Bruh straight women are so fuckin fake. Y’all be on here saying the EXACT SAME SHIT every single day but then you find some dude to bullshit you for the time being and all of a sudden women are man hating.
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@IamTHREEE @iTerryTommy There are plenty of dolls to choose from that resemble her daughter love bug. Dolls come in all shades.
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Hov selling drugs legally while profiting off of the prison industrial complex is some next level fuck boy shit
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Hov selling drugs legally now is some next level full circle shit
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It wasn’t even a millennial that slandered him. She y’all age.
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I hate that Americans are trained to make productive use of our time at all times. It’s damn near impossible for most people to enjoy free time without feeling guilty about it. We’re laborers above all else.
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@Ethanjaret76 @d_m_elms @nick_gonz @_celia_marie_ @tobosbunny Men think telling them to do their own research is mean. Thank goodness I’m gay.
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@JMartinezUpdate @bosoxjennings17 @TMZ You’re obviously not a fan of Pryor if you didn’t know he slept with men, as he openly discussed it and made jokes about it. He also slept with a trans woman.
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@AsiaChloeBrown I’m gay and I even know these are the stiff stroke niggas.
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He was my coworker. Sweet man. He didn't deserve what Chatham county PD did to him. I'm glad his fam followed up.
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Bloody, strapped to chair, video shows police tasering Matthew Ajibade in the testicles before death http://t.co/yuwrvHMTGS
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@BrightLikeSunny Chile I’ll grab that tummy like it’s another ass
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I really can’t fuck with anyone that’s not affectionate.
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@zambonijonez @TatsujinUK @AsiaChloeBrown @ashhbradley @Cernovich Lol, it’s so funny to see all these weak ass men admit weakness. As a lesbian, if I ask a woman out on a date I’m paying, regardless of if I actually wanna pursue her any further. Thank goodness my pussy is too good for men.
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@AsiaChloeBrown I’ve never seen someone tighten their face so much their dimples disappear.
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upperclassmen in marching band played this "game" where they'd offer a younger girl a ride for lunch then pretend they were gonna leave her stranded somewhere unless she gave them head. Almost happened to me my freshman year until I pulled a knife on two of them.
@Lexual__
schway lex.
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Ladies, what was the sexual assault game at your middle/high school called? Ours was “Get in The Game”, where the guys on the bus would slap our asses when we walked by and holler “GET IN THE GAME!”
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@afroazn @YeshaCallahan What exactly would a biracial doll be besides light skinned? How would you know it’s biracial? Would it come with some sort of certificate telling you about fictitious parents? The whole thing is ridiculous. There are plenty of dolls that match her child’s complexion out here.
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I would also suggest The Red Atlantic. Talks about how indigenous Americans traded with those outside of the Americas long before Europeans colonized the Americas.
@NonameBooks
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Another suggested book : They Came Before Columbus
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My momma did this for my bro when his dad tried to convince him that he was paying too much and my mom was too demanding. It’s very humbling when you realize your father doesn’t cover nearly as much as he claims when he’s talking shit about your mom.
@wthDARIELLE
BIG LEO 8.14♌️
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This mother broke down to her kids how child support is spent: What do y’all think?
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@ZalUIbaorimi And R.Kelly was in those same circles. He and Jay made 2 albums together.
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@bluemiiints @NjokiMwihaki @lamarlavishh @Tendurag He has strong ties to state reps and the mayor. Sex trafficking makes this bigger than anything they can help him with. Once the CIA gets involved, it ain’t going away, and most of the time its bc they know they can uncover more by coming after you.
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We really do need more Black doctors.
@Phil_Lewis_
philip lewis
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Dr. Michael Obeng, who performed the procedure, said all it took was a combination of medical grade adhesive remover, aloe vera, olive oil and acetone to remove it
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@CauseAndCulture @iLoveUrias @nadidoug_ @faithsofetch @ty_hotcommodity I think we should recognize that many of these celebrity adopted children were stolen from their parents or given up during moments of extreme duress under false pretenses, and that’s what the tweet is referencing.
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@ceefooddiet @ArtLesb0 Ain’t aged a damn day
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@racheleklein Really? Cuz black men do this same shit when excusing each other’s bad behaviors toward black women.
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Condi Rice left my people, her own people, to swim in shit and sewage after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. She went shopping and to dinner instead of addressing the situation for DAYS. I don’t give a duck about what she has to say about ANYTHING.
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Yashar Ali 🐘
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Every few months I watch this clip from 2014 of Condi Rice talking about Vladimir Putin....
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@zoranealehurtin @ZalUIbaorimi Predators don’t change their behaviors, only their tactics
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As a historian, I’m totally for re-writing the history, bc the history was written with a very racist, sexist, ableist perspective. The popular narrative doesn’t reflect the facts. Honestly, America is the only country where the losers enjoyed the spoils controlled the narrative
@MSNBC
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Rep. Anthony Brown says "no one’s trying to re-write history." "But there is simply no need to honor the people or the symbols of an institution or individuals that defended the institution of slavery."
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@radicalhearts @His_RaNess @Raquel_Savage And plenty of fathers,mine included, worked just as hard AND know basic info like this as well. Men are capable of being present.
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@AsiaChloeBrown Those gut feelings will save your life
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@VanHustle @ShawnAdams2020 @SarafromMI @_SJPeace_ Well actually, it’s the fault of the company. My godbro got in a similar situation when he fell asleep after being overworked and killed 2 people and the company was ruled at fault. I would investigate this guy’s company’s ties to the local govt. I bet the owner has connections.
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I’ve read some great studies by indigenous scholars that refute the discourse of climate disaster bc it centers humans and our desires to extract resources. The earth will do what it must to regenerate itself by any means necessary.Humans are in crisis, not the climate.
@JazdaKOS
Baddie Moss Clark
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I’m not saying there isn’t a climate crisis, I’m just saying: Do y’all really thing Earth gon let y’all ass unilaterally destroy her?! Like do you know how old this planet is?!
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@jo___deci Nice way to spice shit up
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@thetrudz I have anxiety about homeownership bc I was worked for one of the largest mortgage holders in the country from 2008-2011. The things I witnessed were horrific. I was 19 and it was my first time in corporate America. There was so much stress that employees started getting sick.
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@Tan_Phrio Yeah, E. coli is manly as fuck bruh.
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New Yorkers go up for skating rink food served in the side of the road in the cold with piss, shit, master splinter and all his cousins running around while y’all eat with hands you touched the subway with. I wouldn’t expect you to understand good food sweet peach.
@KamNoScams
ScamNoKams
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ain’t no good food in them southern states. and sweet tea is gross. anything else?
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You actually proved my point. Nothing that you just tweeted was about your health. It was about improving the way you look, which has nothing to do with health, it’s just about being a particular body type.
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Please visit for more info about the Black Money Project. This exhibit will travel across the globe between now and 2024.
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The 4th pic looks like the cover for a bomb ass movie about teenage girls with super powers.
@ReaganGomez
Reagan Gomez
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Guys...Scarlett is 13 today. I am unable!!!! Happy birthday to my first born, my daughter, my love, my life!!! You changed me & daddy’s lives forever. We looooooove you so much 😩🦸🏾‍♀️👸🏾🥇🎉🎁🎈🎀🎊🎉⚽️
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Women get powerful in their 30s boo. That’s when the confidence kicks. Your sex drive is off the charts. You don’t have patience for foolishness so you form better friendships. You know what you want. I’ve enjoyed my 30s much more than my 20s.
@xo_empressive
Jupiter Szn🐩💕🌟
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Unpopular Opinion: The young adult phase (18-25) is boring & hyped up. I can’t wait to be 30+ when life has more direction, purpose, stability, and solid connections with people who also have a better idea of who they are as a person💫❤️ Early-Mid 20’s fun is too chaotic for me😵‍💫
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If you’re in Atlanta and are looking for a homeschool teacher for the 2020-2021 school year, please DM me. Im offering very flexible rates for low-income families.
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@SaySeySki @slim_angelic @iloveguacamoli @Jpayton_ @ArleeBSm @_georgiaboi_ @apusdaughter @jdbuyshouses Y’all were so close…it’s a race and class issue. Regardless of who bought the home, the price of the home itself will drive up property taxes in the area and make it harder for Black people who are from that community to stay in that community.
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Why is a major news outlet asking a rapper about racism with all of the qualified Black folks that are available to discuss that? Further proof y’all don’t actually want to discuss racism, you just want pay lip service to it.
@MSNBC
MSNBC
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"Enough is enough," artist and actor LL Cool J says about racism in the US. "Let's stop splitting hairs and utilizing these double standards to hide racism."
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