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When we say we want diverse books, we want diverse types of books too. We want SFF, mysteries, etc with diverse MC's by diverse authors.

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For those who didn't grow up with Jim Crow, this is what you're hearing & seeing. If a white person spoke to you, you were obligated to speak to them in a respectable manner - or get into trouble. Those rules were enforced by the police. When a white line on the floor said your

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After someone called the police, 7 cop cars rolled up on 3 black filmmakers, including granddaughter of Bob Marley Donisha Prendergast, while they were renting an Airbnb in the neighborhood. Now the filmmakers want justice.

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Although her father was supportive, Christine Blasey-Ford's father emailed Kavanaugh's father, saying the hearings were hard on both families & that he was glad Brett got confirmed. Dr. Ford's father & Brett Kavanaugh's father were golfing buddies at the club. Patriarchy.

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When Katy Tur says "What if they(the FBI) are wrong?" as media she is planting a seed. @MSNBC In a time when the FBI is experiencing a high level of threat, maybe she could not do that.

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place was on the back of the bus - if you ignored that line, someone called the police. Police enforced the rules of white supremacy. This is white supremacy. Those of you who want to ignore this, see that it's getting worse. See that

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those people you like to believe are harmless racist, or not really racist - ARE. They are using the police to do their dirty work, knowing full well that police have been known to use unnecessary force on black ppl. You are hurting us by

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continuing to excuse racism in your friends & family.

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Someone should remind Steve Kornacki that Biden isn't running for election. Dems are not reluctant voters. Turn out shows that. @MSNBC

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If Gone With the Wind is on your reading list, is Twelve Years a Slave on it too? If Little House on the Prairie is in your classroom library is How I Became a Ghost beside it? Every book that romanticizes slavery or genocide should be taped to an #ownvoices book that doesn't.

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Good idea. When crack entered black neighborhoods, the answer was a zero tolerance policy & incarceration.

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Lifesaving heroin antidote to be sold over the counter at more CVS stores

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Pre-colonial Africa was a thing. Pre-colonial Hawaii was a thing. Pre-colonial New Zealand was a thing. Pre-Colonial Australia was a thing. Pre-Colonial North & South America was a thing. Pre-colonial history should be a required course. Forgive my use of post-colonial names.

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My reality. I am an African American woman well over 50, with multiple degrees, zero criminal hx, & a long professional career & I periodically encounter non-black ppl who look at me with fear. This is the power of stereotypes in America. Imagine what young black men encounter.

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Dear fellow Texans, Beto would have had a plan to deal with the humanitarian crisis at the border. He would have reduced suffering and provided solutions. Abbott will let this get as bad as it possibly can to use it for political points. These are ppl. Texas deserves better.

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@jazz_inmypants Rich white folks have no idea that they are not beloved and not because ppl are jealous. But because we see them and we know you don't get rich without cheating workers & backing political policies that harm the rest of us.

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One reason The Handmaid's Tale works so well is that it not only shows predatory, abusive men; but also unveils the women who led, those who engage in violence, and those who simply chose to benefit from a system that flourishes through the misery of others. America's history!

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Megyn Kelly fans should never forget that she told children of color that Santa was just white. She did it with glee. She did it on purpose.

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I'm a black woman, and I've read all my life. No one ever worried that I would have trouble relating to the white cannon or the white world of books. In America:, white = normal. That must change. That cripples kids of color in ways they can't see or question until much later.

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@ItsDanaWhite Truth. There are others: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

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@WakeRevolt It's good to realize language is different in different parts of the world. As a person who grew up Catholic, martyrs were part of church teaching. They were revered for their deaths. Often, those deaths weren't a choice. Lots of martyrs were turned into saints by the church.

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@waltshaub Barr has a secondary agenda in reestablishing Christianity as the country's religion with rights & privileges not awarded to others.

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@SurlyAF You're probably right.

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@Lawrence played a portion of the Navajo Talker's speech. It was great. I wish more newscasters had focused on this.

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@KevinPlantz @Andres1324 If you apologized based on what you just wrote, you didn't mean a word of it.

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@JonathanTurley What if they hadn't caught him? How long should she have waited? How would that have increased her risks? Wasn't the Ohio AG, claiming that since he hadn't seen proof of the rape, he doubted the crime had happened?

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@tayari @InADash Was it her knowledge and credentials that intimidated them or their mediocrity? Their expectation that a PoC wouldn't know enough to hold them accountable? The most telling statement. No professional should be intimidated by another if they are competent.

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@BreeNewsome The tendency of white culture to paint the lives of their parents & grandparents as ancient history will not work.

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@jstheater @SenatorDurbin It doesn't look like the point was to allege Trump & Russia conspiracy, but to point out Bank< Russia, Sessions connection. Also, Trump & Russia connection is more than a conspiracy. The Senate bi-partisan report confirmed that Trump received help during the election from Russia

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@heymrsbond The military can offer young ppl housing, healthcare, college money, job skills & a way to travel outside of the U.S. on the government's dime. That is particularly attractive for some during peacetime. It paid for my education, boosted my resume & I got to travel.

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Puerto Rico is still suffering. Flint is still suffering. The Virgin Islands, still suffering. We had 4 troops die in Niger & I still don't know why. Do you?

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60% are w/out electricity, 1000s remain in shelters, Natalie Jaresko, ED of the FOMG for PR, told Congress #genocide

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@BenKuchera @ChatterBox_Muse That's nonsense. Before Musk, we saw the news before it was reported on cable. First-hand accounts of events from ppl witnesses. Scholars were here talking about their work. That's content

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@floomflams Guns are sold based on fear. One handgun is all you will ever need for self-defense. An AR is a weapon of war. Unless someone plans on going to war, that is a waste of money & gun power. The real problem is that most AR buyers are planning for war.

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@DeeQuinby @rahm3sh Lady, we're still dying from poverty, redlining, segregation, from the racism and cruelty of skin privilege. We will get over it when it stops - and - we are compensated for Jim Crow. Fix that and it's done. Until then, we're still living in it.

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If U.S. history lessons do not include the fact that many immigrants were not considered white when they 1st came to this country, the lesson is incomplete. The lesson should include how some groups like Italians, Irish, Polish, and Arabs became white & why that was important.

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Not teaching Critical Race Theory or the 1619 Project does not change the truth, our history, and will not stop the future from arriving. North America's desire to be ignorant of the true nature is being tested more every day. The truth will win in the end.

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@PMatzko New myths for a new land won through colonization and enslavement. Most assuredly it required new myths to justify those actions and center colonizers, slavers, & settlers. Used now to justify obscene wealth accumulation in the face of growing poverty. Maybe then too.

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@HE_Robinson @bethanyshondark I'm going to bet you haven't watched: When They See Us. It's Netflix. See that before you decide to defend her. She destroyed the lives of children. Then think about how often that happens, but never made the news.

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Extremely smart of Governor Cooper to veto the bill publicly and allow the people to participate in their government. Now, if the legislature does override his veto, voters are already motivated to show up for the next election cycle & make their voices heard.

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@nhannahjones The racial data on deaths was used to convince white ppl they were safe. That COVID killed Black & Brown folks with lifestyle-related illnesses. That spurred protests, which freed Repub governors to lift bans. No one asked why millions of white ppl w the same illnesses die less.

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@jasmine_msw True, but Justice Barrett claimed women could forego the difficulties of parenthood by placing children giving children they couldn't care for up for adoption. She forgot or didn't know children of color don't get adopted at the same rate & the system is already overburdened.

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@BrendonLeslie You can prevent the next unplanned pregnancy and that will set you free. You aren't pro-life, you are pro-self. You didn't realize abortion would impact you. It impacts women & girls a lot more. Help by making use of preventative measures routine & normal.

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@stevewalden @CDCDirector @GMA They seem clueless that most middle-aged folks who aren't wealthy would fit that description. Or that peeps can survive chronic diseases quite well with access to medical care. I always want to know the % of those who died that had access to medical care & medication.

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Reread. This was from a Canadian text. Not U.S. tims time.

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@towner_terri So true. And it would follow if undocumented migrants are employed, it's the bosses who are engaging in illegal practices. Workers don't hire themselves.

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@CultrHack They could also stop shortening seasons. It takes time to love a character enough to follow them multiple seasons. It also still takes word of mouth.

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This answer is disqualifying.

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. @SenBobCasey : Will you commit to uphold Title IX guidance around sexual assault on campus? #DeVos : I can't commit. #DumpDeVos

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Reports of police quitting over reforms. If an officer feels they can't perform their job without assaulting peaceful protesters or killing suspects, they should quit. Remember a speech about police violence years ago where the speaker said police had decided not to take any

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@RealBasedMAGA You should see what white students do after a big game in some parts of Texas. Turning over cars, setting fires, and don't get cornered if you want to live.

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There is no time in history when people didn't know right from wrong. There is no time in history when some people didn't speak out against bigotry, evil deeds, all-consuming greed, racism, & intolerance. Everybody thought that - is a lie. Everyone does that - is a lie. He/she is

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@Tanishaevonne @shedefendsit Bet they are morale boosters. After all, what good is it being a cop if you can't harass Black ppl?

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@JoeBiden No, it isn't. It was built on attempted genocide, land theft, and slavery. Until we recognize that, we will never be able to move forward.

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@HoarseWisperer @leebee4life His world shifted in those few minutes. He probably hasn't been to an event that wasn't filled with supporters in years. Love to know how those Reps felt. They haven't been listening for years.

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@5TH0U54ND @JustSikko I would never ask you to adjust your behavior for the sake of racist. Be careful was the message I grew up with. Also, racism is not coded into law now. It is an abuse of the legal system that we see today. But one that happens frequently. Be careful and be happy.

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Please listen to this.

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"I am alive, and Tay is not. And thats white privilege right there because...If I were a black woman in this city my biggest fear would have been what if they shot me." ~ Courtney Miller Criminal Defense attorney in Arlington TX WE NEED MORE OF THIS!

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Everyone watching Charlotte tonight, should tweet HBO to cancel production of their modern day slavery series: #Confederate . Not now or ever

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@HarveyNjharvey @CBSNews Great story told in a really crappy way.

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Twitter became what it is because it is free. Because full access was available to everyone. We got the news before mainstream media as a cry for help. Ppl used Twitter to document & respond in real-time. Before the media, police, & politicians could reshape the story.

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Because we do not teach history, misinformation about the Tuskegee Experiment has spread. The doctors Did Not give Black men a bad drug. The doctors Did Deny Black men penicillin shots, so they could track the progression of untreated syphilis. State-sanctioned cruelty & racism.

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@LindaWesson @uncagedgypsy Agreed. I suspect it's no different than what did or went along with while in school. They don't see a problem that should stop a man's career. I feel bad for her.

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@_Josunshine @sapphixy @_Xas_ Someday men will have enough inner strength & self-respect to refuse to do this.

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@UncededClothing @tanayawinder I could've lived my entire life without seeing or hearing this.

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What I miss most is real-time news. Tweets from around the world telling us before the media did what was going on and why. That is gone. Mr. Free Speech does not allow anything governments don't want on Twitter. Thanks Elon

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@alwaystheself And write books about it.

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@Joduan @MuslimIQ @gbarnes911 There are no religions that aren't man-made. Zero. Every Prophet believes God spoke directly to him or her. Every single one claims divine enlightenment. Who are you to decide God's mind? If you study religions, you'll find more commonalities than differences.

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@Lexialex This person thinks God is pro-war and gun industry profits.

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@ginnybeesly @everywhereist And how are we raising young men so that they have no resources to deal with rejection which is a part of living?

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@POTUS Reconsider balancing the supreme court. No one needs sympathy, they need rights. Help us help you. Give us a reason to vote in a much more Democratic Senate. No need to make an empty promise, but say you will consider all options if the Senate changes its makeup. Act if it does.

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I don't want to be told to work harder to vote by the people I helped elect.

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@PDJ59 She doesn't have to represent you. You didn't vote her into her position. Unlike most, she's earned it.

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@Bethypam Yeah. I'm old and we can get "set in our ways". It's hard to give up what you believe in. If I hadn't chosen Psych and had a lot of old-fashioned: shoulds & ought to's challenged earlier in life, I might be that. My older sister & I agree to disagree on social issues.

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@SarahLongwell25 Suspect "swing voters" are the ppl who claim they don't like either party, but vote consistently for one party.

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@zellieimani The line that separated Black people on the bus from White ppl. It meant even when seats were open in front, Black ppl had to stand if the back was full. Next were the White's only signs & separate water fountains. The Black fountains had no refrigeration & were often rusted.

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@MattMurph24 They didn't create it, but they made it worse. They gave up control when President Biden said he backed Israel 100%. That got translated by Netanyahu into full support for what looks like a slaughter of Gazans. Biden is trying to stop it, but he will have to set limits.

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@StanWillenbring @onTHEEverge Actually had a call about my house in TX, wanting to know if I wanted to sell or if I knew anyone else who wanted to sell in Texas??? I think peeps are laundering money through real estate purchases, but it is inflating the market.

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@SparksMom53 @MoiraDonegan @brokenNotRecord The fact that incest and rape have to be reported will do what it is meant to do, keep children and women from reporting the assault & cut off their only avenue to ending a pregnancy that will forever alter their lives.

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Let's not confuse poor money management with poverty. Not having money makes managing it impossible. There is nothing to manage. There's the rent, utilities, the phone, car note, gas, clothing & food. There is no discretionary cash. Therefore, there is no savings & investments.

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@BrendonLeslie It was the best reason there was. She was not an incubator. She is a person who would have been primarily responsible for the next 18 years of another person's life.

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@with_indy @Todd_Spence You might reread what he objected to. It wasn't the use of technology. It was changing his presentation without his consent or knowledge.

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@realDonaldTrump My God, I wish someone would give you something to do.

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@RecycledSponge @jstheater @SenatorDurbin I watch enough news to have a sense of what is actually happening. (at least what's happening that the news covered, which isn't much). There are stations that don't have an ax to grind. I recommend @NewsHour It's just the news w/out the opinion.

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Just blocked promotion for Megyn Kelly today. Fun times. I don't want racist in my timeline. She doesn't get rehabed here.

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The next a black child is bullied it may be the result of watching a present day slavery story. #NoConfederate

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@cashhndrxx The answer will likely depend on age. Generally, I ID as Black. But there are times I use African American because that explains my history in this country. Those experiences carry meaning.

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@whetstone @AngryBlackLady America is and has always been racist. From the moment colonist set foot on this soil (they didn't include Indigenous ppl) to the moment slavery was abolished, replaced with Jim Crow, and then just plain old racism. We need some work.

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@realDonaldTrump I really wish the media held you accountable. I really wish that they would stop talking to your surrogates and start talking about the litany of lies you tell everyday. I wish they would call out people who work for you. But they don't & you remain in power w/out accountability.

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@ycinnewyork There is no reason to believe that this will help Asians, but every reason to believe that it will help white ppl. May you learn and grow as you watch the outcome unfold.

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@NooneOfan @ZerlinaMaxwell How would you know? And if you can't know, why assume that it isn't? Default position is that nothing is ever about race. McCaskill also talked about needing to do more for white ppl during her interview. It is almost always in part about race.

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A female reporter asked Speaker Pelosi if she would be willing to alter her words so that she doesn't provoke the President. I am appalled that a woman would suggest that the female Speaker should use soothing language to prevent the President's tantrums. He's a grownup!

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@BFriedmanDC How can we have a Sh**thole free country with the KKK still in it?

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@roddreher @conor64 Where have you been? Did you see his mile long escort ? You think ppl who aren't in the ruling class get that? What do you think it means to be President of a country and now a former president? What is your definition of a ruler?

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@createdequalorg Proposing and being mature enough and financially able & caring enough to parent a child are vastly different things. If he didn't plan to spend his life with this woman or to start family, he still doesn't. This is unverified propaganda.

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@NYCMayor They aren't nuns. They haven't made a vow of poverty. Make sure that your administration is paying them like they are preparing our children to take over the future of our cities & country. Like they will have to solve all the problems, no one seems able to fix now.

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@JessicaValenti Amazing that they felt the need to increase the conflict & reduce empathy for this kid.

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White ppl like this quote because they think it refers to colorblindness. He was talking about equality and equity. We have a long way to go to achieve that.

Graham Allen

@GrahamAllen_1

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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." A quote the left needs to remember. #MLKDay

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This would be funny if it wasn't so sad. Juneteenth was not a shared thing. It is for and about enslaved ppl finally hearing they were free.

philip lewis

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The organizer of a Juneteenth event in South Carolina explains banner depicting white couple: “We did not want to make this exclusively Black. That is not in the spirit of unity."

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Recently, I asked that folks teaching their children or students about Black history make sure to include Black resistance and advocacy that changed the course of history. Do this so Black ppl don't become "those poor ppl". It breeds a sense of superiority in others. Additionally

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@Bam78188671 @MaggieZee8 @HamnerPam @LynRuiz The taxpayers need to know what their dollars are being used for. Ppl vote for police chiefs and judges in most places. After Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, they found the city was targeting Black ppl with traffic fines & court fees as part of their budget.

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@IngrahamAngle Republicans love free speech when it allows them to say bigoted, racist things. It's only a problem when free speech is used to challenge power. To point out that some reps are in bed with industry & will not oppose them to the detriment of all.

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@DebraMessing @LibsInAmerica @realDonaldTrump You might send this to @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell, he could put bills on the floor of the Senate.

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@_waleedshahid @BernieSanders It's amazing to hear the woman say that her pay in a job she holds is dictated by undocumented workers & not her boss or her performance. Also, weird to hear her say undocumented folks are working here & hiding out in Mexico all at the same time. Racist folks don't make sense.

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Have people not questioned where the billions of dollars going to policing, jails, and prisons came from? We didn't get a magic bucket of endless dollars. Your elected officials took that money from education, health, mental health, housing, food assistance, and youth programs.

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