"As public defenders who represent families in child protective cases, we’re dismayed that dismantling child welfare has not been part of the mainstream conversation." https://t.co/i0VPbGM0NM #childwelfare
Christian men,
Jesus protected women.
Empowered women.
Honored women publicly.
Released the voice of women.
Confided in women.
Was funded by women.
Celebrated women by name.
Learned from women.
Respected women.
And spoke of women as examples to follow.
Our turn.
#StoriesofBlackLA When reflecting on the history of LA, you must first start with Los Pobladores. Los Pobladores were a group of 44 settlers and 4 soldiers who established the LAnd in 1781. 26 of them were of African descent according to the census record taken at the time.
@jmpalmieri @ZerlinaMaxwell @AOC There are thousands of men in politics, on both sides of the isle that would never do what Yoho did. While I agree what he did was vile and worthy of disdain, the premise of the article is false.
Time for some forgotten history.
*Twenty two* African Americans served in Congress during the 1800s after the Civil War. Right before Southern racists took voting rights away from black people again.
Since many people don't learn this in schools, let's do an important thread:
By all means, we should take down confederate monuments and remove offensive logos, symbols and names.
But what I really want is to dismantle white supremacy and systemic racism, to end racial disparities on health, wealth and education, and to stop the police from killing us.
@esglaude Looking forward to reading it! I heard your segment yesterday on @Morning_Joe and it was deeply insightful. I hope to find the tools to overcome the despair of the moment.
@neeratanden@nataliesurely Your statement is beyond ignorant and emblematic of everything that is wrong with the left. It’s “hipster racism”. Black and brown people arent dying disproportionately for a lack of wearing masks aka “obeying the rules” they are dying because of a racist public health system.
@neeratanden Unfortunately recent "enforcement" events in New York shows that Black and Brown communities will be over-policed. Even in a pandemic, these communities not only suffer from higher infection and death rates but also citations and other punishments.
Watch now: Tackling California’s Homelessness Crisis with Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas https://t.co/KNqXfuGvCZ