JANET CHEATHAM BELL is an author, independent scholar, and mom to W. Kamau Bell. STILL RISING: Famous Black Quotations for the 21st Century now available.
@LakotaMan1 This definitely doesn't offend me because it's the truth. My ancestors were minding their own business as well when the Mayflower folk decided they wanted them to do the work they didn't want to do.
“We Need To Talk About Cosby” just won a Peabody Award. Thank you to the @PeabodyAwards who unanimously voted for our series. Such an incredible honor for all the people who worked on, showed up to talk, & especially the survivors who spoke up in our series. Thank you.
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I made an hour long documentary for @HBO that is about mixed race kids. We filmed the whole thing in The Bay & it features Bay Area kids (including a couple who live in my house👀).
Premiering April 22, 12p at @BAMPFA. TICKETS ➡️https://t.co/EWuqNH6eNQ
@wkamaubell Yes, it's called gerrymandering, purging voting rolls, limiting access to voting places, etc. ad infinitum. Mississippi has mastered it, but others are diligently trying to catch up.
According to this story the one white officer involved has not been fired, “only relieved of duty” until a “pending investigating”.
The plot thins. https://t.co/csJT8mltn7
@ScottHech As African Americans take positions within institutions built on white supremacy, we're learning the sad lesson that plugging a black person into a corrupt system doesn't necessarily make things better.
As news spreads the Memphis PD will disband the murderous “Scorpion” Unit, it is important to know that back in 2020 NYC disbanded its own “anti-crime” unit responsible for shootings, brutality, & Eric Garner’s murder.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams revived & expanded the unit last year.