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did you know mushrooms create their own wind?

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

Perhaps the greatest anti-slavery speech ever uttered is “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” by Frederick Douglass, in 1852. I wanted to make the speech more accessible. Here’s a thread with an abridged version of the speech we should reread every #FourthofJuly. 1/

[Errin Haines 🐴🤠🇺🇸🍑 @errinhaines]

My latest: I talked to ⁦@ewarren⁩ at length yesterday about her personal, professional and political evolution on race, class and inequality, shaped in large part by her research and conversations with black women. https://t.co/psXMeGb7Fn

[Priska Neely @priskaneely]

When I heard @NoelKing say on the air this morning that the election is four months away, I was so alarmed that I let out a bird/dinosaur-like ... screech(?) This was surprising even for me, a person known to make a lot of strange sounds.

[Deepa Fernandes @deepafern]

Thank you & #BlackatLAT reporters for leading the way with this. Many I know wondering: will #publicradio reckoning on race come next?

[Deepa Fernandes @deepafern]

Here’s the story: Food Justice Organization Founded by Black Panthers has a very different solution to current hunger crisis in #SouthLA: https://t.co/RMSsgk080m

[Priska Neely @priskaneely]

Catching up on some of the lighter pods in my feed today (took the day off) and this episode is so so good.

I almost spit out my water at the part about the cursive Q 😂 🤣

[Priska Neely @priskaneely]

👋🏾 I’d love for you to listen to the latest episode of @Reveal.

It’s an hour that connects the dots between the legacy of systemic racism in this country and the current state of maternal and infant health

(THREAD)
https://t.co/jlT99IHG6Z

[Reveal @reveal]

Many people struggling with opioid addiction are given a choice: go to prison or attend a bizarre form of rehab that sends them to work without pay. Our first-ever podcast serial, American Rehab, debuts July 4. Subscribe to Reveal to come along for the ride.

[Reveal @reveal]

Each of the 116,000 Americans who has died from #COVID19 has a name and a story. In this comic, we share the story of one mother mourning her daughter. https://t.co/1oDquIHgkh

[Jim Malewitz @Jmalewitz]

.@BrennanCenter study: Milwaukee’s decision to close all but five of its 182 polling places for the April 7 election reduced Black voter turnout by about 10.2 percentage points https://t.co/nFgMSOo5Xw

[The Takeaway 🎙 @TheTakeaway]

Our COVID-19 coverage includes:

- Climate change
- Racial profiling
- Religion and faith
- Domestic Violence
- Changing language
- Distance learning
- Mental health
- Local leaders
- Puerto Rico
- Rural America
- Local news layoffs

... and much more! https://t.co/P8PamPMggp

[NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR]

.@S_Evangelina joined @WNYC @TheTakeaway to discuss the term BIPOC. Listen here: https://t.co/KNQoVTA736 and read her story on the topic in English: https://t.co/zkiwIwv9EC y en español: https://t.co/BtTbMzN9Yt

[The Takeaway 🎙 @TheTakeaway]

Who Does the Acronym "BIPOC" Actually Serve? https://t.co/eflIThnMCi

[The Takeaway 🎙 @TheTakeaway]

How a Lengthy Delay in COVID-19 Stimulus Funding Impacted Tribal Governments https://t.co/PViYIwvWgj

[The Takeaway 🎙 @TheTakeaway]

The Overlooked Reality of Police Violence Against Disabled Black Americans https://t.co/TH7SDvNQx2

[UNICORN RIOT @UR_Ninja]

Earlier this morning, nearly 100 protesters showed up at 13th and Clarkson where #Denver was planning to sweep/clean-up a large unhoused encampment. The city decided to postpone their plan.

[UNICORN RIOT @UR_Ninja]

Unicorn Riot has been covering the housing crisis and criminalization of unhoused #Denver residents for about 4 years. Our most recent article highlights how the city has been treating the unhoused population during the pandemic: https://t.co/ZCydW6eZ5d

[The Root @TheRoot]

Colorado Governor Pledges to Look Into Elijah McClain’s 2019 In-Custody Death After Nationwide Outcry: https://t.co/luxTu0AjAZ

[The Root @TheRoot]

Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society and Amazon Studios are teaming up to launch a drive-in theater series, showcasing films that highlight Black and Brown creators and actors: https://t.co/BIwoihpeCu

[REFORM Alliance @REFORM]

This is #RayshardBrooks, in his own words.

In this heartbreaking interview filmed just four months ago, Brooks speaks about the agony of being trapped in a prison reentry and probation system that won’t let him get back on his feet.