Naomi Osaka on why she chose to host a party for the black tennis players:
“You know I'm seeing a little bit of-
‘Why can't you love everyone for all skin tones?’ and ‘what if someone had an all white party?! First of all I do love everyone for who they are no matter their race + ethnicity, (I'm literally half Japanese lol). I can only speak from my experiences in my own life though, growing up as a tennis player I didn't see many people that looked like ME and I feel like it's important to celebrate them.
Secondly I feel like it's important to note that there have been all white dinners/parties. I don't know how else to tell you this, I literally seen them all the time and never had an issue with it at all. To the people who ask this question I want to ask you this question too, ‘What is it about POC getting together that unsettles you so much?’
I want to end this by saying I grew up watching my dad get discriminated against, having the cops called on him multiple times at the tennis court. There are multiple things I will apologize for in my life but celebrating being black and appreciating who we are will never be something I would consider saying sorry for. Thanks.
Actually I lied, I am sorry. I'm sorry for the people who cannot comprehend in their brains that this is not about exclusion, this is a celebration about how far we have come 🖤”
(via Naomi on Threads)
MacKenzie Scott just awarded Morgan State University a $63 million gift, the largest in HBCU history.
She’s worth $41 billion dollars. She’s giving it all away
Mississippi has declared a public health emergency as its infant mortality rate has hit its highest point in over a decade — 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, nearly DOUBLE the national average.This is a crisis that demands national attention. https://t.co/1A900458AF
People don’t understand that it can REALLY be you. Homeless, sick, depressed, no job… literally anything unfortunate can happen in the blink of an eye. Life crazy like that. Always stay humble & be grateful.
When Fannie Lou Hamer went to a hospital in 1961 to have a uterine tumor removed, she left without her reproductive organs. Dubbed a 'Mississippi appendectomy,' it was part of a statewide effort to reduce the Black population through forced sterilization. https://t.co/swXve0qfsM
I would be ok with expanding our debt by trillions of dollars if we were housing the unhoused, providing healthcare, feeding hungry kids at school and eliminating the need for food pantries all together.
…but that’s not what happened today.
The American people were screwed in favor of the top 10 wealthiest people using temporary tax relief with a lot of strings attached as their bait.
…and it worked.
Trump and the government can assemble a concentration camp in 8 days, but we can’t build basic shelter for Americans in need?
Life just got a lot harder for the average Joe.
Republicans in Congress have voted to devastate millions of people across our nation — kicking Americans off their health care, shuttering hospitals, eliminating food assistance, and raising costs.
This is Project 2025 in action.