Gary Cooper

[Eddie S. Glaude Jr. @esglaude]

“People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.”

-James Baldwin

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

People are still framing politics in America as Democrats v Republicans when the fundamental issue is structural whiteness and anti-Black racism.

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Prison is not rehabilitative, it is not correctional, it is not evidence-based, it does not keep people safe, it is not justice and it harms both incarcerated people and staff. Prisons in America equal barbaric torture & will be viewed as a national shame in the history books.

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

Race does not exist independently of racism. That is its whole function as a social construct. “Is America racist?” is not an opinion. People think racism = hate. Racism is much broader than that. Racism describes the organization of the modern society itself.

[Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib]

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👉$300 UIA

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

I think I may know why white people are so upset about this Dr. Seuss/cancel culture thing. I was reminded of this story today.

It goes back to the second-most devastating day of my life:

The day I found out the Hardy Boys were white.

A thread

[YNGBLKHR ™️ @yngblkhr]

New Episode Alert! 🚨🚨🚨 S5 E9: Good Whiteness

This week’s episode features @GaryWCooper , voice for diversity, equity and inclusion at Amazon. We flip DEI upside down through our conversation surrounding DEI not as a Center of Excellence, but instead as a center of whiteness.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

On this day, Feb. 17, 1865, Black people took over what I believe is one of the most important pieces of property in the history of this country.

This is literally my favorite story of all time.

A thread.

[Morgan Pōmaika'i Lee @Mepaynl]

Beautiful moment at the Ash Wednesday service where the priest told us he would not be putting ashes on our foreheads today but that our masks signified everything ashes did:

Sign of love for each other
Need for prayer
Fragility
Mortality
Need for redemption

[Gary Cooper @GaryWCooper]

Every word of this 👇🏻

[Tony Reali @TonyReali]

@aroseofthanks @ProfBlackistone I’ll speak broadly here: before any next chance there has to be accountability, acknowledgement, remorse, growth, reparation. Without that you have nothing, you’re dooming the second chance before it even starts.

[Sarah Spain @SarahSpain]

@TonyReali Lots of good conversations to be had about accountability, repentance, rehabilitation, etc. but I fear we far too often want to skip all the work to turn bad men into soaring stories of redemption when they haven't earned forgiveness & their actions will affect victims forever.

[Spek @spekulation]

The Seattle Police Department has admitted multiple SPD officers were in DC on Wednesday during the insurrection. This happened just hours after the head of their union falsely blamed BLM for the violence at the Capitol Building. This department is rotten to the core.

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

We don’t need a unified solution. We need a solution that permanently expels everyone who participated in the events on Wednesday from the halls of power.

[Sick Sad World @YesYoureRacist]

When conservatives talk about "law and order," they specifically mean laws upholding a sociopolitical order that puts rich white people at the top. They will react violently to anything that threatens that order, which is why you saw rioters waving "blue lives matter" flags.

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

People saying yesterday is not "who we are" are wrong. Yesterday is exactly who we are: coddling, placation, and understanding to white terrorism, execution of Black protest.
Mine in @thenation

https://t.co/Sniu9HYk0t

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

Anyone more focused on “getting o back to normal” without addressing Trump & his movement as the most immediate, continuing threat will quickly see that the former is impossible without the latter.