I so appreciate @mehdirhasan for the opportunity to respond to the Right-wing efforts to Willie Hortonize racial justice. Way too many journalists would rather stand around to watch rather than interrogate. https://t.co/aPepkKhiHZ
It’s subtle but an example of how the opposition successfully frames narratives & determines battlefields & issues.
Opp: “we don’t want CRT taught in our schools!”
Us: “CRT isn’t taught in schools!”
They framed debate. Versus...
Us: “why do you want to outlaw Black history?”
The governor of Illinois has signed into law a measure that makes mail voting a permanent option, allows jail inmates awaiting trial to cast ballots, and makes Election Day a state holiday.
https://t.co/92CkJPKenC
You must, you must, you must, watch my @MSNBC interview from last night with Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, @sandylocks, who helped co-found Critical Race Theory and explains what it actually is, & what the Republicans/Fox are trying to do by attacking it.
https://t.co/c4Hy0fJTZq
Quite an ending by the prosecutor saying: You were told George Floyd died because his heart was too big. But, he died because Derek Chauvin’s heart was too small.
Anti-Asian violence and rhetoric has increased exponentially during the pandemic, but it is not new in this country, or in our community.
Our Editorial Board on anti-Asian racism in C-U: https://t.co/a4IRVKbS8v
#DnD giveaway! I have an extra copy of Tasha's Cauldron of Everything and I'd love to send it to someone. Just RT (not a quote tweet!) by the end of Sunday, March 14
Pick up your copy of today's @nytimesbooks for my By the Book Feature. I recommended a library of books, and shared my reading process.
"I don’t remember the last time the pages of a book were not the final thing I saw before departing off for sleep.”
https://t.co/qSMEyl0P0U