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Representation matters! When our children see educators who look like them, believe in them, and pour into them, it changes lives. Shoutout to these brothers from Charles R. Drew High School who show up for their students!
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We’re in the DOGE Subcommittee hearing, but where’s Elon? Is the “oversight” in the room with us?
Republicans wanted to talk about NGOs and Stacey Abrams. But, Trump’s out here slapping a for sale sign on the White House lawn—and y’all wanna play games?
Let’s cut the noise and get back to the facts. The people deserve the truth.
I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial, but it is…
Larry Hoover is not a political prisoner.
Let’s be clear: The Gangster Disciples have terrorized Black communities for nearly 60 years—through murder, drug trafficking, extortion, and the destruction of countless lives. There is nothing redemptive or revolutionary about that legacy.
i’m not arguing as to whether Mr. Hoover has been rehabilitated or deserves a second chance. I am arguing that making him into a hero and a political prisoner, the likes of former Black Panthers and former Black liberation Army members, is dead wrong.
Donald Trump didn’t pardon Larry Hoover out of compassion, principle, or justice. He did it to pander—plain and simple. Pander to a segment of the Black community enamored with the folklore of gang leaders, misled by celebrity endorsements from people like Kanye West.
And no, Chance the Rapper—Larry Hoover is not some Malcolm or Mandela. He didn’t suffer under the system for fighting for Black people. He preyed on them. He didn’t build our communities. He helped bleed them dry.
Yes, we have every reason to distrust a racist and unjust criminal justice system that has caged far too many of our people for simply being Black. But conflating legitimate resistance with organized crime is dangerous. There are many freedom fighters who deserve justice. Larry Hoover is not one of them.
We can—and must—condemn police violence, mass incarceration, and systemic racism, without rewriting the history of gang violence as though it was community activism. That’s not liberation. That’s confusion.
Stop turning gangsters into heroes. Our people deserve better.
80-yo Linwood Riddick just walked across the stage at South Carolina State with a BA in Music — decades after pausing college to serve in the military and navigate segregation. He kept his promise to finish what he started. No excuses. Just dedication. 💪🏿🎓
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These Republicans will bend over backwards for their overlords—Trump, Musk, whoever’s cutting the checks. They really thought that they could come in here and find ways to strip federal courts of their power to push an unconstitutional agenda. Not on my watch. I’m here to call out hypocrisy, protect our democracy, and keep these hearings honest (since Republicans clearly won’t).
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Today, we mark the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
On that cold Sunday morning, 600 brave souls began their march from Selma to Montgomery. They were met with crushing violence, beaten by troopers with nightsticks and trampled by horses. And still, they returned to Selma and marched on, crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge determined to push our nation toward a future that was more equal, more just, and more free.
60 years later, we honor the legacy of those 600 brave souls, and we march on.
This work is not easy, and we cannot do it alone. Together, we recommit to our fight to safeguard the freedom to vote. Together, we must stand for democracy. Together, we must continue our fight for justice, equality, and opportunity for all.