âIf you can convince the lowest white man heâs better than the best colored man, he wonât notice youâre picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and heâll empty his pockets for you.â - LBJ #GOPTaxSham https://t.co/MGE6DKWp67
@TKralow oh please. They are under 24 security in Federal BOP; will have a pretrial hearing to cover bond and whether they are a flight risk. SO they are fine. Thank You For Your Attention To This Matter!
Let the adult in the room speak.
To Nick Cannon and Chilli â I say this with love, but also with truth.
What yâall are saying right now⌠in my opinion⌠is dead wrong.
Now let me be clear â Iâm the one who fought all the way to the Supreme Court for free speech. So I respect your right to say whatever you want. Thatâs a fact.
But this hits different.
Because the same Black people youâre turning your backs onâŚ
The same Black women youâre dismissingâŚ
Those are the same people who built you.
They buy your tickets. They watch your shows. They support your careers.
And now youâre aligning with a man â Donald Trump â who has openly disrespected Black women, including Michelle Obama, and countless other accomplished Black women.
Letâs talk facts:
Our people depend on the Department of Education.
Our people depend on HUD.
Our people depend on opportunity â not having their achievements dismissed as âDEI.â
This same man has:
â˘Tried to erase Black history
â˘Limited what our children can learn
â˘Praised and pardoned officers involved in killing unarmed Black men
So donât act like this is just politics. This is personal.
Nick, you were right about one thing â yes, a Republican president signed the law freeing enslaved Africans. Thatâs history.
But you left out everything that happened AFTER that.
You left out where todayâs MAGA movement stands.
You left out who has consistently fought for civil rights, voting rights, and opportunity.
If it was left up to them right now, theyâd take us backwards â not forward.
And letâs be realâŚ
If they truly cared about Black people â about Foundational Black Americans, descendants of slaves â we wouldnât even be having this conversation.
Weâd be talking about reparations.
So Iâm not coming at yâall with hate⌠Iâm coming at you with responsibility.
Because influence comes with accountability.
And right now⌠yâall on the wrong side of this one.
And people keep asking me why Iâm running for Congress â this is exactly why.
To stand up. To speak out. To fight for our people when others wonât.
Go to my website, support the fight, and join the team:
https://t.co/jCqvMC3KI3
Make sure youâre on the right side of history.
@StephenM@StephenM go sit down young man. Who hurt you so badly that you have to inflict pain on others? Go sit in the little chair in the corner. You can't fathom people who are not afraid of you. You're pathetic. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
On February 8, 1968, the Orangeburg Massacre took place on the campus of South Carolina State College.
Cops fire at 200 unarmed Black students engaging in a civil rights protest at the college to integrate the local bowling alley.
Three Black men were killed, 28 were wounded.
This was the first incident of police killing student protesters at a college/university.
Itâs one of the most violent episodes of the movement, yet remains the least recognized. #BlackHistoryWithLana #DemsUnited
Six years ago today, Ahmaud Arbery was senselessly killed while doing something as simple as going for a run. His life mattered. His memory endures. Today we pause to honor him, hold his family in our hearts, and recommit to the work of building a world where no one has to fear simply existing. Rest in power, Ahmaud. đď¸