Move the Mindset

Move the Mindset (MTM) is an organization committed to promoting racial and social justice through education, dialog, direct action, and the arts.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

A court found Alabama's maps were drawn with "intentional race-based discrimination." The Supreme Court said: use them anyway. This is what the end of the Voting Rights Act looks like in practice. https://t.co/ZX42bXZ4WP

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world. Most of all, it’s a testament to the resilience and determination of the Hungarian people – and a reminder to all of us to keep striving for fairness, equality and the rule of law.

[Eric Michael Garcia @EricMGarcia]

Among the material pulled from the Holocaust Museum's website were teaching materials about the parallels between Nazism and Jim Crow and a conversation between a Holocaust Survivor and a woman whose father was lynched in Alabama.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

After Trump took office last year, the US Holocaust Museum quietly removed educational material about American racism from its website and canceled a workshop on the "fragility of democracy," @iriesentner reports. https://t.co/YsArM94LqP

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

What we are witnessing in Fulton County, Georgia reflects a deeper national struggle over the freedom to vote. When election systems are dragged into conflict and doubt is cast on the integrity of the ballot, democracy itself is placed in jeopardy.

My father urged us to “march on ballot boxes” because he knew that voting is among the ways people claim dignity, opportunity, and a voice in shaping their future. The ballot is not merely a civic act. It is a pathway to economic justice, social progress, and genuine community.

At this moment, we must speak clearly and act decisively. Restoring the Voting Rights Act is essential to protecting the vote and ensuring that democracy works for everyone. The freedom to vote is too important to be weakened or delayed.

#RestoreTheVRA #MLK #VotingRights #Democracy

[Susan Glasser @sbg1]

Imagine how Americans would react to one of their ‘allies’ doing this…

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

No one believes this cover up from the White House, especially since they originally defended the post. We are all clear-eyed about who Donald Trump is and what he believes.

[Val Demings @valdemings]

In response to Trump's sad post about the Obamas, let me say this:
President and First Lady Obama have more class and intellect in one day than Donald Trump could muster up in a lifetime. Perhaps no one knows that more than him. Had enough yet America?

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

#BlackHistoryMonth Nina Simone stating our obligation as artists

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

#BlackHistoryMonth

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future. As we mark 100 years of celebrating Black history, let’s honor the sacrifices of the leaders who came before us, and recommit ourselves to continuing their work.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Nearly half of the mortality gap between Black and White adults can be traced to the cumulative toll of stress and inflammation, a new study shows.

These two biomarkers bolster the “weathering hypothesis” that links systemic racism to health disparities. https://t.co/qsl9xBjhen

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

The Legacy Museum, which is “perhaps the closest thing America has to a national slavery museum,” is free from government control and displays the “history that the Trump administration aims to de-emphasize—if not outright erase,” @ClintSmithIII argues. https://t.co/hVlzbFNsoN

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Let us honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by choosing love and light over division and hate; carry his dream forward and keep marching toward a more perfect union.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Martin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.

[Renee @PettyLupone]

Dr. Gladys West was a mathematician whose work on satellite geodesy models paved the way for modern GPS.

She was a member of AKA, an inductee in the Air Force Hall of fame, and has an elementary school named after her.

She passed away yesterday at 95yo. Tell her story. 🕊️

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Happy birthday, Daddy. Thank you for being a bold purveyor of true peace. Thank you for living with purpose and for radically lifting the power of love. Thank you for believing that we can defeat injustice without destroying each other. Thank you for your courage and strategic, compassionate action. Thank you for teaching me so much, even now. I remember you today, on your 97th birthday. I remember you always.

#MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #HappyBirthday

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

We honor the life of Claudette Colvin, whose courageous refusal to surrender her seat as a teenager in Montgomery, Alabama was one of several acts of resistance that challenged segregation before the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Ms. Colvin later became one of the plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, the federal case that reached the Supreme Court and led to the end of bus segregation. Her life reminds us that progress is shaped not only by moments, but by sustained courage and truth. May we honor her legacy and continue the work of justice.