๐๐ง This week for your ears ๐ง๐
Olutosin Oduwole was an aspiring young rapper in college when he was charged with "attempting to make a terrorist threat." How did perceptions of rap play a role?
Our friends over at @HiddenBrain bring us this story.
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This is an incredible victory against high-stakes testing!! Thank you @NAACP for demanding students are #MoreThanAScore! & thank you Rita Green and @geraldhankerson of the @seattlekcnaacp & the @NAACPAKORWA for your years of tireless work to defend our kids from #ToxicTesting! https://t.co/oyTwZsrj2Z
WATCH: The legendary 1968 Olympic athlete John Carlos on the red carpet explains why another legendary 1968 Olympian, Wyomia Tyus, would be better know if it wasnโt for sexism. She won unprecedented gold medals in back to back Olympics and led a life committed to justice.
BREAKING NEWS! The @NAACP just came out against #HighStakesTesting! Iโve been working for years w/ @seattlekcnaacp to help make his vote happen! These tests distort educations & are racist. NAACP co-founder WEB DuBois would be so proud of his organization! https://t.co/fgqvVYcdZM