ReclaimingMyTime

.....when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made.---Fannie Lou Hamer

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

Please share this interactive project:
Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror
https://t.co/kA6RRtkron

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

When The KKK Was Mainstream
https://t.co/1LGSJ1TPt2

"In some places I studied in Indiana," she says, "the local KKK was listed in the city directory, along with sewing clubs and agricultural societies."

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

Palmetto USPS facility: Union leaders calling for investigation
https://t.co/mfCeGd62pz

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

@groove_sdc The white leftist's ice is colder. Serving up white identity politics and they sipping every bit of it.

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

"defang the white left?"......but out of context, eh.

Not just the left as an entirety...but the "white left."

And you actually have non-white leftist assuming he is an ally. FOH.

Proving everything so many have been saying about his type. Clown ass.

[William Lawrence @WeWill2026]

I want to address a comment of mine from two years ago that was reported today in the Huffington Post and has raised some concern. My words are being taken out of context and weaponized by my political opponents, and I want to set the record straight.

In 2024 I hosted a podcast series examining the disastrous history of US war and interventionism abroad, and how we can change it. This was prompted by my horror at the genocide in Gaza, which was and is supported by US weapons and tax dollars. Saying no to war is one of the core reasons for my run for Congress.

The episode reported today was an interview with a Black anti-war organizer about his vital work to organize Black Americans against the genocide. Because this episode was specifically focused on anti-war politics within the Black community, I noted that Black elected leaders in DC have been among those supporting unnecessary US wars and foreign intervention.

The way I made this point was clumsy, and I regret my choice of words. I understand the potential impact when received out of context. The way the story is being reported does not reflect my beliefs.

Allow me to clarify what I believe.

Black Americans are and have been at the forefront of the fight to realize the very best American ideals of freedom and justice for all. As a community organizer, I have been deeply inspired by the Black liberation struggle, and I've been blessed to study with elders including the late Rev James Lawson. Many Black elected leaders have also been among our strongest opponents to war, like when Rep Barbara Lee was the lone vote against authorizing the global war on terror in 2001.

That said, national elected leaders across race, ethnicity, age and gender have been supporters of unnecessary US wars. This poses a challenge to the anti-war movement.

Americans of all races and ages must work together to advance peace. Until we do, our resources will go to fund war and genocide abroad, rather than investing in affordable housing and healthcare, or closing the racial wealth gap. Our priorities as a nation are upside down, and I will continue to work closely with Black community leaders, and all people, to set our priorities straight.

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

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[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

The majority Black delegation of the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention were truly remarkable men who not only sought to advance the Black community but also poor whites & women.

Meanwhile, in some SC counties, every white man, joined the KKK. Talk some REAL history.

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

Meanwhile, it was SC who voted for Jesse Jackson in their caucus....in 1984 and 1988. Jackson was a native son.

Truth is, white people absolutely defanged the majority Black delegates in 1868 who advocated for homestead laws to help poor whites & Blacks post Civil War.

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

Meanwhile, it was SC who voted for Jesse Jackson in their caucus....in 1984 and 1988. Jackson was a native son.

Truth is, white people absolutely defanged the majority Black delegates in 1868 who advocated for homestead laws to help poor whites & Blacks post Civil War.

[SledgeJohns2.0 @SledgeJohns2]

@BigMeanInternet They don't put South Carolina so early - a state that hasn't voted Democrat since Carter in 1976 - for any other reason than as a brake on how progressive the nominee is allowed to be.

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

@davidlfisher5 Campus Reform is part of the Leadership Institute, a conservative nonprofit founded by Morton Blackwell. This does not have anything to do with the DNC.

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

Tip of the cap to Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito: They never fail to disappoint. And still, they failed today on Birthright Citizenship.

But the vote was 5-4. All the "voting doesn't matter" people take note. Play if you want. If you think this is over, you're not paying attention. They'll be back in some form. Hand them one vote, why don't you?

For the rest of us, read Thomas and Alito's dissents for a glimpse of the warped thinking of white nativism. Ol' Clarence starts with Dred Scott. Moves right into Domicile, passes by Indigenous people before going to 14th amendment to catalogue categories of people born in US who are not citizens. Then on to Wong Kim Ark to chip away by talking about children of "temporary residents." Then onto a "parade of the horribles" argument, talking about children of alien enemies or foreign spies born here. Man, this is delicious. In his view, Trump's Citizenship Order is not facially unconstitutional. Says that citizenship requires domicile. On page 91 of his dissent--91 pages!--he says he's not sure today's opinion will stand the test of time.

Play with these people if you want. They'll be back.

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

These people voted for Trump multiple times

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1869, Congress refused to seat John Willis Menard, the first Black man elected to the House of Representatives. James Garfield argued it was “too early” to elect a Black person.
https://t.co/LxpTtBNO0g

[Kennelia Stradwick @Kennelia]

Quarterly reminder: The majority of the people who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War were too poor to even own slaves. But they wanted Black people to stay in bondage so bad that they were willing to die to make it happen. Now apply that to present day…

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

@fatima__m7md Since you brought that up, you might as well bring up that Congress voted AGAINST funding the closure, as well. If you gonna bring it up, bring ALL of it up.

https://t.co/aCsFYYHQT5

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. White officials tried to declare his election null and void.
https://t.co/BCfT822mTw

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

Is it our fight?....maybe

It is NOT our priority.

1965 we led the immigration fight..what did we really get in return?

The only things Black people need to be concerned at this time is re-circulating our money in OUR communities and self-preservation. That's it.

[Maine @mainey_maine]

Black people really out here saying immigration policy is not our fight… Jesus Christ y’all are uneducated and ignorant

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

@ChuckModi1 Every since the Floyd protests, on a personal note, I don't trust a lot of "leaderless" movement activity, mainly because outside agitators (like the Boogaloo Bois) and other RW groups and LEO infiltrate and sabotage them. These movements start off good, then fuckery ensues.

[ReclaimingMyTime @MonieTalks_1]

@ChuckModi1 That's the kicker....I still think we will. Their authoritarian hellscape is ready to kick in full gear now. ALL gains born from the CRM...from voting rights, to Medicaid/Medicare, housing rights, Affirmative Action is dead.

PLEASE, stay safe. I appreciate your dedication.

[blaire erskine @blaireerskine]

thinking about the lady I interviewed at a south carolina trump rally who said she was worried about all the “dangerous” people crossing the border. I said “you’re pretty far from the border” and she said “yeah, but I’m going on vacation soon.” I asked where.

she said mexico.

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1931, a segregated Georgia hospital refused to admit Juliette Derricotte, Dean of Fisk University, and one of her students after a serious car accident. They both died as a result. https://t.co/mtqrm0qDX0