STS

D.C. native. RVA resident. Human. Critical thinker. “In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” Thurgood Marshall

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with Michelle Obama!

[The Notorious JTB @then0toriousjtb]

Flood the timeline with Michelle Obama.

Michelle Obama earned degrees from Princeton and Harvard Law, served as First Lady, became a bestselling author, and inspired millions around the world.

Today, WE post Michelle Obama.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Barack and Michelle Obama’s first-ever commissioned joint portrait was revealed today.

RETWEET if you love the Obamas! ❤️

[STS @MsStaceyStokes]

@goldaldu @luisfernanfilho Agreed. His win was thrilling, and I think he’s phenomenal.
But that broad statement about him being the youngest tennis player to win a grand slam match in the open era…um, no. For one, I believe Coco Gauff was 15 years old when she won her match at Wimbledon in 2919.

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

At 20 years old, Sidney Poitier was a dishwasher in New York City. He had come from the Bahamas and could barely read beyond a 3rd-grade level. Three-syllable words stopped him cold.

After losing his dishwashing job, he scanned the want ads and was about to throw the paper away when he saw: Actors Wanted. The word wanted felt like an invitation.

He went to the address, was handed a two-page scene, and slowly read it aloud in his Caribbean accent. The man listening grabbed him by the collar and belt and shoved him toward the door:
“Stop wasting people’s time. You can’t speak and you can’t read. Go back to dishwashing.”

Walking to the bus stop, Poitier thought, How did he know I was a dishwasher? Then it hit him: that was how the world saw him — useful only for his hands, not his mind. Right there on the street, he decided he would become an actor to change that perception.

He returned to dishwashing, but began working on himself. He auditioned at the American Negro Theatre in Harlem. Not knowing plays came in books, he memorized a magazine article instead. He wasn’t accepted — but offered to work as a janitor for free if they’d let him study. They agreed.

Months later, he was told he had no talent and asked to leave. Unknown to him, fellow students intervened and he became an understudy. When the lead couldn’t perform one night, Poitier went onstage — terrified, scrambling lines — but the audience loved him. Critics noticed.

Later, he turned down a film role paying money he desperately needed because it portrayed a Black father with no dignity or agency. He pawned his furniture instead.

That commitment to humanity changed cinema.

Sidney Poitier didn’t just break barriers — he refused to step through doors that required him to leave his dignity behind.

[MAGA Cult Slayer @MAGACult2]

“This isn’t an article or a news story you should just swipe past. This is my real life and my dad is dead. Justice for Keith Porter Jr.”

This young woman’s father was killed by an off duty ICE agent

[Bishop Talbert Swan @TalbertSwan]

Marcellus Williams, a Black man, was executed on September 24, despite credible evidence that called his conviction into question and widespread support for clemency. Governor Mike Parson refused to grant it.

Today, Parson commuted the sentence of Eric DeValkenaere, a white Kansas City police officer convicted of murdering Cameron Lamb, a Black man, after unlawfully entering his property without a warrant. DeValkenaere walked free.

A Black man with overwhelming evidence of innocence: Executed.
A white officer guilty of killing a Black man: Released.

This is more than a miscarriage of justice—this is systemic racism in action.

#MarcellusWilliams
#CameronLamb
#RacialInjustice
#BlackLivesMatter

[STS @MsStaceyStokes]

@TheRichFromCali Yes

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

Nobody handles the hosts of Fox News quite like Pete Buttigieg. He is so damned good at this. 🙌🙏👏👊🌊🇺🇸

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

The family of Amber Thurman has issued a statement following discussions during the Vice Presidential debate about Amber and women’s reproductive rights:

Tonight, we commend Governor @Tim_Walz for telling Amber’s story and for his unwavering commitment to defending women’s reproductive rights. Amber’s tragic death was a direct result of Georgia's archaic and dangerously restrictive abortion laws, which denied her the life-saving care she so desperately needed.

We strongly condemn the republican platform that seeks to further restrict women’s access to necessary healthcare under the false guise of protection. We are grieving an unimaginable loss that no family should have to endure. We must continue to fight against laws that put women’s lives at risk, and we are grateful to leaders like Governor Walz who advocate for common sense laws while exhibiting such compassion.

The fight for justice for Amber is a fight for every woman’s right to make decisions about her own body and access the medical care she needs. We will not stop until these dangerous laws are repealed, and no more lives are lost. Until then, we must keep saying her name: Amber Thurman!

[Qondi @QondiNtini]

MARCUS WITH THE CIVICS LESSON 🔥

[STS @MsStaceyStokes]

@mjfree 💙

[STS @MsStaceyStokes]

@WintersPolitics 💙

[STS @MsStaceyStokes]

@jemelehill No.

[Renee @PettyLupone]

VP Kamala Harris gave a press conf at FEMA hq but this is how she addressed the workers right after.

This. This is why I go so hard for her. 🗳️

[Ryan Clark @Realrclark25]

I’m not sure what black woman experience @andrewschulz has had, but it hasn’t been the real “black girlfriend effect”. To insult black women and described them as complainers & abusive isn’t just untrue. It’s disrespectful. Even worse, James Duncan & Fuhad Dawodu allowing him to say it is more insulting.

Andrew Schultz spoke that way in front of two black men because they allowed him to. They made him comfortable enough to disrespect black women because they didn’t force him to respect them.

My experience is that black women are powerful, beautiful, strong, and supportive. They prioritize black family, community, & culture. They take steps back to push their men, and families forward. So, no Andrew the “black girlfriend effect” is nothing like what you described. I’m just upset that you don’t have enough solid black men around you to tell you differently!

[Jake Lahut @JakeLahut]

This @kaitlancollins interview with JD Vance from the spinroom is nuts. He’s doubling and tripling down on the migrants killing pets thing

[STS @MsStaceyStokes]

@funder Unhinged lunacy

[STS @MsStaceyStokes]

@CalltoActivism 1

[STS @MsStaceyStokes]

@mhuckfeldt1 @highbrow_nobrow @Acyn Yes, this!