Teaching today was brutal. My first class of the day is a normally radiant & full-of-life 6th grade class. Today was heavy. We talked about Adam and being 13. Here's their collective poem
Thank you! I would be nowhere without the women whose footsteps I dance in. While reciting my poem, I wore a ring with a caged bird—a gift from @Oprah for the occasion , to symbolize Maya Angelou, a previous inaugural poet. Here’s to the women who have climbed my hills before.
The Vice President-elect's acceptance speech will surely, and rightly, be remembered for the words of inspiration offered to women in America and around the world. But the commentary on her wardrobe was not as trivial as it might seem. https://t.co/J30KWrtx09
When John McCain conceded the 2008 presidential race, he praised Barack Obama for making history as the country's first African American president and offered "goodwill and earnest effort to find ways to come together".
Watch the late senator's full speech 🎥
Van, thank you for expressing the sorrow and relief that we all feel. My hope is that those who hoped for a different outcome will take a moment to empathize with the pain so many of us have felt over the past four years.
Das Mask-o-Meter ist von 1 auf 7 geschnellt. Der US-Wahlkampf schaltet wieder einen Gang höher. Es trennt die Kandidaten ein kleines, aber entscheidendes Stück Stoff. #uswahl2020 @WDR2 @WDRaktuell @1LIVE @aktuelle_stunde @wdr5 @BR24
Hut ab vor den @Bucks, dass sie @NBA Playoff boykottieren, um gegen Rassismus und Polizeigewalt zu protestieren. Klare Worte auch von Clippers-Coach @DocRivers.
I commend the players on the @Bucks for standing up for what they believe in, coaches like @DocRivers, and the @NBA and @WNBA for setting an example. It’s going to take all our institutions to stand up for our values.
I still hear the echo of japanese kids #peacepark in #Hiroshima calling for peace the day @BarackObama visited. You could hear a needle drop in the middle of thousands of people when he arrived for his historic speech. @WDR2 @NDRinfo @br24 @tagesschau