The deafening silence from non-Black folks after Amir Locke’s lynching reveals how little has changed.
Attention can’t be sporadic when death is continuous. SAY HIS NAME.
Anne Frank would have turned 92 today. If the United States had approved her father's visa application, she could be an old lady in Brooklyn, celebrating with her family and showing her great-grandkids the diary that told the story of how she got here.
My new book HOW THE WORD IS PASSED is out today. It explores how different places across the country reckon with, or fail to reckon with, their relationship to the history of slavery. I gave this book everything I have. Here are the places I visited 🧵:
https://t.co/SrQDtyRrbM
@bekcrhea The Porter’s Gate has some collaboration albums that are justice themed with lots of different artists that are REALLY good- Neighbor Songs & Work Songs. I assume bc of the content that those artists would be a safe bet for what you are looking for.
Dear politicians/political influencers:
When you tweet about my father’s birthday, remember that he was resolute about eradicating racism, poverty & militarism.
Encourage & enact policies that reflect your birthday sentiments.
Here’s the authentic #MLK:
“We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that Capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifice. The fact is that capitalism was built on the exploitation and suffering of black slaves... (1/2)
#MLK#MLKDay
Please don’t act like everyone loved my father. He was assassinated. A 1967 poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in America. Most hated. Many who quote him now and evoke him to deter justice today would likely hate, and may already hate, the authentic King. #MLK