WhyRaceStillMatters

Social Commentary Highlighting Why.Race.Still.Matters in the 21st Century
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‘If I Ruled the World’ … Or Something Like It https://t.co/UaxSGwci51

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Reflections from a Black Woman Doing Social Justice https://t.co/RlIaIuZBz6

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We cannot let history repeat itself, again.

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Brazil confirmed the 1st #COVID19 case among Indigenous Amazon people.

Indigenous leaders requested protection against land invaders during the pandemic, calling it an "existential threat." Diseases brought by early colonizers devastated South America's Indigenous population.

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Andrew Yang: We Asian Americans are not the virus, but we can be part of the cure https://t.co/YjbJFgMW4A

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Racism in our country’s healt care has permeated the #COVID19 response. #whyracestillmatters

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Is Alexa less effective for Black people? Data says yes
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America's first drag queen was a former slave and LGBT rights crusader, says historian | CBC Radio
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Code-switching is apparently a catch 22. #whyracestillmatters
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Progress is slow, but steady. Guggenheim Hires First Full-Time Black Curator ... in 2019
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Confederate symbols...Southern heritage or proxy for the persistence of racial animus?? Areas where more blacks were lynched have more Confederate streets today #datadontlie

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“...the same discrimination and racism continues to dictate who gets dumped on and who gets resources to mitigate floods, wildfires and other disasters.”
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Acknowledging history is so important, and this is a momentous step towards racial reconciliation. #whyracestillmatters https://t.co/hlkDVIerqy

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Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate, discusses her new book and the state of poetry https://t.co/slloZu3ndO

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Shared vocabulary is an important first step for discussing #RacialEquity. @Generocity compiled a glossary of 17 words to help promote understanding. https://t.co/xfVZEoZRA3 @AspenInstitute @RaceForward

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“Black women are more likely than others to need to return to work earlier than 12 weeks, and tend to be confronted with “inflexible work hours” that make consistently nursing and expressing milk difficult.” #whyracestillmatters https://t.co/CMI04iysiB