For those who say the day of a tragedy involving gun violence is not the day to discuss gun policies, I say to you, it’s beyond time. Further, “The time is always right to do what is right.” #MLK
Bullets tearing through classrooms followed by images of terrified students and grieving parents should shock us to our very core. This shouldn’t be treated as a fact of American life. Devastated - again - for the young lives we lost today.
@SenWarren @RepJoeKennedy When you run for President in 2020 he would be a perfect running mate. I see him in the Oval Office as president at some point, but he needs more experience first.
Congress voted 517-5 to impose sanctions on Russia. The President decides to ignore that law. Folks that is a constitutional crisis. There should be outrage in every corner of this country.
We each can do our part for systemic and social change. Maybe direct action in the form of marching and protesting isn’t your part. Maybe it’s advocacy or education. Maybe it’s admin support or fundraising. Discover your part. Do it well. The time is now. #MLK50Forward
Christ broke religious and cultural protocol to demonstrate love. Take the courageous steps he took with the woman at the well. When history, tradition, upbringing and prejudice whisper, "Don't love them," love anyway. Authentic followers of Christ love anyway and anyhow.
Racism is not disagreement. Sharing historical context & critical analysis of racism & its manifestations does not = “race baiting.” There are a myriad of examples of racism as it exists today & a multitude of resources to learn more about it. Please don’t opt out of education.
Today, we remember the six million Jews and the millions of other victims of the Holocaust and reaffirm the solemn promise: never again. It is all of moral responsibility to stand firm against bigotry and hatred in all its forms.
One of #MLK’s teachings is that we not only need to be Good Samaritans; we must also be transformers of Jericho Road, with focus on eradicating the evils (poverty, war, racism) that cause violence in all its forms (#metoo, bullying, school-to-prison pipeline, etc). #MLK50Forward
By ending DACA, @realdonaldtrump subjected 800k Dreamers to deportation. Now he wants to hold them hostage to Steven Miller’s anti-immigrant wish list. It’s insulting. We already have a bipartisan solution to the Trump-created crisis: it’s called the Dream Act. #DreamActNow