Robin Gates

Nurse, Comedian,Cook,Singer & Dancer Love, Laugh, & Dance Like No One Is Watching

[NBA @NBA]

Congrats, @Reese10Angel!

[TIME @TIME]

You think we don’t know ball? Thankfully, A’ja Wilson taught us. She is the first player, in WNBA or NBA history, to win a championship, claim the scoring title, and be named Finals MVP, league MVP, and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. Wilson is a TIME100 Sports honoree, among 99 others shaping sports today. See who else made the list: https://t.co/rpuF6sN7pB

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

The Obama Foundation today announced a selection of spaces in the Obama Presidential Center named for those who dedicated their lives to building the relationships that sustain our communities through food and family. Those honored include Mrs. Obama’s father, Fraser C. Robinson, who joins Mrs. Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, and President Obama’s mother, Ann Dunham, in spaces named for them that underscore the important role that family and community play in civic life. These spaces are made possible through the generous support of individual and institutional donors who are committed to nurturing our communities.

The spaces announced today include:

🍔Tafari’s Kitchen, located inside the Forum building just off the John Lewis Plaza, offers casual food inspired by the Obamas, as well as White House chef Tafari Campbell’s own recipes. A painting of him by Kate Capshaw will hang in the restaurant.

🫜Alice Waters Private Dining Room, located off Tafari’s Kitchen in the Forum building, is made possible through the generous support of Gwendolyn Weiner, The EOS Foundation Trust.

♥️Fraser C. Robinson Picnic Area, located adjacent to the Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit and Vegetable Garden, is made possible through the generous support of an anonymous donor.

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

This is 'Monuments', an art installation in Charlotte, NC. Artist Craig Walsh put a face in the trees to honor the souls of all the enslaved people buried in cemeteries with no names.

[Robin Gates @binawitz]

@awkwardgoogle We see you!!

[NASA @NASA]

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶

The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

[Roy T. Bennett @InspiringThinkn]

Life is a gift—never overlook it. Embrace the positive, release the negative, and greet each day with gratitude.
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

My mother, Coretta Scott King, advanced a global vision of nonviolence, justice, and peace with strength and unwavering commitment.

As the founder of The King Center, she ensured that the work and teachings of my father, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would continue to educate and inspire generations around the world. Her life remains a powerful example of courage, dignity, and purpose.

On the last day of Women’s History Month, I honor her extraordinary legacy and the foundation she laid for the ongoing work of creating the Beloved Community.

#CorettaScottKing #MLK #WomensHistoryMonth #BelovedCommunity

[Robin Gates @binawitz]

@AttorneyCrump Thank you for all you’re doing on behalf of African Americans.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Today, history was made.

The United Nations General Assembly has passed the resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as among the gravest crimes against humanity.

This historic vote marks a significant step forward in the global pursuit of truth, accountability, and reparatory justice. For generations, communities across the African diaspora have carried the weight of this injustice. Today, the world has taken an important step toward acknowledging that truth.

We honor those who fought, those who suffered, and those who continue to demand justice. The vote is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning of a new chapter.

The work continues.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

I am grateful to see this photo of Dr. Betty Shabazz, Dr. Dorothy Height, Mrs. Myrlie Evers Williams, and my mother Mrs. Coretta Scott King, sharing a moment of joy at The King Center’s annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner years ago.

To see them together in joy matters. These women carried so much, yet still made space for laughter, connection, and purpose. They led with strength, wisdom, and unwavering commitment to justice, often enduring what many could not see.

That legacy lives on in Black women today who continue to lead, persevere, and shape our communities with courage and conviction.

On her birthday, we honor Dr. Dorothy Height and the generations of Black women who continue to move us forward.

#DorothyHeight #CorettaScottKing #MyrlieEversWilliams #BettyShabazz #TheKingCenter

[American Idol @AmericanIdol]

From the heavens, to Keyla Richardson, out to us! 😲🌟 #americanidol

https://t.co/NvW2Fe63Cl

[Robin Gates @binawitz]

@SenWarren Thank You!! RESPECT for all you are doing for the American people & ultimately the world.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.

I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

[Jasmine Crockett @JasmineForUS]

Okurrr💅🏾Y’all heard my good sis!!! She’s on a SOLD OUT tour and still took a minute to tap in. We’ve got 2 days of Early Voting left. Let’s gooooo!!! #JasmineForUS #TexasTough

[Bill Clinton @BillClinton]

My statement on today’s deposition.

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: An ICE whistleblower says DHS is now graduating EVERY cadet… even when they fail practical exams and violate the law during testing.

According to Ryan Schwank, an attorney who served as an instructor for new ICE recruits, it doesn’t matter how badly a cadet performs, it doesn’t matter if they ignore constitutional limits, it doesn’t matter if they botch use-of-force scenarios…

DHS passes them anyway.

The people being handed guns to patrol our communities… to detain, arrest, raid homes, and separate families… are being pushed through training regardless of whether they can follow the law in a controlled training environment.

If someone can’t respect constitutional rights during an exam, what happens when they’re on the street with real power and no supervision?

We keep seeing videos of unlawful stops, illegal detentions, excessive force, and agents escalating encounters they created…

And now, a whistleblower is saying the standards were never enforced to begin with.

He goes on saying when cadets would use excessive force, and asked why they did it, they would respond… because I see what we are doing in Minneapolis.

He says, “It doesn’t matter what we teach them about the law if what they see… tells them that they can get away with things… But if they see the real rules are different than what we are teaching them, they follow the rules that they see.”

This further proves it isn’t a staffing issue, it’s a systemic failure.

When an agency graduates people who violate the law in training, when they don’t hold agents accountable, the public becomes the testing ground.

And until there are consequences for leadership, our constitutional rights will continue to be violated.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Breaking NBC:

Jeanine Pirro's office has decided to stop pursuing the case against six Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military and intelligence communities in a social media video not to comply with unlawful orders, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News. https://t.co/15SXU5g5kS

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

In 1952, Sarah Keys, a Black Army private who had honorably served her country, was arrested and forcibly removed from a bus for refusing to give up her seat. She could have stayed silent. Instead, she fought back in court and helped secure a landmark ruling that outlawed segregation in interstate bus travel. We honor Sarah Keys and the brave Black women whose courage helped bend the law toward justice. #BlackHistoryMonth