Brooke Fessler Owens

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[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

On this Juneteenth, when the possibility of abolishing racism seems increasingly impossible, let us remember the radical hope of my ancestors who believed the impossible was possible: that chattel slavery would one day be abolished.

Let us remember the radical hope of my ancestors when we think about people today who imagine themselves as radical or progressive, who claim they are opposed to racism, but who are deeply cynical of anyone truly working towards the complete abolition of racism. . .whose cynicism would have said to Black people back then: don’t pick less than you can, you’ll get caught; don’t run away, you’ll get whipped; don’t organize such a large freedom revolt, it will fail; don’t join the Union Army, the Confederates will win; don’t give that antislavery message, you’ll be ostracized. . .whose cynicism imagined that enslavers were all-powerful, and enslaved Black people have no power and no comrades in the struggle. . .whose cynicism bred distrust of any abolitionist in a position of influence, any new concept that moved the masses, thinking they must be puppets of all-powerful enslavers. . .whose cynicism ended up causing them to be complicit in conserving the very enslaving structure they claimed to oppose. It is easy to be cynical witnessing enslavers using all their power, policies, violence, and propaganda to preserve slavery, or their political descendants doing the same to preserve racism today.

But this cynicism did not win the day when Jubilee came for African Americans in Texas on this day in 1865, when it came later in the year for more African Americans, particularly in border states, when the U.S. added the 13th Amendment to its constitution.

What enslavers tried and failed to eradicate won the day. A radical hope of possibility that powered an unrelenting antislavery resistance until the impossible happened. A radical hope of possibility that must power our unrelenting antiracist resistance until the impossible happens again.

Celebrate today, on Juneteenth, one of humanity’s greatest powers, what my enslaved Black ancestors never stopped exhibiting: Radical hope. 👊🏿

#Juneteenth

[Brooke Fessler Owens @BrookeFessler]

Sign up as a Champion for the 2024 #TitansGive Day of Giving on March 6! Fun thanks gift this year! #CSUF #CalStateFullerton https://t.co/vhYQhldVrh

[SGV/Whittier Prep Sports Zone @SGVWhitSports]

Bonita’s Austin Owens is one to follow. Looked good defensively and went 1-3 and scored a run.

[SGV/Whittier Prep Sports Zone @SGVWhitSports]

The final out as Bonita defeats South Hills 4-0 to advance to the finals of the Pizza Chalet Tournament. @Bonita_Baseball @latsondheimer @LesLukach

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

It’s 2023, and I’m shocked we even have to say this… slavery did NOT BENEFIT Black people. This country was built on our backs — America benefitted from Black people. ✊🏾

📷: IG/valeisha

[Mayor Ashleigh Aitken @AshleighAitken]

🏳️‍🌈 I’m inviting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to join me for @Angels Pride Night at Anaheim Stadium on June 7. Pride should be inclusive and like many, I was disappointed in the Dodgers decision. #CityofKindness #Anaheim

[Brooke Fessler Owens @BrookeFessler]

@jessicard @aspritzoflemon

[Cal State Fullerton @csuf]

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[CSUF Alumni @csufalumni]

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[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

[StanceGrounded @_SJPeace_]

A lot of people are discovering they’re racists

How could you be mad at this?

[Brooke Fessler Owens @BrookeFessler]

@LukeWalkSkyer @csuf Noooo. 😞 Sorry, kid.

[Brooke Fessler Owens @BrookeFessler]

@bailnm @JoyceCarolOates Middle age readers too. ☺️

[Angie Maxwell @angiemaxwell.bsky.social @AngieMaxwell1]

Two weeks ago, I had four precious 12-year-old girls, including my daughter, with me at the county fair. They were getting blue Icees and corndogs for the walk to the car and ride home. (1/21)

[Brooke Fessler Owens @BrookeFessler]

That’s my guy! ❤️⚾️

[Five Tool California @FiveToolCA]

.@ArmadaBaseball 2025’s Austin Owens makes the diving stop at short and turns the double play. #FiveToolDefense

Bonita (CA) 2025 #uncommitted

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

My name is Stacey Abrams, and I'm running to make history and serve as the first Black woman governor our country has ever seen.

[From The 🌊To The Sea, B!tch🍉 @MacgyveringM22]

The FBI moved on him like a bitch. When you have probable cause they let you do it.. You can do anything. Grab ‘em by the evidence #TrumpRaid

[Maddy Gibbons @RetsMadd]

She's a 10, but she's a 14, an 8, and a 12. She just wants to be able to buy pants online, but clothing sizes for women are bullshit.