I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.
I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments. To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for.
My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.
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Emmett Till should be celebrating his 85th birthday today.
Instead, he was robbed not only of his life, but of every year, relationship, dream, and possibility that should have followed. White supremacy destroys lives, wounds generations, and depends on our willingness to look away.
Remember Emmett. Reject the hatred that killed him. Continue the work of dismantling every system that devalues Black life.
#EmmettTill
I was honored to present my @cnn colleague @kaitlancollins with the White House Correspondents Association “Excellence Under Deadline Pressure” award last night. I pointed out the judges were “awed” by the “depth of knowledge, access and context” that she brought to the news.
BREAKING: All 212 House Democrats have joined my motion to force a vote blocking President Trump's taxpayer-funded slush fund for convicted criminals and other allies and to nullify his family-sized Super Pardon for any criminal, civil or tax offenses committed by him, any of his sons and all of his businesses.
Now looking for six Republicans who say they oppose this illegal insurrectionist slush fund and want to protect the taxpayers to join us to end this corrupt self-dealing once and for all.
Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., said Black Americans are “outraged at what is happening now with these efforts to do away with the African American museum and all of the Smithsonian,” during a House Oversight subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
“If you erase it, we will replace it,” Mfume said. “It’s that damn simple.”
In his comments, Mfume quoted former President Abraham Lincoln and said “history taught us and still teaches us that we can't keep making the same mistakes.”
Mfume said he sat at the hearing “as a Black man who grew up in segregation, who wasn't allowed to go certain places, who drank from a water fountain that said colored, who found his mother and his father unable to do anything other than basic day work.”
“We will not let you destroy that museum. No matter how long it takes, how many battles are required, how much effort is needed, we will not allow that to happen,” Mfume said. “Unless you find a way to kill all of us and walk over our bodies to change history.”
The hearing focused on the way the Smithsonian Institution presents scholarship on U.S. history. In announcing the hearing, the Republican-led committee claimed that the “Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is promoting a narrow, politically tendentious agenda instead of seeking to instill in visitors an appreciation for America’s unique history as a beacon of liberty, democracy, and opportunity.”
In President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration has sought to clamp down on how American history is framed in public spaces, removing exhibits from national parks on slavery and violence against Native Americans.
Hall of Fame rules state players must be retired for two full seasons before induction.
But on Tuesday, the Hall announced it couldn’t wait to honor Stephen Curry.
More on the new limited-time exhibit: https://t.co/0lUa93zjdC
Behind every statistic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a person: a child without enough food, a family forced from home, and a community living with the consequences of conflict and neglect.
The people of the DRC deserve sustained humanitarian support, protection from violence, accountability, and a peace rooted in justice and human dignity.
We must refuse to rank suffering or decide that some lives are too distant to concern us. Every life is sacred.
#DRC #EveryLifeIsSacred #Nonviolence365 #BelovedCommunity
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is debuting a new exhibit dedicated to Steph Curry, marking the FIRST TIME in the HOF's 75-year history that an active NBA player is receiving a dedicated experience 🙌
It will feature exclusive memorabilia, rare video footage from Curry's career journey and first-hand storytelling components 🏆
DIFFERENT 🐐
Getting more black leaders into higher office is personal for me. That’s why I’ve been traveling the country to support candidates with a proven record of moving us forward, especially when times get tough. I’ve got their back because I know they’ll fight to make sure no one is left behind.
Sending prayers and love to all those laid off today by ESPN. So many of you have poured your life into that company, & I know how you’re feeling right now.
My hope is as this door closes another opens for you all. God bless!
He changed the game for good. And now, he makes history yet again.
Beginning this Friday, Stephen Curry will become the first active player EVER to have an exhibit at the @Hoophall 👏