This #VeteransDay, EJI acknowledges the plight of many Black veterans who, instead of being treated as honored members of society upon their return from service, were often attacked, lynched, mistreated and abused. https://t.co/iTkuWKd1pr
Republicans: Try to break into my house and you’ll be met with the end of a revolver.
Also republicans: Well, if Breanna Taylor’s boyfriend hadn’t shot at people breaking down the door it wouldn’t have been an issue.
Our founding promise has never been guaranteed. Each generation has been called to bring us a little closer to our highest ideals—and history’s calling on us right now. So let’s all do whatever we can to help @JoeBiden expand that promise to all Americans.
Philadelphia cancelled a $19 million increase for the police department and shifted $14 million of the police budget elsewhere — including affordable housing.
This is what "defund the police" means.
Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible––and there is still so much work to do.
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Sixteen states still legally banned interracial marriage when the U.S. Supreme Court declared those laws unconstitutional on this day in 1967. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. Share this #racialinjustice https://t.co/tYAsIML6kO