A St. Louis couple in front of their home tonight as protesters marched past in the city’s Central West End. (photos courtesy @ksdknews partner @BILLGREENBLATT / UPI) #StLouisprotest#STL
On Sunday we hit a ninth straight week of coronavirus death declines. Just 273 people died of the coronavirus Sunday, down 90% from the April 21st peak. Yet the media has completely ignored these facts. Shameful. Share them: https://t.co/w3rkeZAuiq
@born2grillE She didn’t say all Latinos are black. She said they exist across a “racial spectrum”. She should have chosen her words more carefully and said “There are black Latinos” rather than “Latinos are black.” But her point is still valid.
I’ve received that reccomendation from more than one person and I am considering accepting.
But I have two questions that I would pose to you and seek #HerdBack:
1.Just me, and if so why?
2.What exactly is a “political post”?
Eight years ago this week, we protected young people who were raised as part of our American family from deportation. Today, I'm happy for them, their families, and all of us. We may look different and come from everywhere, but what makes us American are our shared ideals…
All lives matters...theoretically yes. But if you lived on a street with 10 other houses but one is on fire, you need to worry about and put that fire out or else every other house on that block would be in danger. This is what you need to realize about #blacklivesmatter ✊🏽 🙏🏽
If you’re interested, I’m sharing most of my thoughts on the protests and the state of the country on my professional accout @ThomasPillow901. If you’re not interested, that’s fine.
The problem isn’t that the protesters disrupted the peace. The “peace” was fraudulent, it never really existed.
The problem is that too many Americans are at peace with racialized violence. They’re comfortable with injustice, especially when it helps maintain their advantages.
George Floyd and I were both arrested for allegedly spending a counterfeit $20 bill. For George Floyd, a man my age, with two kids, it was a death sentence. For me, it is a story I sometimes tell at parties. That, my friends, is White privilege.
I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action. https://t.co/jEczrOeFdv
Congrats to the high school Class of 2020, as well as to the teachers, coaches, and most of all, parents and family who’ve guided you along the way. Thanks for letting me be part of your big day!