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To lose Sinéad O’Connor and Angus Cloud in the same week feels unthinkable—such a horrible loss for their loved ones and the Irish diaspora as a whole. Sending all my love to Angus’ family and friends 💔
Breaking News: Angus Cloud, the actor best known for portraying Fezco, a lovable drug dealer on the show “Euphoria,” has died at 25. https://t.co/c0UKpmRCJc
Sinéad O’Connor taught me what radical Irish womanhood looks like, and for that I’m eternally grateful. She was a force of nature, bravery and boldness embodied. I’ll miss her. https://t.co/7hlhIhr43A
Never forget that the first Memorial Day was created by formerly enslaved Black folk in Charleston, SC less than a month after the Confederacy surrendered. On May 1, 1865 more than 10,000 freed slaves gathered at Washington Race Course and Jockey Club, parading around the race track and sang songs to honor the fallen they had buried the day before.