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[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Such an honor to have had you as a father and to still have you as a teacher. I greatly admire your courage and strength to love, and I learn from you daily. In the words of Maya Angelou, I “can be and be better because you existed.” Thank you. Miss you. #MLK #MLK50Forward

[SZA @sza]

Look in the mirror . Figure out what u need . Give it to urself .

[AJ+ @ajplus]

Winnie Mandela died today at 81. She was unwavering in her call for revolution, until the very end.

[I|A @izzyalixa]

Videos like this make my DAY!! https://t.co/rK1e77Bimu

[luis D.uarte @guichomd]

Alright guys but who would’ve thought that the local ice cream man was going to be accepted to Stanford, I’m so happy, I’m crying

[Nadege Green @NadegeGreen]

A group of Black students from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High called a press conference today to say they have concerns that may not mirror those of their white peers. And that the media should listen. #MSDStrong

[Iono 🇬🇩 @OReemoG]

Move in silence. Hey guys I'm moving in silence. Look over here. Shh though. It's in silence. Hey guys you see? You see me over here? Moving? Yeah, but in silence tho? I'm staying low and building. In silence. Hey guys stay low and build. HEY GUYS DO YOU SEE ME STAYING LOW AN-

[FOST @GeorgeFoster72]

And there it is

[Ben & Jerry's @benandjerrys]

Black Americans comprise 13% of the population, but they make up 40% of the prison population. Need even more evidence that systemic racism is real? Check it out here >> https://t.co/YO9nD6KgGl #SocEnt

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

11-year old Naomi Wadler: "I am here to acknowledge and represent the African-American girls whose stories don't make the front page of every national newspaper, whose stories don't lead on the evening news." #MarchForOurLives (via CBS)

[I|A @izzyalixa]

I miss you, Amsterdam! 🇳🇱 https://t.co/wSMXdJUC4U

[juan @juanbuis]

today, for the first time in years, people were ice skating on the amsterdam canals https://t.co/pbUwR7hvBr

[The Tonight Show @FallonTonight]

This was amazing. @chadwickboseman surprises #BlackPanther fans while they say what the movie means to them.

[Donovan Goliath @DonovanGoliath]

Can we please retweet the hell out of Nigerian painter Oresegun Olumides work. DAMN 🔥🔥🔥

[deray @deray]

It’s fascinating to watch political leaders suddenly proclaim the importance of protest when just a few years ago they were literally saying that protest wasn’t the *right* strategy to employ for change.

[ariq @longlive_nixon]

can't even argue with a thing he said..

[AJ+ @ajplus]

Immigration is an important part of the U.S. Olympic team's story.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Michelle Obama: I'm “thinking about all of the young people, particularly girls and girls of color, who in years ahead will come to this place and they will look up and they will see an image of someone who looks like them hanging on the wall.” (via ABC)

[zz @zzfat]

Guy @ Starbucks leaves his phone, laptop, & WALLET out on the table next to me and leaves, comes back n says “I knew no girl in a hee-jab bout to take my stuff, you got GOD” u rite

[Yvonne Mburu @ymscientist]

Interviewer: Are your books read in Nigeria?
Chimamanda: Yes
Interviewer: Do they have libraries in Nigeria?
Chimamanda: I think it reflects poorly on France that you asked that question
#LaNuitDesIdees