Precious Jones

Lover of all people. Fierce Education Advocate. Justice Seeker. Writer. Blogger. FSU Alumni. Tweets my own.

[Precious Jones @jonezyp]

I #lament for #SamDubose, #PhilandoCastile, & other black bodies. I'm fresh outta explanations. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/aPoBjycvu8

[Eunique Jones Gibson @eunique]

Let’s normalize not needing to know what people are going through in order to be kind and compassionate.

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

I keep thinking about my 3-year-old in his Black Panther costume. How he wore it almost every day when he got it, refused to take it off. The way he walked around saying “I’m the Black Panther.” How happy it made him. What Chadwick gave us was immeasurable. What an enormous loss.

[G. Tyler Burns @burnsclan_]

“The church must suffer for speaking the truth, for pointing out sin, for uprooting sin. No one wants to have a sore spot touched and therefore a society with so many sores twitches when someone has the courage to touch it and say: You have to treat that.” Oscar Romero

[Myron Medcalf (Matt and Myron, 3-5p ET/ESPN Radio) @MedcalfByESPN]

"He had a knife." "He used a counterfeit $20 bill." "He was selling loose cigarettes." "He was playing with a toy gun in the park." "He walked home." "She was driving down to her new job." "She was asleep in her own house." "He complied and reached for his license, registration."

[Precious Jones @jonezyp]

Yo. This. All of this. The repeat trauma is a beast. Rest is important.

[Coach BJ Thompson @bj116]

Give yourself the permission to take a “Black Day off” if you need it.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Colin Kaepernick took a knee for the first time, 4 years ago on this date. Man

[Precious Jones @jonezyp]

Mentoring is a practical, yet dynamic way to love our neighbor and impact our communities.

[THINQ Media @thinq__media]

Many of us want to advance good in our cities, but we aren’t sure where to start. In today’s #QMoment, @jonezyp invites us to consider the powerful impact of mentorship.

Watch this full conversation, The Future of Neighboring, on Q Media.

[Matt Fuller @MEPFuller]

Look at the coronavirus protocols for pro athletes (tests every other day, temperature checks twice a day, group quarantining).

Then look at the protocols for schools (handwashing, stay home if you’re sick).

Imagine if we valued the lives of teachers the same as MLB shortstops.

[Precious Jones @jonezyp]

Nothing sparks conversation more in a predominantly White space than the disruption of coins. Capitalism has it's place, but money has been idolized for far too long in America. Well done athletes. Let's start a revolution. #ListenToBlackWomen #BlackLivesMatter #BoycottNBA

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

"Before I am an athlete, I am a Black woman. And as a Black woman I feel as though there are much more important matters at hand that need attention, rather than watching me play tennis."

Naomi Osaka announces she will not play her semifinal match at the Western & Southern Open.

[Movement 4 Black Lives @Mvmnt4BlkLives]

“There’s no amount of training or reform that can teach a police officer that it’s wrong to shoot a Black man in the back seven times while his children watch.

https://t.co/U9Igrmfs02

[Shannon Hardin @SG_Hardin]

And shoutout to the WNBA for always leading the way for social justice in sports. They’re not new to this. They will be boycotting their game tonight as well. #BlackLivesMatter

[Shannon Hardin @SG_Hardin]

Four years ago, Colin Kaepernick took a knee for the first time. Today, NBA players collectively boycotted playoff games. This is what it’s all about. Sacrifice. I’m proud these players are standing when #JacobBlake and so many others can’t. #BlackLivesMatter #MoreThanAnAthlete

[Prop @prophiphop]

Can you not hear our cries? Can you not see that our cause is just? Can you not see that our demands are reasonable?
Stop killing us. And procecute those who do. I don’t understand how that’s complicated.

[Austin Channing Brown @austinchanning]

Strike! Strike! Strike!
You don’t get to be entertained while you kill us.

[Eugene Cho @EugeneCho]

Social justice is not the totality of the Gospel...but the Gospel without a commitment to neighbor, the vulnerable, justice, and the common good (aka social justice) is not a faithful Gospel.

The Gospel not only saves but also pursues the Kingdom of God on earth as in heaven.

[KB @KB_HGA]

An older man told me

“Son, don’t be a porcupine.
You got a lot of good points but don’t nobody want to be around you” 

[Precious Jones @jonezyp]

@verizon @VerizonSupport agent hung up the phone on my uncle and did not resolve the situation. Previous phone is over heating, but @verizon sends 25 year customer a phone that doesn't work. Tells them to find replacement on ebay. Appalling. #Verizon

[Precious Jones @jonezyp]

We are in a pandemic. Connection is vital. 25 year customers and still @Verizon @VerizonSupport hangs up on my uncle as he tries to understand why they sent him an inoperable phone. #verizon